Yesterday i had 16GB RAM, now i have 4?!?!

So is there anything i can do to diagnose the issue?

memtest86+ and leave it running overnight.

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hmmm...well, as ya saw in the other thread, i called me builders home number, he said don't do anything to it, even a memory test.. I dunno how he has everything set up, but he said it could make it go screwy ???So...i'm just gonna take it to him on monday...[me=Ryan]prays he doesn't get a hernia[/me]it weighs like 120 pounds...

Replying to #3

How could a memory test freak out your computer?I suggest letting him look at it once more (call him to your house ;))

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My warranty he gave me doesn't cover "In-home" Repairs...if i want him to do it for free, i have to take it to him...better than paying him $75 for coming, then $25 for diagnoses, then for repairs..Anyways. he'll probably RMA the RAM :p
(He bought from newegg :P)

if he's telling you not to test the ram he's hiding something. run memtest86+ anyway, he wont be able to tell unless you leave the disc in.

Tomoka · #5better than paying him $75 for coming, then $25 for diagnoses, then for repairs..

$100USD for home service!? That's bullshit! That's already equivalent to 4,600+ Php (Philippine pesos). I totally agree with loony, your so called PC Builder is milking you dry :PWhy don't you just go to a certified & trusted Computer store where the staff, including the technicians, will sit down with you during the building & or repair process of your system & walk you through with whatever they'll be doing.Damn if you only lived near where loony is, I bet you he'll make your computer run like a cheetah :)

I have a branch office in Wisconsin but its still not particularly close :P

A fee to diagnose? Thats bullshit, i'd never pay it.
When I was a mechanic we never charged to diagnose, only for the repairs and all building quotes I do now for work are free too.

Cahos Rahne Veloza · #7Damn if you only lived near where loony is, I bet you he'll make your computer run like a cheetah :)

Nah like a Ferrari.Post Merge: [time]1288442784[/time]
100 dollars is still much for home service. We pay 65 euro's...

Goddamn am i confused ???Now i have 16GB again after i reboot???

yoshi2889 · #10100 dollars is still much for home service. We pay 65 euro's...

$100USD = £62.35GBP = 71.71euros

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Still 6 euro's more.

Tomoka · #11Goddamn am i confused ???Now i have 16GB again after i reboot???

Probably an issue with the session in which it happened.

Back down to 4 again...so i ran the test, no errors...hardware issue maybe?

Replying to #14

maybe its a pattern in which case if you turn on and its 4gb restart

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I just rebooted 4 times...no luck =/

Replying to #16

is the ram made of two cards if it is then maybe one of them is loose or something

at a guess its 4x4GB modules and I highly doubt 3 are coming loose unles they weren't installed properly in the first place.

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I think you may be wrong :pMy receipt is the same as this.So it could be loose then? :o

yes, its 4x4GB like I said. and I doubt theres 3 modules loose.