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I have been having issues with this computer, and since MemTest said that there were errors on my RAM, I figured replacing it would fix them... However, after replacing the old stick of RAM, I am coming up with the same errors at the same addresses in MemTest, as far as I can see.
I have a Gateway ID49CU with (now) 8GB of RAM (from G.Skill). I've attached a picture of the memtest errors (just paused it at random and took a pic). I'm unsure if this is A. Indication that this brand-new ram is also bad, B. Indication that some other hardware in my computer is bad, C. Some other issue that I can't guess at.
This memtest is the one built into Ubuntu 12.10.
Image of the screen is as follows:
You have two memory modules, right? Did you check them separately? – week – 2012-12-05T01:47:16.930
3Could the motherboard itself be bad? Testing the ram on another system would be an option. – Journeyman Geek – 2012-12-05T01:54:54.410
1Reset all BIOS settings to their defaults and test again. This problem is commonly caused by someone "optimizing" their BIOS settings for a particular RAM set and then changing the RAM without undoing the "optimized" settings. – David Schwartz – 2012-12-05T08:54:10.090
please user the answers section for answers only, not to comment. I've merged your account with the previous unregistered account, you should be able to comment – Sathyajith Bhat – 2012-12-07T07:49:58.263
@Sathya: thanks for that, was unable to comment at all. Relatively new here and still learning the ropes. – PhoenixCodes – 2012-12-09T18:38:06.910
@Journeyman_Geek, is that a guess, or something that could for sure cause this? If its just a guess, can someone else confirm or deny it? – PhoenixCodes – 2012-12-09T18:40:29.620
@Week Checked both the slots seprately, and both sticks seprately. Same issues no matter how I set it up. – PhoenixCodes – 2012-12-09T18:43:04.950
@David_Schwartz, the standard BIOS for this model doesn't have any real options, aside from boot sequence. Good suggestion though! – PhoenixCodes – 2012-12-09T18:45:21.547