steam going crazy!!! HELP

[KScorp]

I believe it's a problem with your RAM as well. (I had these random crashes at one point with an older computer.) Both errors you got are RAM related.

 

You should probably test your RAM. Memtest86 works very well for this purpose. If you have less than 4GB of RAM, download version 3.5. Otherwise, download 3.4. Just click on the Free Downloads tab and download the Windows ISO, and burn that to a disk using some sort of image burning software like ImgBurn. Boot up your computer with that disk, and run the test.

 

This test can take a LONG TIME, since it has to write various patterns to every single address in memory. Make sure you aren't going to need your computer any time soon. Or run it overnight if you have a lot of RAM.

 

If you're lucky, the solution might simply be removing your memory sticks and putting them back in. This is usually for older computers, where there might be a loose connection or something like that. If you aren't so lucky, you'll need to buy new RAM. (You only need to replace the bad stick, the memory testing software should clarify which one this is.)

[trakaill]

so I tried to re sit my memory sticks before I started the memtest and guess what????????????????????????

 

COMPUTER WONT POST ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCKING AWESOME PIECE OF SHIT!!

 

the ram is new!!!! fucking shit sucks...i got to find out what the issue is when I come back but I have to work! I have extra parts to isolate the issue... unless its the mobo...

[KScorp]

Well, at least you figured out it's either the RAM or the mobo. x.x

 

When you say it won't post, do you mean it gives an error, or simply doesn't do anything anymore?

[trakaill]

Well, at least you figured out it's either the RAM or the mobo. x.x

 

When you say it won't post, do you mean it gives an error, or simply doesn't do anything anymore?

 

monitor stays off.. mobo beeps weird and nothing happens....I need to find out what the beep is havent had time...

[KScorp]

Good, if it beeps that means your mobo should work fine. And the beep is a post error code, you might be able to figure out exactly what the problem is using it, since different errors get different codes. I'm suspecting it will point to RAM anyway.

[TNT]

Try updating graphics drivers?

[8=D]

Ive had this exact same problem, I just got my startup disc and and installed a new copy of windows. Try that.

[trakaill]

I havent read the mobo manual to find out what the code is... its buried in a box.. I know which one but its a pain to get to...

Anyway I think RAM is right.... I took a stick out and it started posting again...

Ill update once I tried to do some testing

The memtest program suggest.. I tried to burn t to a disc but there is no execute thing so i dont know how to start it!

[KScorp]

You have to boot using your new disk. Sometimes, your computer is already set to do that from the get go, regardless if you have an OS installed. Other times, you need to change something in your BIOS to make your computer boot from the disk.

 

If you have to change BIOS, find the setting which changes boot order, or boot sequence. Something like that. Make it so your disk drive has a higher priority to boot than your hard drive. Save the settings, then boot up. (Make sure your memtest disk is in your drive while you boot.)

[Wrathek]

its most assuredly the RAM. 0x....8E or 4E errors/complaining about memory management /nonpaged faults are due to faulty sticks.

 

You don't even need memtest tbh. Just take out the stick that is in currently, and put in the other one. I bet you it doesn't boot again. Most of the time when you get BSODs that often, the ram will fail a test within minutes.