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Windows boot error after switching ram slots.

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Earlier today, I kept running into blue screens along the lines of "Bad_pool_caller" and "CRITICAL STRUCTURE CORRUPTION" so I ran basic tests like DISM and sfc /scannow. The issue didn't go away so I made sure everything in my pc was properly seated as I recently moved the PC during which I swapped my ram stick's slots. After booting I got a Windows boot error "0xc0000001" after some troubleshooting I narrowed the issue down to the ram slots. The issue is resolved, but I'm wondering why that caused Windows to not boot as I feel like this might be a sign of something failing on my pc. If anyone has any clues to why swapping ram slots caused a boot error it would be greatly appreciated. 

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The specifics of this swap are vague.  I can only give you the conventional wisdom.

 

 

 Generally the move is if you have a single stick you put it in slot 1, if you have two sticks they go in 2&4.  4 sticks one in each, 2 sticks in 1&2, or 3 sticks sometimes works but the memory runs single channel

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

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6 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

The specifics of this swap are vague.  I can only give you the conventional wisdom.

 

 

 Generally the move is if you have a single stick you put it in slot 1, if you have two sticks they go in 2&4.  4 sticks one in each, 2 sticks in 1&2, or 3 sticks sometimes works but the memory runs single channel

Sorry about that, I had two sticks in 1 & 3. When I swapped them the stick in 3 got moved to 1 and vise versa. 

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And it failed?  Odd.  There is this thing called ram training which i do not understand much of.  It maybe involved.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

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15 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

And it failed?  Odd.  There is this thing called ram training which i do not understand much of.  It maybe involved.

Huh I've never heard of ram training but I'll look into it for sure. Thank you!

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Generally, if you move RAM about, or swap PCI/PCIe cards around, you should power off, remove the power cord, and hold the PC power switch down for ~10s. No need to reset BIOS or remove the RTC battery (usually). The plug it back in and power up. Usually a good idea to enter BIOS/UEFI before an OS boot, just to check it's ok, then boot.

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