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  • Errors in Test 6 (block move). What does that mean?

    My PC is not working fine so I ran Memtest, now several times. It has always showed errors only in test 6 (block move), but everytime a different amount of errors (first time 290, second time 700, third 395...). I did my research here and in tomshardware.com, but I couldn't arrive at a conclusion. So I wanted to know:

    - Is it, without any doubt, a RAM failure?
    - I also have doubts with the PSU. Can it be that, PSU failing, RAM memory is not having the adecuated voltage (so it's not a RAM failure, just the RAM malfunctioning)
    - CPU involved? Hope not, but I don't know if this test involves CPU or not, because I have read that errors in some tests may indicate CPU failures.

    If there's something more I have to specificate, let me know. Thank you!

    (Here it is a more detailed post of my problem, if anyone wants to help http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/...happening.html)
    RAM Corsair 2x8GB DDR4 2666mhz

    Note: I can't do anything on Memtest, everytime I try to move the mouse or go to config at the beginning of the program, it just freezes. So I have to let the program analyze with the preset-config. My Motherboard is MSI Z370 Gaming Plus

  • #2
    Very likely the RAM is bad. Can't be 100% sure, but it is very likely.
    Try swapping it.

    Much less likely it is the PSU. You could try upping the voltage levels very slightly in BIOS. But I would be replacing the RAM as an initial step. Can you borrow some to test with from another machine?

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    • #3
      Well, swapped PSU just to discard psu faulty, everything stayed the same. RAM just went through 1 pass without error, (with the new psu) but then the errors started appearing as usual on test 6. Is it normal that although RAM is faulty, it went through 1 pass without errors? just curious.
      I don't have other ddr4 sticks to test them on my motherboard, nor other pc to test the faulty RAM. So I guess I will have to find someone who has a ddr4 motherboard to definitely be sure that is a memory issue, and then buy New RAM.

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      • #4
        Yep, sounds like the best idea.
        You could try testing 1 stick at a time, but sometimes you only see errors when they are in dual channel mode.

        1st pass is a quick pass. 2nd and subsequent passes are longer. So 1st and 2nd passes aren't identical.

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