RAM test fails all - is it the board?

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I have run DocMemory on a Fujitsu PC with oem motherboard and 256MB
DDR PC2100.
No matter which way I insert the 2 x 128MB ram sticks the test is the
same result. i have also run the test with only 1 stick of ram
inserted. Does this mean the board is at fault? If not, what else
might it be please?

TIA Chris
 
I have run DocMemory on a Fujitsu PC with oem motherboard and 256MB
DDR PC2100.
No matter which way I insert the 2 x 128MB ram sticks the test is the
same result. i have also run the test with only 1 stick of ram
inserted. Does this mean the board is at fault? If not, what else
might it be please?
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Erm, how about the possibility that both the RAM are faulty? Do you
have another system or a third piece of known working RAM to test
with?

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Erm, how about the possibility that both the RAM are faulty? Do you
have another system or a third piece of known working RAM to test
with?
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I don't have any more PC2100 to try that, but I did try some PC2700
and every test in the loop failed, although that doesn't tell me much
really because I don't think the board supports it. Crucial's website
only offers PC2100 for the system.
 
I don't have any more PC2100 to try that, but I did try some PC2700
and every test in the loop failed, although that doesn't tell me much
really because I don't think the board supports it. Crucial's website
only offers PC2100 for the system.
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Usually modern ram shouldn't have problem running at slower speed. My
bet is either your CPU or board is flakey. Try to see if anybody you
know is willing to let you test your RAM in their system. Or just call
for RMA on the board :P

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The said:
Usually modern ram shouldn't have problem running at slower speed. My
bet is either your CPU or board is flakey. Try to see if anybody you
know is willing to let you test your RAM in their system. Or just call
for RMA on the board :P
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If your motherboard lets you tweak the latencies, try that.

I've used PC3200 on motherboards that nominally only support
up to PC2100. Usually you just plug it in and it works, but
sometimes when it doesn't slowing down the latencies does
the trick and once speeding up did the job for me.
 
Bitstring <[email protected]>, from the wonderful
person The little lost angel said:
Usually modern ram shouldn't have problem running at slower speed. My
bet is either your CPU or board is flakey. Try to see if anybody you
know is willing to let you test your RAM in their system. Or just call
for RMA on the board :P
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It =could= also be the PSU .. but motherboard or CPU are probably good
bets.
 
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