Netbook Giving Problems

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I have an MSI Wind Netbook that has suddenly started giving issues, it would randomly crash, and then programs would give all sorts of errors. I ram memtest on it but that also crashed after starting the test. It has 1GB onboard RAM and then 1GB that I installed - I tried taking the one I installed out but still the same issue.

Now when I try to reinstall Windows I get a BAD_POOL_HEADER BSOD.

I think it's the ram, but I don't know for sure, can someone help?

Also if it is the ram, is there anything that can be done as the ram is soldered onto the mobo?
 
I wouldn't right it off to the memory just yet. From what I've read, it sounds like you're
running the windows memtest, you need to get the bootable memtest app (The easiest
one to get hold of is on Hiren's Boot CD.

Also, take out the Extended Memory module when you do the test.

This of course assumes that you have an external CD-Drive for the device.
 
Totempole said:
I wouldn't right it off to the memory just yet. From what I've read, it sounds like you're
running the windows memtest, you need to get the bootable memtest app (The easiest
one to get hold of is on Hiren's Boot CD.

Also, take out the Extended Memory module when you do the test.

This of course assumes that you have an external CD-Drive for the device.
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It was the bootable one - I tried it with and without the ram. The computer won't even install Skype and then it said the windows desktop manager has crashed.
 
Pooky what happens if you run a linux livecd on it, you can boot of a usb stick? This should eliminate hardware or software.
 
Integrated memory in a notebook is either made by Elipida or Samsung. If you can open the back panel and find Elipida RAM, there's your problem. The banks would often fail after two years (sometimes less) if the memory came from a bad batch and there's really nothing you can do about it.

Buy a new netbook?
 
ponder said:
Pooky what happens if you run a linux livecd on it, you can boot of a usb stick? This should eliminate hardware or software.
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Booting linux off the USB stick works fine.

NAG - Wesley said:
Integrated memory in a notebook is either made by Elipida or Samsung. If you can open the back panel and find Elipida RAM, there's your problem. The banks would often fail after two years (sometimes less) if the memory came from a bad batch and there's really nothing you can do about it.

Buy a new netbook?
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The RAM soldered on is Hynix...
 
This is the answer. Do you have an option to modify RAM access in BIOS? Change to manual, not by SPD. More option will show. Increase parameters one by one and repeat tests.
But before you do that select BIOS defaults, save, reboot and repeat tests.
 
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