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Unstable system w/K8N Neo2 Platinum MOBO & Crucial's memory modules, please help!!!
I just finished assambling my new system with the following configuration:
MOBO: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum retailed MEMORY: Crucial (512MB X 2) 1 GB PC3200 400Mhz CL3 DDR DIMM (Model: CT6464Z40B) CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ retail boxed 64-bit socket CASE & PSU: Antec True480 480W & FCC psu Antec P160 aluminum mid tower AUDIO: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro (not installed yet) VIDEO: ATI Radeon 9800Pro 256MB STORAGE: WD 200 Gb, 7200 OPERATING SYSTEM: WinXP Pro The first time I tried to installed WinXP, the computer would freeze in the middle of the installation. After several attempts to install, I removed one of the memory sticks and the installation went through normally. I replaced the memory stick in the system and after several minutes the computer would freeze again. I removed the other stick of memory (the one I used for the installation) and the computer will run normally for a couple of hours until I decided to test the other stick I've removed. I replaced the other stick and the computer would run o.k. for a couple of hours. When I inserted both sticks again, the computer would freeze after several minutes. Apparently MSI is aware of the problem because they posted the following in their Product Specification link: http://www.winguides.com/drivers/ext...+International ********************************* "Due to the High Performance Memory design, motherboards or system configurations may or may not operate smoothly at the JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) standard settings (BIOS Default on the motherboard) such as DDR voltage, memory speeds and memory timing. Please confirm and adjust your memory setting in the BIOS accordingly for better system stability. Example: Kingston HyperX DDR500 PC4000 operates at 2.65V, 3-4-4-8, CL=3. For more information about specification of high performance memory modules, please check with your Memory Manufactures for more details." ********************************* This is defenetely a memory-MOBO issue. Has anybody experience the problem above? Or if some one know the configuration for the memory "Crucial" brand please post it. Also, I noticed that when plugging the USB mouse to the MOBO, the system also freezes. My recommendation is to stay away from this MOBO!!!! TIA Rodent |
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My recommendation is to stay away from this MOBO!!!! I did. but because the K8N series are too expensive! |
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