Computer doing Blue screen. Why?

[TarzoEzio]

So i just buyed some new 4 GB ram.
Now after i installed them, i went to school other day.
Then when i come home, i saw i had the computer on. after a time. i saw it was a Blue screen. i have Reinstalled the Operator system.
Do any one want to say what i got?

Motherboard: Asus M4A785TD-V Can have 1600/1066/1333/1800
RAM: Croasir 4gb Xm3
Graficcard:560 GTX Nvida
Harddrive: No idea
a idea what kinda setup i have.

[Arizon]

As long as you didnt get any blue screens before you changed ram and didnt install any suspicious programs after changing, its definitly the ram. Actually had this problem myself. I assume you have 2 ram sticks? (at 2 gb each?) Take ONE of them out, if you still get the blue screens, then put the stick you just removed and put back in and remove the other stick. If this didnt work, both of them OR your ram slots is something wrong with. Do try to take out 1 ram stick at a time and change them to check. Solved the problem for me

[Sumatran]

Bad ram.

RMA them.

[OhpUldum]

Incompatible or bad RAM.

[Deleted]

Timings could be wrong , voltages could be wrong

[Cilraaz]

Including the BSoD code or (better yet) uploading a minidump file would help with troubleshooting. Otherwise, anyone saying anything is just guessing.

[bohapjut]

what did the Blue Screen say?

[Xuvial]

what did the Blue Screen say?

Surprised it took so long for someone to ask this -_-

[Dariss]

Download and burn Memtest to a disc. Let it run overnight. If it finds errors, RMA the ram. If it passes then check drivers and possible viruses. Unlikely that it would happen right when you change your RAM, but not the first time I've seen it.

[haxs101]

Like everybody else is saying, bad ram. To check this, run memtest.

Or run each stick of ram at a time to see which one is the bad one.

[Cilraaz]

Unlikely that it would happen right when you change your RAM, but not the first time I've seen it.

We know nothing about his setup. He could have an overclocked setup and the addition of extra RAM was too much stress on the IMC or Northbridge without a voltage bump. Again, we need a BSoD code or minidump before anyone can even begin any form of troubleshooting. Hell, even computer specs would help.

[OhpUldum]

We know nothing about his setup. He could have an overclocked setup and the addition of extra RAM was too much stress on the IMC or Northbridge without a voltage bump. Again, we need a BSoD code or minidump before anyone can even begin any form of troubleshooting. Hell, even computer specs would help.

I think it has really come down to the most basic rule of problem solving. In this scenario the OP just added new RAM, he is now experience a BSOD error. In all likely-hood the RAM is at fault due to the timeline of events occurring.

You are correct though that we gave a quick answer rather than asking more questions.

[xTrogdorx]

Again giving a quick answer before he has a chance to answer questions, but...

A few months ago I started experiencing BSODs like crazy, several different ones, and I hadn't changed anything with my computer. I was at my wit's end trying to google each error to figure out what was wrong with it. The only thing I could think of was that maybe something had gotten damaged carting it up to Wisconsin for one of my old lady's casino trips. At one point my father suggested reseating all of the connectors, and sure enough, as soon as I did that, the BSODs went away and I haven't seen one in the several months since.

[Xuvial]

(and the OP was never heard from again)

[TarzoEzio]

what did the Blue Screen say?

It said something about Bad_Pool_error, i don't know, waiting for another.

[Ajin]

Check your manual in what slots the memory should be in. test each stick of ram in the slot the manual says single stick should be in. if they both work/both dont work when they are in the computer alone you probably had them/one of them in the wrong slot or if neither of them work the voltage or timings could be wrong. if only one of the sticks work the other one is broken.

[TarzoEzio]

Check your manual in what slots the memory should be in. test each stick of ram in the slot the manual says single stick should be in. if they both work/both dont work when they are in the computer alone you probably had them/one of them in the wrong slot or if neither of them work the voltage or timings could be wrong. if only one of the sticks work the other one is broken.

Thing is the store i bought it from said, it nothing, i really confused, but hey i am not a Expert on computers. but i know where evreything gonna go.

---------- Post added 2011-09-22 at 01:26 PM ----------

Sorry, i did some things wrong now woriking, any ways thank for saying what it could be

[Cilraaz]

I think it has really come down to the most basic rule of problem solving. In this scenario the OP just added new RAM, he is now experience a BSOD error. In all likely-hood the RAM is at fault due to the timeline of events occurring.

You are correct though that we gave a quick answer rather than asking more questions.

Basic logic does say that it's most likely the RAM. However, even if we assume it's RAM, we don't know what aspect of the RAM. Is it just incompatible? Is it a configuration issue? Is it a voltage issue? Is it an IMC/Northbridge issue? And those questions are only if we assume that it is the RAM. The OP later replied with a BAD_POOL error (probably either BAD_POOL_HEADER or BAD_POOL_CALLER). Both are typically caused by driver conflicts, rather than actual RAM problems.

If the OP wants to eliminate the RAM as a potential issue, they can run memtest86 overnight (8-ish hours). My biggest issue in this thread is not people saying that it could be a RAM issue, as it very well may be. My big issue is people telling the OP to rip the RAM out of his system and RMA it. That could cost the OP time, and potentially money, for no reason.