Travis King wrote:
"Paul" wrote in message ...
Phil Weldon wrote:
'Travis King' wrote:
Just did a cardboard test with one stick of RAM, video card, and CPU,
and the same error code.
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I think you must be missreading the beep code; in my experience with
POST the absence of any RAM will stop the POST process before video is
checked.
I believe the 'sour milk' syndrome has arisen - once the question 'Is the
milk sour?' is raised, then you will always jump to the conclusion that
the milk IS sour.
The DDR2 memory may be bad, but what you have described about the beep
code seems a bit off. Though the 'one long - two short' beep code is
listed at various websites as representing a display adapter problem, MSI
may have customized the version of the Award BIOS used in your
motherboard. I suggest you contact MSI for a list of beep codes that is
correct for your BIOS.
Phil Weldon
It's interesting, that there are only 33 threads on vip.asus.com for that
board.
http://vip.asus.com/forum/topic.aspx...Language=en-us
This post suggests installing one stick of RAM nearest the processor,
keep hitting DELETE at power up, and if you get into the BIOS, bump up
the Vdimm. If that doesn't work, you could find a memory with a
slower nominal rating (DDR2-533), something that won't need more than
1.8V to POST and use that to get into the BIOS, and turn up the
voltage before installing the "good" memory.
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us
Paul
Unfortunately, I don't have any spare DDR2 RAM or I would have tried that a
long time ago. I actually don't really have any spare modern parts or even
ones in use. I tried tapping the delete key, and it wouldn't respond. The
monitor gets a signal for about 2 seconds or so when you initially turn on
the computer.
At this point, I'm tempted to send the memory and the motherboard back, and
get totally different memory and a different motherboard. At this point, I
am not interested in what's causing the problem, I just want it fixed. If
the motherboard is really this picky on the kind of RAM, should I really be
spending this much time & money finding the right kind of RAM?
Did you purchase the hardware, from a local shop ? Any chance you could
visit the shop, and get them to pop in a DDR2-533 and adjust the voltage ?
If returning the motherboard is a cheap enough option for you, and you
can afford the turn-around time, that is certainly an option. The
vip.asus.com postings for your next prospective board, may help identify
how friendly it is with respect to RAM. The reviews on newegg.com for
motherboards, are also a source of feedback.
The issue with voltage and RAM that uses more than nominal voltage,
has been known for some time. It could be fixed, by the BIOS using
more than 1.8V for any RAM used in the system, followed by the
user turning it down. But you still see boards that have this
problem with DDR2.
Another possibility, is the BIOS itself. A later release of BIOS,
might have a different initial setting for DDR2 voltage. I don't
see it listed here, but it is a possibility. Again, if you have a
local shop, perhaps they have the ability to program a BIOS chip.
(The sticker on top of the BIOS chip, may show what release of
BIOS was shipped with the motherboard.)
[ 0601 ]
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The latest BIOS
[ 0501 ]
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1.Support new CPUs.
2.Set max HT Frequency as 4X instead of 5X to fix some PCB cannot boot.
[ 0401 ]
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1.Fixed sometimes it will boot fail while removing CMOS battery.
2.Support new CPUs.
3.Fixed that AM2+ CPU S3 aging fail for DDR800.
4.Fixed that some DDR667 DIMMs aging S3 mode fail issue.
[ 0301 ]
[ 0201 ]
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initial BIOS version
If dealing with a web retailer, then sending it back is the
right answer.
HTH,
Paul