memory test failed

[rasesIII]

please help!!!

i have asus a7n8x MB,AMD 2500+ Barton, 2x256 DDR400 kingmax ram.

sometimes when i start my computer it won't boot up.
Post give me "Memory test failed " message, but when i disconect power and turn it in again it boot up without problems.plzzz help it is anoying.

P.S. sory aout my english

[kaziah]

This is something you'd probably get a better response from one of the other categories. Processors and Overclocking doesn't really fit your request =)

Well, first thing is double check your documentation and make sure you have the correct type of memory modules bought for your board, and that you have everything setup correctly.

Then, if you don't have any memory diagnostic programs, you might try taking one of the modules out, and leave only one of them in (in bank 0). Power up your machine a few times, and see if the problem still persists. If it does, take out the solo module, and replace it with the other one. Do the same for it. That would help you narrow down as to whether or not it was a bad module. If you find that the problem doesn't exist with one or the other in, the module in question would most likely be bad.

There are a number of free memory diagnostics programs out there that allow you to boot from a floppy and run either simple, or thorough testing. Try one of the download sites, or just do a Google on the subject.

Make sure you have the latest BIOS revision for your Mobo too.

Either than that, I can't really offer much help, sorry =) Post your question in one of the other forums like 'Technical Support' or 'Motherboards', and ask a moderator to remove this one... or I guess they can move it... I'm not sure really.

Anyway... good luck!

Kaziah

[tgxiii]

Memtest86

Go there and make a bootable floppy or CD to test out your memory. Then, post the info you find. I'm sure people can help you more with more information.

[rasesIII]

thanks a lot
sory for posting here

[kaziah]

No worries, I was just saying you'd probably get a better response from one of the other categories =)

Good luck,
Kaziah

[Chuckers]

I realize this is an older post but it seems that alot of people have the same problem. If your comp runs ok, go into bios and set it to " halt on no errors". Mine gets that message maybe once every 10 boots or so.

[jmichna]

Originally posted by Chuckers
..." halt on no errors". ....

I think you mean "No Halt on Error"... otherwise you'd be halting when things were fine

[Chuckers]

I don't want to get into a war but here's a picture. The choices are halt on no errors or all errors.

[jmichna]

Originally posted by Chuckers
I don't want to get into a war but here's a picture. The choices are halt on no errors or all errors.

Chuckers,
Wow... live and learn. What happens when you set it to "Halt on No Errors"? Does it require a key press to continue through POST even when nothing goes wrong?

[Chuckers]

even when you get the memory test failed message it just continues normally. I've never gotten any other error so I don't know what happens if something is really wrong.