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Many users have reported problems with their system after upgrading their RAM. The following information was supplied by an SGI support engineer and will help with the identification of a faulty module.

Symptom:
Unrecoverable ECC error in System Log
STOP: 0x00000080 Hard ECC error Blue Screen of Death.

Cause/Description:
Flawed DIMM or bad DIMM socket on the Motherboard

Resolution:
4 different quantifiable STOP: 0x00000080 errors:
STOP: 0x00000080 [0x 000A4000, 0xXXXXXXXX, 0xXXXXXXXX, 0x00000000] or

The errors may somehow be related to the RAM Speed Check errors in the Hardware Diagnostic screen which return 0x00000080 addresses or codes. Use the second parameter hex number and the chart below to determine the faulty DIMM module. Once located, replace the faulty DIMM.

 
128 MB
256 MB
512 MB
 
starts at
end at
starts at
ends at
starts at
ends at
DIMM 1 0x0000 0000 0x0155 5555 0x0000 0000 0x02AA AAAA 0x0000 0000 0x0555 5555
DIMM 2 0x0155 5556 0x02AA AAAA 0x02AA AAAB 0x0555 555 0x0555 5556 0x0AAA AAAA
DIMM 3 0x02AA AAAB 0x03FF FFFF 0x0555 5556 0x07FF FFFF 0x0AAA AAAB 0x0FFF FFFF
DIMM 4 0x0400 0000 0x0555 5555 0x0800 0000 0x0AAA AAAA 0x1000 0000 0x1555 5555
DIMM 5 0x0555 5556 0x06AA AAAA 0x0AAA AAAB 0x0D55 5555 0x1555 5556 0x1AAA AAAA
DIMM 6 0x06AA AAAB 0x07FF FFFF 0x0D55 5556 0x0FFF FFFF 0x1AAA AAAB 0x1FFF FFFF
             
             
     
(540 only)
   
 
Bank A
Bank B
Bank C
Bank D
   
start 0x0000 0000 0x2000 0000 0x4000 0000 0x6000 0000    
end 0x1FFF FFFF 0x3FFF FFFF 0x5FFF FFFF 0x7FFF FFFF    

STOP: 0x00000080 [0x000E4000, 0xXXXXXXXX, 0xXXXXXXXX, 0x00000000]

These are fixed by replacing the motherboard

STOP: 0x00000080 (0x00000000, 0xXXXXXXXX, 0xXXXXXXXX, 0xXXXXXXXX)

Go into the PROM and activate Extensive Memory Tests and the L2 ECC Error Correction. After resetting the machine, there will be a Memory Test failure that looks like this:

Memory Test Failure 0x00000000

The 0x00000000 number specifies which DIMM is bad. The last two hex numbers will be A, B, C, or D with a 1-6. The A - D tell which bank of six and the number tells which module in that bank. Example: 0x001234A4 would mean a bad DIMM in Bank A, module 4.

STOP: 0x00000080 (0x002E4000, 0x1C9C3000, 0x86F4DFE5, 0x00000000)

Hardware malfunction Genuine Intel CPU 6.7.2 IRQL: 1E BPC sysver 0xF0000565

This error can be circumvented by enabling the “Expanded Power On Tests” in the PROM. My guess is that this is related to the CPU initialization problem and will truly be corrected with a motherboard revision update. The “Expanded Power On Tests” seem to delay initialization enough to sync the CPUs

STOP: 0x00000080 (0x002e4000, 0x1341b000, 0xcbddf6dc, 0x00000000)

Hardware malfunction. CPUId Genuine Intel IRQL: 1E

Fixed by:

  1. Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel
  2. In the Control Panel, go into the Devices applet.
  3. Check the Startup Settings on each of these devices:
  4. CDFS should be set to startup on Boot (by default, set to Disabled)
  5. CDR4BSD: Boot (may not be present)
  6. CDROM: Boot
  7. CDRPWD: System (may not be present)
  8. CDUDF: System (may not be present)
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