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Hey, My computer ALWAYS freezes when i do memory intensive stuff. (i.e. games and installing windows) This is a bad thing...so the other day i tried the memtest86, and in THE MIDDLE (abt 20%) of the test my COMPUTER RESTARTED without warning!!! I think this means that i fail the memtest, and now i do not know what to do. Do i need new RAM? is this faulty ram, or is there anything else i can do to avoid buying new ram? I'm pretty sure that my computer is ventilated and cool(even the cpu).
Here are the specs of my computer:
Windows XP Home (SP2)
Intel Pentium 4 HT (3.06ghz, 2mb level 2 cache)
1 GB RAM (pc 4200, brand: pqi (i think))
ABIT AL8 mother board
NVIDIA geforce 7600 gt
linksys wireless adapter
DVD read-write
150 gb hdd

ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED, I WANT MY COMPUTER TO STOP FREEZING!!!!
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Right click on my/comp/properties/advanced/startup&recovery/settings. Uncheck "automatically restart". Also go into your 7600GT properties/troubleshoot tab and uncheck "enable write combining". If you still have freezing issues try pulling one of your stick of memory and see if you can narrow it down to a bad stick.
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THanks for the advice. The "auto restart" box was ALREADy unchecked. HOwever i DID uncheck the "enable write combining". I only have 1 stick of 1GB ram, so i cant narrow it down, i pretty much know its that stick if it is the ram which is the problem. I still get freezing even after i unchecked that box. thanks though, any other suggestions?
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Hi I got new RAM but nothing has changed, it still freezes up on me!!
what is the problem??? Memtest fails on both of the pieces of ram i have!! It just freezes!!! ARGH.

I NEED SOME HELP!! THANKS!!!
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Is the RAM compatible with your motherboard? If it isn't it won't work.
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It think so. It fits in to my mother board, and i'm pretty sure that it takes corsair 1gb 667mhz ddr2. my old memory is pqi pc4200 1 gb
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All 184 pin RAM will fit-you have to make sure that the motherboard is compatible with the RAM you put in. Do you know what kind of motherboard you have?
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i dont know what is wrong. why would my memtest fail on NEW ram?? I mean it just freezes after a minute or so...
HELP ME, lol. i just want my comp working....thanks
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i have a motherboard of ABIT AL8
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i mean the new ram and my old one worked for everyday things. just for intense things like games and installing windows and memtest, does the comp freeze...
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