I had a computer freezing problem and was told it was the memory chip. Turns
out it wasn't actually the chip but somewhere in the slot it sits in. After
inserting a new chip the computer might run for a day or two before freezing.
As I have a laptop there doesn't seem to be much I can do beyond avoiding
that slot (which reduces me to the only other slot and 512MB max). I bought a
MemTest-86 bootable CD-Rom memory diagnostic program from BradyTech Inc;
haven't tried to boot up with it yet though (with a chip in the slot that has
the bad spot in it somewhere) partly because I would probably have to run the
thing days and then all I would get is conformation of what I already know. I
wish there was a way to ignore/bypass whatever is bad in the slot (like can
be done on hard drives) but I don't think that is possible. Anyone know
differently?? So I am posting this mostly just in case someone else's problem
is the same, yet the possibility of a bad slot rather than the chip in it
never occured to them. I suppose it could be repaired in a PC but I am told
it can not be done in a notebook.
--
Thank you, Raymond


"NitricNoobie" wrote:

> ok, first i had a stick of ram that was 512 it wasnt the one meant for it, my manufacturer gave me this stick because the memory that came with the computer was bad...recently i have switched out that stick with a new one, this memory IS compatible with my proccessor and my mother board but it for some reason will constantly lock up with me. I have done the whole trial and error thing to see if it is the memory stick...i have currently been through 4 sticks now and they all give me the same result... a blue screen with the error messages 0x0000008E and 0xc0000005 and 0xBFA3F4BB and 0xEBB52A50 and 0x00000000 there are other messages also NAVENG.Sys - address EBB52A50 base at EBB52A50 Datestamp 00000000 and another saysNv4_disp.dll - address BFA3F4BB base at BF9B7000 datestamp 3f725d4c i have resarched all of these in google; most give me memory related results but the last 4 error messages that i mentioned give me no results, i hope that i copied them right...im sure that it isnt
the memory now because 4 consecutive memory sticks couldnt all be bad... thanks in advance for any and all of your help.
>
> i also reinstalled Windows Xp onto my system and yet it still seemed to freeze on me......
>
>
--
Thank you, Raymond


"Firouz" wrote:

> I have Windows Home Edition.
> This morning all was fine, but since this evening my computer boots and
> after few seconds freezes. No keys work anymore, ALT-CTRL-Del, nothing.
> Rebooting again and again does not help.
> I have 60GB Hard Drive and 512 MB RAM.
> Please help.
> Is this virus?
> Thanks for any hints,
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Firouz

 

A bad memory slot will require a whole new system board (Mother board) in either a desktop of a
laptop.
There is no practical way for a consumer or even a tech shop to repair the system board.
That being said, you will find that laptop system boards are more expensive to buy and much more
labor intense to replace.

"Raymond" <Raymond@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BE5CAD3A-E48E-4162-9327-B7CFD9894146@microsoft.com...
>I had a computer freezing problem and was told it was the memory chip. Turns
> out it wasn't actually the chip but somewhere in the slot it sits in. After
> inserting a new chip the computer might run for a day or two before freezing.
> As I have a laptop there doesn't seem to be much I can do beyond avoiding
> that slot (which reduces me to the only other slot and 512MB max). I bought a
> MemTest-86 bootable CD-Rom memory diagnostic program from BradyTech Inc;
> haven't tried to boot up with it yet though (with a chip in the slot that has
> the bad spot in it somewhere) partly because I would probably have to run the
> thing days and then all I would get is conformation of what I already know. I
> wish there was a way to ignore/bypass whatever is bad in the slot (like can
> be done on hard drives) but I don't think that is possible. Anyone know
> differently?? So I am posting this mostly just in case someone else's problem
> is the same, yet the possibility of a bad slot rather than the chip in it
> never occured to them. I suppose it could be repaired in a PC but I am told
> it can not be done in a notebook.
> --
> Thank you, Raymond
>
>
> "NitricNoobie" wrote:
>
>> ok, first i had a stick of ram that was 512 it wasnt the one meant for it, my manufacturer gave
>> me this stick because the memory that came with the computer was bad...recently i have switched
>> out that stick with a new one, this memory IS compatible with my proccessor and my mother board
>> but it for some reason will constantly lock up with me. I have done the whole trial and error
>> thing to see if it is the memory stick...i have currently been through 4 sticks now and they all
>> give me the same result... a blue screen with the error messages 0x0000008E and 0xc0000005 and
>> 0xBFA3F4BB and 0xEBB52A50 and 0x00000000 there are other messages also NAVENG.Sys - address
>> EBB52A50 base at EBB52A50 Datestamp 00000000 and another saysNv4_disp.dll - address BFA3F4BB base
>> at BF9B7000 datestamp 3f725d4c i have resarched all of these in google; most give me memory
>> related results but the last 4 error messages that i mentioned give me no results, i hope that i
>> copied them right...im sure that it isnt
> the memory now because 4 consecutive memory sticks couldnt all be bad... thanks in advance for any
> and all of your help.
>>
>> i also reinstalled Windows Xp onto my system and yet it still seemed to freeze on me......
>>
>>
> --
> Thank you, Raymond
>
>
> "Firouz" wrote:
>
>> I have Windows Home Edition.
>> This morning all was fine, but since this evening my computer boots and
>> after few seconds freezes. No keys work anymore, ALT-CTRL-Del, nothing.
>> Rebooting again and again does not help.
>> I have 60GB Hard Drive and 512 MB RAM.
>> Please help.
>> Is this virus?
>> Thanks for any hints,
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Firouz