I originally posted here trying to fix this issue on my PC. Since I found a solution that worked for me, I figured I would sum it up for anyone else having the same problem.
If you are having memory_management BSODs on a new PC, I would highly recommend trying these steps before replacing your RAM. It may not actually be because your RAM is faulty, and this will save you a lot of trouble if it works.
- (Optional) Update your motherboard's BIOS. I don't think you have to do this step for this solution to work, but I did it before doing the next steps and it may have contributed towards fixing the problem.
- Run the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool. I just did a basic test with one pass. If you get any errors, then updating the BIOS didn't fix the issue.
- Reboot your computer and go into EUFI setup (F2 on my motherboard)
- Check and change the voltage that is being supplied to your RAM. You will need to look up the recommended voltage for the RAM you have. Mine was supposed to run at 1.35 V, and my motherboard was only supplying 1.2 V. This is what ended up fixing the blue
screens for me.
- (Recommended) Make sure that your motherboard is running your RAM at the proper MHz. Mine was running at 2400 MHz instead of the 3200 MHz my RAM actually supports. After increasing the voltage, I was getting a lot of lag spikes. Changing the MHz that my
RAM was running at fixed that issue.
- After doing those steps, run the Memory Diagnostic Tool again. If you don't get any errors, the BSODs should be fixed.
- If you are still getting errors when running the Diagnostic Tool after doing the above steps, it is probably because of faulty RAM. I would try getting it replaced and see if that fixes the issue.
Those are all the steps I followed that fixed the memory_management BSOD for me. Hopefully, it also works for you.
Below is my original post:
I just built a new computer the other day. It is my first custom build, so I was very excited to have it done. Everything went well for the first few hours of use, but then I encountered a blue screen. I thought maybe it was just a one-time thing, but over
the past few days, they have become more and more common, to the point that they now occur almost every 5 minutes. There are a few different BSODs that I keep getting over and over:
pfn_list_corrupt
irql_not_less_or_equal
system_service_exception
memory_management
Of the four, system_service_exception is by far the most common, and memory_management is a new one that just happened for the first time a few minutes ago. I have tried everything to fix these, including making sure I have all my drivers up to date, making
sure I have completely updated windows, factory resetting windows, and even completely wiping the HDD and SSD and reinstalling Windows from scratch, but none of this seems to stop them from happening. The one thing I haven't tried yet is updating my motherboard's
BIOS. Would doing that potentially fix these problems or not?
One other thing that might be helpful to know: I am currently running the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool since I read that I should try it to diagnose these blue screens, and it says "Hardware problems were detected. To identify and repair these problems,
you will need to contact the computer manufacturer." Does this mean there could be an issue with my RAM or one of my hard drives?
I would greatly appreciate any help that can be provided since I have no idea what to do at this point to fix it. Nothing I've found online to try seems to have worked.