Vista 64 bit Trouble

2007-12-01 10:21:23

#1

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6832|England - Kent

So I install Vista 64 bit Ultimate and it ran fine on my system until I added another 2x1=2GB RAM now I get a blue screen saying i have hardwere issue! I have tested the sticks and there fine as long as I only leave two sticks in it.

My Spec:
Q6600 Quad Core 2.4ghz
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD
EVGA nForce 680i SLi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
OCZ GameXStream 850w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
It all started when I add another 2GB's of these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … mp;subcat=

Thanx for the help!

2007-12-01 10:41:35

#2

SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|7137|The darkside of Denver

Do you have all the latest vista updates? Can you try the ram in another computer perhaps? Have you tried booting with just these two sticks or just one of them?

2007-12-01 11:10:28

#3

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6832|England - Kent

<SS>SonderKommando wrote:
Do you have all the latest vista updates? Can you try the ram in another computer perhaps? Have you tried booting with just these two sticks or just one of them?

I have all the updates for all of it. I have swaped the sticks trying different pairs and it boots up fine so the RAM is fine odd...
I dont have another PC to try it with

2007-12-01 12:33:06

#4

elbekko: Your lord and master; +36|6878|Leuven, Belgium

So, you have a total of 2GB RAM now?
That shouldn't be a problem at all.

Are you the RAM sticks are approved for your motherboard? (the manual should have a little list of recommended RAM).
Although then the BIOS should come whining.

2007-12-02 04:55:20

#5

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6832|England - Kent

elbekko wrote:
So, you have a total of 2GB RAM now?
That shouldn't be a problem at all.

Are you the RAM sticks are approved for your motherboard? (the manual should have a little list of recommended RAM).
Although then the BIOS should come whining.

No I started with 2GB runs fine with that as soon as I add the extra 2GB i get a blue screen.
All the RAM is the same and run fine on my bored in two's just not four.

2007-12-02 05:00:08

#6

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6891|Finland

Have you installed the ram hotfix? (No. it doesn't download automatically. you must install it manually). Latest BIOS? Can you try 4gb with different ram? Tried reinstalling Vista with 4GB ram?

edit: iiik. my name!

Last edited by [69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN (2007-12-02 05:02:34)

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2007-12-02 05:08:18

#7

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6832|England - Kent

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Have you installed the ram hotfix? (No. it doesn't download automatically. you must install it manually). Latest BIOS? Can you try 4gb with different ram? Tried reinstalling Vista with 4GB ram?

edit: iiik. my name!

I didnt know about the RAM Hotfix does any one have a link? I have all the updates for my bored.
I dont have any other RAM to try but this RAM is ok. If all else fails i will try and intall vista with all 4GB in it but i heard it wont work.

2007-12-02 05:14:58

#8

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6891|Finland

xRBLx wrote:
[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Have you installed the ram hotfix? (No. it doesn't download automatically. you must install it manually). Latest BIOS? Can you try 4gb with different ram? Tried reinstalling Vista with 4GB ram?

edit: iiik. my name!
I didnt know about the RAM Hotfix does any one have a link? I have all the updates for my bored.
I dont have any other RAM to try but this RAM is ok. If all else fails i will try and intall vista with all 4GB in it but i heard it wont work.

here is download link. be sure to download the correct one (64-bit).
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105

I installed vista with 4GB without any problems with my Asus P5E motherboard.
My Nforce motherboard that I had before didn't work so well with 4gb tho. 5 Blue screens while installing Vista. Really bad stability problems. Random reboots. and so on....

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2007-12-02 05:46:45

#9

ELITE-UK: Scratching my back; +170|6951|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

Dude i had the EXACT same problem, its a fix for the ram, just like the guys said before me, download it and install it and it will work.

2007-12-02 06:27:01

#10

Gawwad: My way or Haddaway!; +212|7162|Espoo, Finland

I'm pretty sure it's about the amount of sticks instead of memory.
I've got 2x2GB sticks and never had any troubles, but I've heard a lot of people having problems with 4 sticks.

I hope the hotfix works for you!

2007-12-02 06:28:15

#11

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|7107|Washington, DC

I had the same issue, Vista wouldn't install with 4GB (64-bit), so I installed with 2GB, installed the hot fix, put in the other 2, and now it works fine

edit: I used 4 1GB sticks btw... cheaper than 2x 2GB

Last edited by Hurricane (2007-12-02 06:28:41)

2007-12-02 06:33:43

#12

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6891|Finland

yeah. It's about the number of sticks, not the amount of memory. nforce + Vista + more than 2 sticks of ram = serious ram compatibility problems. Believe me, I have tried.
But thankfully most ppl get it working with the hotfix.
Mine didn't. That's why I bought Intel chipset motherboard.

edit: I hope you get it working. I know how is it like to have that kind of problem. I had it....

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2007-12-02 06:35:39)

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2007-12-02 06:40:14

#13

elbekko: Your lord and master; +36|6878|Leuven, Belgium

Not at all. I run Vista Ultimate x64 and have 4 sticks in there (2x256 + 2x512 totalling to 1.5GB) on an nForce board and have no problems with it.

Last edited by elbekko (2007-12-02 08:38:42)

2007-12-02 10:56:53

#14

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6832|England - Kent

well i have tryed the hot fix getting the same prob blue screen whe i boot up.
Should i try a fresh install with all four sticks in insted?

2007-12-02 13:20:28

#15

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6891|Finland

xRBLx wrote:
well i have tryed the hot fix getting the same prob blue screen whe i boot up.
Should i try a fresh install with all four sticks in insted?

yeah. give it a try. if it doesn't install, use two sticks for install and then stick the other two in when the install is finished. (before installing any drivers tho). You might also want to read evga support forums and see if someone has found a solution for it. I couldn't get my board working so I hope you have better luck than I had.

and also look at the ram voltages in BIOS. Sometimes you have to give the sticks more voltage when using 4 sticks.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2007-12-02 13:20:46)

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2007-12-02 13:55:53

#16

gvers: Bad at BF:BC2; +109|7149|The Real World

You should install 4 sticks and run memtestx86 from CD to confirm if it's a hardware problem with 4 stick or a vista problem. A lot of boards struggle with 4 stick.

2007-12-02 14:00:54

#17

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6891|Finland

well. actually the memtest doesn't always tell the truth. I could pass the memtests with my nforce board but nothing else was stable. but you can try.

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<SS>SonderKommando wrote:

elbekko wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

xRBLx wrote:

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

xRBLx wrote:

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