Asus P5QL Pro BSOD

[PC_Caveman]

I just installed this board on my bro's PC and it was fine all day while i formatted his HDD and installed XP. But when he got home and started installing WoW he got 2 BSOD's and then all of the sudden they were gone. I checked and the ram he is using isn't on his boards QVL, but would having incompatible RAM cause a BSOD? Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful, i also made sure he had the latest version of his BIOS and told him to only use 1 stick for the time being.

 

[Hefemeister]

run memtest on the ram.
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

 

[PC_Caveman]

is there a way to run memtest from a flash drive or do i have to burn the iso to a cd?

 

[Hefemeister]

Source for instructions on making usb key bootable.

Guide To Run Memtest86 Version 2.10 from Bootable Usb Pen (Flash) Drive.

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1. First you must make the Usb Pen drive Bootable, follow the guide above.

2. Next Download - Pre-Compiled EXE file for USB Key Version 2.10 (http://www.memtest.org/download/2.10/memtest86+-2.10.exe.zip)

3. Open the memtest86+-2.10.exe.zip, extract the mt210.exe file to the Root of your Bootable Usb pen drive.

4. Reboot making sure your PC boots to the Usb pen drive.

5. At the C:\ prompt type mt210 and press Enter key.

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6. When Memtest has started, press C key for the Settings.

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7. Press 1 for the Test Selection Screen.

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8. Press 3 to Select which test you want to run.

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9. Press 5 and Enter to Select Test #5.

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10. Press 0 to Run test #5.

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11. Run test #5, for 8-10 passes. If you get No Errors then you can continue to the next test, hit C key for Configuration Menu again.

12. Press 1 for the Test Selection Screen.

13. Press 3 to Select which test you want to run.

14. Press 8 and Enter to select Test #8.

15. Press 0 to run test #8.

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16. Again run test #8 for 8-10 passes. If it returns No Errors run the complete set of default tests for 8-10 hours.

17. Memtest starts automatically running the default tests when its started initially.

18. Pressing the Esc key completely Exits Memtest.

Source

 

[PC_Caveman]

Thanks for the details, time to bookmark this thread, lol.

 

[PC_Caveman]

I ran the memtest on both sticks and they tested out fine, so i am thinking since they aren't on the mobo's QVL, that may be causing the BSOD, so i plan to order some new ram for him, but not Ballistix again, i'll get him the same G skill i have.

 

[PC_Caveman]

*update

I installed some new G skill that was on its QVL and everything is running fine. **** Ballistix ><