cannot "memory could not be read"

HeaTBlazn · Post by **HeaTBlazn** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:46 pm

the title says it all.

everytime I clock start.. the game gaurd starts and all and then that message pops up with other stuff then it says click ok to terminate program

then it says please load silkroad exe client or sumthin

any ideas?

Moogie · Post by **Moogie** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:33 am

"then that message pops up with other stuff"...
"then it says please load silkroad exe client or sumthin"...

I'm sorry, but if you want decent responses, you'll need to give decent information.

Tell us exactly what each error message is saying. Take a screenshot if there's too much to write all out. Also important is your system specs.

My vague guess based on the thread title is that your RAM sticks may be old and failing. But who knows? Memory issues are complicated issues... this could be absolutely anything.

HeaTBlazn · Post by **HeaTBlazn** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 5:30 am

il try n get a pic once the servers are back up

for now il try to explain..

I open silk road... I click start.. then game guard runs... and then! thats when the message pops up. it says "memory could not be read" with numbers like 9x0pposaudasdu stuff.

my ram shouldnt be the case I think...

HeaTBlazn · Post by **HeaTBlazn** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:43 pm

thats what it says after I click start

Moogie · Post by **Moogie** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:05 am

Basically what this error message is telling you is that the program tried to access some information stored in the system memory, but it couldn't read it.

Now, RAM sticks are notoriously difficult to detect faults with. What I would suggest is that you try going here and downloading Memtest86.

The instructions are a little complex. If you need guidance, the easiest method is to do the following:

1. Download this file: http://www.memtest86.com/memt32.zip
2. Extract the files into a folder. The name of it doesn't matter. Just have all the files there in the same place.
3. Doubleclick Install, and have a floppydisk ready in the drive.
4. Hopefully everything should go fine, and when this is done the floppy disk will no longer be readable by Windows. This is normal.
5. Reboot the system fully and have the floppy disk in the drive when you do so. The RAM testing should automatically begin. Press Escape at any time to exit the test and have the computer reboot.

Note that this is a TEST, and does not fix anything. Errors reported by this test should be noted for future reference.

You may also wish to defragment your harddrive. This can be done by rightclicking the drive in your My Computer folder, selecting Properties, going to the Tools tab, and starting from there.

HeaTBlazn · Post by **HeaTBlazn** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:21 am

thnx

but theres one teeny problem.
I cant seem to locate the slot for the floppy =/

looks like I wont be playing silkroad for a while.

Moogie · Post by **Moogie** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:46 am

Hmm, usually I'd think computer owners would know where their own CD/floppy drives are, but... I guess not everybody does.

No problem. You can also download this: http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.2.iso.zip

Unzip the ISO file, and burn it to a CD with whatever CD burning software you use. This CD then becomes a bootable CD which works exactly the same as I described with the floppy.

Just out of curiosity- are you using your own computer, or somebody else's?

HeaTBlazn · Post by **HeaTBlazn** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:13 am

to answer your curious question im using mine and il describe to you the best i can whats on the front of the tower

first - dvd writer/light scribe
2nd - reg cd rom drive
then there are 4 diff slots for 4 diff kinds of memory sticks and a usb slot
then theres a compartment to open with 2 more usb slots head phone microphone and the 3rd hole to plug in stuff and another usb slot that says 1394 or sumthin
then finally the power button below that

so will this download help me run the game?
or will it test out and see if theres something wrong with m y ram as you mentioned?

Moogie · Post by **Moogie** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:57 am

It won't help directly. But it will hunt down any existing faults with your RAM and report them to you. This'll help us get to the bottom of the problem quicker.

HeaTBlazn · Post by **HeaTBlazn** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:23 am

hmm it seems I have another problem.. when I try to play it on my other comp.

O tried installing the geforce and the other one. but it says it cant find the right components.

any suggestions?

Moogie · Post by **Moogie** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:30 am

First, did you run the memory check?

And I don't really know what you mean about the rest, so I can't help there without specific info.

HeaTBlazn · Post by **HeaTBlazn** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:41 am

what do you mean by memory check?
you mean the other thing that im supposed to download?
identification utility?

btw thnx for helping me

EDIT: It may be because I saved it in my D drive.

Moogie · Post by **Moogie** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:23 am

:/ I don't mean to offend by this, but perhaps you should allow a more experienced computer user to read this thread and perform the memtest for you. It would speed up the process of helping you greatly if I don't need to first teach you how to download and open files.

xhydro · Post by **xhydro** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:19 pm

i have the same problem, if you press the ok button very quicky ans serveral time it should still boot into the game