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    Corsair Gaming Memory

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by gladel, Nov 27, 2009.

  1. gladel

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    Hi. Is the Corsair Gaming Memory (CGM2X2GS800) really compatible with the MS-1651? I have this memory for about 9mos and suddenly it gave my notebook BSOD (Stop 0x0000008e: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA) and it keeps rebooting. I temporarily replaced it with my 2x1GB PC2-6400 DDR2 and it worked fine again. Did I have a bad Corsair or something else?
     
    gladel, Nov 27, 2009
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    Could be bad ram, i've ran into this kinda error before, prehaps maybe see if you can get it swapped out?
     
    catacylsm, Nov 27, 2009
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    Yes, because of its lifetime warranty, it will be replaced. For now, I am only using 1x2GB Corsair and its running without a hitch. Thanks for the response.
     
    gladel, Dec 5, 2009
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    Yeah, must have been that single stick, if the otherones running flawlessly :)
     
    catacylsm, Dec 5, 2009
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    Got the new replacement memory and installed it with 2x2GB configuration. Unfortunately, still BSOD. What the h@ck?! I tried the replacement with 1x2GB configuration and let WinXP run and no BSOD so it means the replacement wasn't bad. Being paranoid, I also tested only 1 module on either DIMM 1 and 2 slots and were working fine and just to make sure the slots were not bad, too. I'm now stumped.

    Is the Corsair brand incompatible with the laptop?

    Is the MS-1651 tops only at 2GB memory?

    Should I try a different brand?
     
    gladel, Dec 17, 2009
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    Yes, try G.Skill, or OCZ. The are good brands.
     
    Cobra03, Dec 17, 2009
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    Try updating your bios, msi laptops seem to ship with pretty old bios versions. There have been several updates that might have fixed this.
     
    Rorschach, Dec 17, 2009
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    Pardon my ignorance, but how do I boot to floppy or the like. My BIOS seemed not show that option?
     
    gladel, Dec 18, 2009
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    ahh its easy, just use my guide from my review
     
    Rorschach, Dec 18, 2009
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    I read what you did and it was informative. Thank you. However, I only have three boot options -- hard drive, CD-ROM drive, and network boot. Any ideas?
     
    gladel, Dec 18, 2009
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    Did you create the bootable usb device and plug it in? First go into boot device priority and set your hdd to #1. Then go back and go to hard drives. It should show your hdd as #1 and your usb device as #2. Change the usb device to #1. Save and exit.
     
    Rorschach, Dec 18, 2009
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    Ah, I got it. Geez, even a caveman can do it, hehe. Thanks again.

    I successfully flashed the bios. However, it is finally proven that it won't accept 4GB whilst running WinXP. I haven't proven with using Vista or Win7, though. Too bad. :(

    Are some of you guys running WinXP with 2GB only?
     
    gladel, Dec 19, 2009
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    I'm using windows xp pro with the same memory. I haven't tried installing 4gb, but you can always try downloading windows 7 release candidate and try it with 4gb.
     
    Rorschach, Dec 19, 2009
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