defective memory module?

[ehdez82]

Hi, I have the system unstable and it appears that one of the memory modules is faulty, I made a body of evidence that put them below.

I3-540 Intel Core 3.06GHz Clarkdale
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2V (rev. 1.4)
Patriot Series G 'Sector 5' Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 PGV34G1333ELK
OCZ StealthXStream 500W 36A

For testing I used the software Memtest86 + v4.20 because it is the recommended tool on website Patriot. I've also used the Windows Memory Diagnostic 7. Tell me if you know any other tool that could be used.

As you can see the DIMM # 1 passed all tests in all configurations.
The DIMM # 2 failed every test. The amount of error varied for each configuration, but in all cases position was the same error: 1456.3MB and 1457.3MB. Also, almost all errors were in the test 6,7 and 8.

With the two DIMM obviously did not pass any test but always errors were in the same position: 2914.7MB and 2850.7MB regardless of the position you put the DIMM. I do not understand because if the defective is #2 and I vary the position of the modules, the position of the error must vary too.

There should be no problem of inconsistency because in this link http://www.patriotmemory.com/forums/showthread.php?808-Compatibility-Do-I-have-the-right-memory-for-my-P67-H67-X58-AM3-P55-H55-H57 specifies that the H55 chipset supports memory modules. I also think that if one of the DIMM works should not be incompatible.

Here are the tests I've done.
What I need is to tell me if and with this I can conclude that a module is defective. That I would not warranty claim before it is safe.

Thank you very much in advance.
Greetings.


BCLK ............... 133
CPU CLOCK .......... 23X
CPU FREQUENCY ...... 3.06 GHz (133X23)
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TEST # 1 Memtest86 + v4.20
MEMORY FREQUENCY ... 1066 (133X8)
XMP ................ DISABLE
TIMING .............. CAS-7, tRCD-7,-7 tRP, tRAS-20, tRC-27, TRRD-4, tWTR-4, TWR-8, tWTP-19, TWL-7, tRFC-60, TRTP-4, tFAW- 20, CMD-1, TRD-empty
VOLTAGE ............ DRAM Voltage - 1.5V, QPI Voltage - 1.1V
RESULTS:
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 1 ........... PASS
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 2 ........... PASS
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 1 ........... DO NOT PASS (10 ERRORS)
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 2 ........... DO NOT PASS (30 ERRORS)
DIMM DIMM # 1 AND # 2 ........... NO PASS
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TEST # 2 Memtest86 + v4.20
MEMORY FREQUENCY ... 1333 (133X10)
XMP ................ DISABLE
TIMING .............. CAS-7, tRCD-7,-7 tRP, tRAS-20, tRC-27, TRRD-4, tWTR-4, TWR-8, tWTP-19, TWL-7, tRFC-60, TRTP-4, tFAW- 20, CMD-1, TRD-empty
VOLTAGE ............ DRAM Voltage - 1.5V, QPI Voltage - 1.1V
RESULTS:
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 1 ........... PASS
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 2 ........... PASS
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 1 ........... DO NOT PASS (14 ERRORS)
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 2 ........... DO NOT PASS (25 ERRORS)
DIMM DIMM # 1 AND # 2 ........... NO PASS
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TEST # 3 Memtest86 + v4.20
MEMORY FREQUENCY ... 1333 (133X10)
XMP ................ DISABLE
TIMING .............. CAS-9, tRCD-9,-9 tRP, tRAS-24, tRC-27, TRRD-4, tWTR-4, TWR-8, tWTP-19, TWL-7, tRFC-60, TRTP-4, tFAW- 20, CMD-1, TRD-empty
VOLTAGE ............ DRAM Voltage - 1.5V, QPI Voltage - 1.1V
RESULTS:
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 1 ........... PASS
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 2 ........... PASS
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 1 ........... DO NOT PASS (52 ERRORS)
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 2 ........... DO NOT PASS (22 ERRORS)
DIMM DIMM # 1 AND # 2 ........... NO PASS
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TEST # 4 Memtest86 + v4.20
MEMORY FREQUENCY ... 1333 (133X10)
XMP ................ DISABLE
TIMING .............. CAS-9, tRCD-9,-9 tRP, tRAS-24, tRC-27, TRRD-4, tWTR-4, TWR-8, tWTP-19, TWL-7, tRFC-60, TRTP-4, tFAW- 20, CMD-1, TRD-empty
VOLTAGE ............ DRAM Voltage - 1.66V, QPI Voltage - 1.25V
RESULTS:
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 1 ........... PASS
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 2 ........... PASS
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 1 ........... DO NOT PASS (17 ERRORS)
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 2 ........... DO NOT PASS (28 ERRORS)
DIMM DIMM # 1 AND # 2 ........... NO PASS
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TEST # 5 Memtest86 + v4.20
MEMORY FREQUENCY ... 1333 (133X10)
XMP ................ Profile1
TIMING .............. CAS-9, tRCD-9,-9 tRP, tRAS-24, tRC-31, TRRD-4, tWTR-5, TWR-10, tWTP-21, TWL-7, tRFC-74, TRTP-5, tFAW- 20, CMD-2, TRD-empty
VOLTAGE ............ DRAM Voltage - 1.66V, QPI Voltage - 1.25V
RESULTS:
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 1 ........... PASS
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 2 ........... PASS
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 1 ........... DO NOT PASS (17 ERRORS)
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 2 ........... DO NOT PASS (21 ERRORS)
DIMM DIMM # 1 AND # 2 ........... NO PASS
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TEST # 6 MemTest Windows 7
MEMORY FREQUENCY ... 1066 (133X8)
XMP ................ DISABLE
TIMING .............. CAS-7, tRCD-7,-7 tRP, tRAS-20, tRC-27, TRRD-4, tWTR-4, TWR-8, tWTP-19, TWL-7, tRFC-60, TRTP-4, tFAW- 20, CMD-1, TRD-empty
VOLTAGE ............ DRAM Voltage - 1.5V, QPI Voltage - 1.1V
RESULTS:
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 1 ........... PASS
DIMM # 1 IN SLOT # 2 ........... PASS
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 1 ........... NO PASS
DIMM # 2 IN SLOT # 2 ........... NO PASS
DIMM DIMM # 1 AND # 2 ........... NO PASS

[prudhomb]

when I had my buggy memory It would fail diffent tests, so I dont think you can make anything of it other than the ram is bad.

Did you test your ram at stock speeds / timmngs / voltage. If your ram has a bad overclock it can also throw errors.

if its bad at stock, then contact the manufactures tech asst.