Motherboard Problems (Memtest+ 1.70 killed my RAM)

[mivanx77]

Hello, I just received new ram from an RMA. I think memtest+ killed my ram. I ran memtest+ this morning before I went to school, around 6:30pm and came back at 2:00pm. I noticed that the newly received ram passed 16 times, but I noticed on the time elapse, that it ended some where around 5 hours from the beginning, so when I came home the "time elapse" was frozen. From that point on, only 1 out of the 2 sticks work without a problem, the other one gives me a quick BSOD on startup during the loading screen, that instantly restarts the PC.

Also, the best part is that, now, when ever I start my PC, it becomes at 4 bit 640x480 resolution, the only way to go back normally is too remove my freaking sound card. Then my PC works fine.

So in the end, my 1 of 2 newly received ram sticks are bad, and somehow out of F***ing nowhere my soundcard causes my 4 bit 640x480 resolution. This is all due to the F***ing Memtest+ that I ran this morning. Now I'm running 2x512MB(1GB) RAM and no sound card, that I paid 150$ for. I'm so pissed...

The only reason I ran memtest+ was to make sure my ram wasn't bad. Everything else worked great, video, soundcard, even the ram its self.

any thoughts / suggestions?

PS: Abit customer support sucks, no one answers their phone!

[Miker]

ABIT is the worst! I HATE THEM! Just so you know, my PC goes nuts with 4 sticks of RAM... So chances are yours will too, being they are so close to the same. I mean with 4 sticks random PCI slots don't work, and so on.

[mivanx77]

ABIT is the worst! I HATE THEM! Just so you know, my PC goes nuts with 4 sticks of RAM... So chances are yours will too, being they are so close to the same. I mean with 4 sticks random PCI slots don't work, and so on.

Actually, let me update my situation, I had 4 sticks worked fine for many months, then 2 died. My new ram worked great for 3 days, gave me hours for gameplay no errors. Now only one stick works and any slot I put my sound card in, gives my the 4 bit 640x480 resolution.

Im so pissed... so many problems with my PC

[Miker]

Im so pissed... so many problems with my PC

I feel the same way about mine, I think ABIT just didn't that their act together back then, and still don't with their support.

[Victor]

could potentially be the mobo is bad and it can be the ram slot.

[Miker]

For a while I though I had a bad RAM slot, but it turns out the whole MoBo is a POS.

Don't even try to get ABIT support on a old MoBo, they give you bad info after you wait a month.

Does the PC work with just 2 RAM sticks in? My PC only passes memtest with 2 sticks in 2-4...

[mivanx77]

Yes all the ram slots work, only one stick of ram is bad. If I put the bad stick in any slot my PC would BSOD then restart as soon as the Windows XP loading screen appears. I pissed that my sound card is not working in any slot.