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A7N8X-E memory question
Ok here is the situation.
I have the above mentioned MoBo. I have been running a matched pair of patriot ddr 3200 CL2 400mhz for a total of 512 (slot 1 and 3). I run this at a 1:1 ratio with my AMD xp 3000 (333mhz). Everything looks fine.....now in this day and age 512 isn't enough so i got another 512 stick. Now here is the wierd thing. althought the ram is ddr 2700 cl 2.5, my mobo sees it as cl3 and i can not change it. I am running the latest bios ver 1010..... What gives....i have tied a different brand of memory also 2700 cl 2.5 and no change. How can i get the best bang for my buck with this config. Thanks in advance, Steve |
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On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:14:16 -0700, "Steve D"
wrote: Ok here is the situation. I have the above mentioned MoBo. I have been running a matched pair of patriot ddr 3200 CL2 400mhz for a total of 512 (slot 1 and 3). I run this at a 1:1 ratio with my AMD xp 3000 (333mhz). Everything looks fine.....now in this day and age 512 isn't enough so i got another 512 stick. Now here is the wierd thing. althought the ram is ddr 2700 cl 2.5, my mobo sees it as cl3 and i can not change it. I am running the latest bios ver 1010..... What gives....i have tied a different brand of memory also 2700 cl 2.5 and no change. How can i get the best bang for my buck with this config. Thanks in advance, Steve Ask for Ben Pope : http://www.ben.pope.name/a7n8x_faq.html BoroLad |
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Steve D wrote:
Ok here is the situation. I have the above mentioned MoBo. I have been running a matched pair of patriot ddr 3200 CL2 400mhz for a total of 512 (slot 1 and 3). I run this at a 1:1 ratio with my AMD xp 3000 (333mhz). Everything looks fine.....now in this day and age 512 isn't enough so i got another 512 stick. Now here is the wierd thing. althought the ram is ddr 2700 cl 2.5, my mobo sees it as cl3 and i can not change it. I am running the latest bios ver 1010..... What gives....i have tied a different brand of memory also 2700 cl 2.5 and no change. How can i get the best bang for my buck with this config. Thanks in advance, Steve Why can't you change it? If the timings are greyed you need to change "Memory Timing" under "Chipset Configuration" to "User Defined" and tweak to your hearts content. Might as well set "Memory Frequency" to "100%" too. Just so that you know whats going on (Assuming FSB is 166MHz) Ben -- A7N8X FAQ: www.ben.pope.name/a7n8x_faq.html Questions by email will likely be ignored, please use the newsgroups. I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... |
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wrote in message news On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:14:16 -0700, "Steve D" wrote: Ok here is the situation. I have the above mentioned MoBo. I have been running a matched pair of patriot ddr 3200 CL2 400mhz for a total of 512 (slot 1 and 3). I run this at a 1:1 ratio with my AMD xp 3000 (333mhz). Everything looks fine.....now in this day and age 512 isn't enough so i got another 512 stick. Now here is the wierd thing. althought the ram is ddr 2700 cl 2.5, my mobo sees it as cl3 and i can not change it. I am running the latest bios ver 1010..... What gives....i have tied a different brand of memory also 2700 cl 2.5 and no change. How can i get the best bang for my buck with this config. Thanks in advance, Steve Ask for Ben Pope : http://www.ben.pope.name/a7n8x_faq.html BoroLad Let me see you have an XP 3000 (333) and CL2 DDR 3200 and you are not overclocking? What a waste. Why didn't you get a 512M DDR 3200 instead of the DDR 2700? Didn't the non-deluxe get a 1011 BIOS ? Try setting your "Memory Timings" to "User Defined", you may have to select it with the "+" or "-" keys on your numeric keypad. Then set the memory timing items to a compromise between your two types of memory sticks. That's how I got 2ea 256M in the two "A Slots" and a 512M in the "B" slot to work as 1G running in dual channel mode. (That was only after flashing to the 1011 BIOS on my A7N8X-E Dlx.) Luck; Ken |
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"Ben Pope" wrote in message
... Steve D wrote: Ok here is the situation. I have the above mentioned MoBo. I have been running a matched pair of patriot ddr 3200 CL2 400mhz for a total of 512 (slot 1 and 3). I run this at a 1:1 ratio with my AMD xp 3000 (333mhz). Everything looks fine.....now in this day and age 512 isn't enough so i got another 512 stick. Now here is the wierd thing. althought the ram is ddr 2700 cl 2.5, my mobo sees it as cl3 and i can not change it. I am running the latest bios ver 1010..... What gives....i have tied a different brand of memory also 2700 cl 2.5 and no change. How can i get the best bang for my buck with this config. Thanks in advance, Steve Why can't you change it? If the timings are greyed you need to change "Memory Timing" under "Chipset Configuration" to "User Defined" and tweak to your hearts content. Might as well set "Memory Frequency" to "100%" too. Just so that you know whats going on (Assuming FSB is 166MHz) Right Ben. Something else to say here, 100% is the best setting, if you go over or under things get funny. Hm, there was no real need to cross post. But yeah well, I'm not really one to cut anyone down unless it's "A lot of people know who" Ben -- A7N8X FAQ: www.ben.pope.name/a7n8x_faq.html Questions by email will likely be ignored, please use the newsgroups. I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String... I hope all our kind words on this helps you. Denny. :-) |
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Thanks for the sugestions but..... even with the settings all set to user
defined, i can not adjust timings. I think this is a bios 1010 thing....should i downgrade? Steve "Steve D" wrote in message news:aEkNc.15760$%p4.12458@okepread04... Ok here is the situation. I have the above mentioned MoBo. I have been running a matched pair of patriot ddr 3200 CL2 400mhz for a total of 512 (slot 1 and 3). I run this at a 1:1 ratio with my AMD xp 3000 (333mhz). Everything looks fine.....now in this day and age 512 isn't enough so i got another 512 stick. Now here is the wierd thing. althought the ram is ddr 2700 cl 2.5, my mobo sees it as cl3 and i can not change it. I am running the latest bios ver 1010..... What gives....i have tied a different brand of memory also 2700 cl 2.5 and no change. How can i get the best bang for my buck with this config. Thanks in advance, Steve |
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"Steve D" wrote in message news:YbCNc.16592$%p4.5861@okepread04... Thanks for the sugestions but..... even with the settings all set to user defined, i can not adjust timings. I think this is a bios 1010 thing....should i downgrade? Steve "Steve D" wrote in message news:aEkNc.15760$%p4.12458@okepread04... Ok here is the situation. I have the above mentioned MoBo. I have been running a matched pair of patriot ddr 3200 CL2 400mhz for a total of 512 (slot 1 and 3). I run this at a 1:1 ratio with my AMD xp 3000 (333mhz). Everything looks fine.....now in this day and age 512 isn't enough so i got another 512 stick. Now here is the wierd thing. althought the ram is ddr 2700 cl 2.5, my mobo sees it as cl3 and i can not change it. I am running the latest bios ver 1010..... What gives....i have tied a different brand of memory also 2700 cl 2.5 and no change. How can i get the best bang for my buck with this config. Thanks in advance, Steve The latest BIOS is 1011 and in fact it allowed me to run memory that would not work before I switched to it. It lets me set all the memory settings. /Ken |
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"Ken Maltby" wrote in message
m... "Steve D" wrote in message news:YbCNc.16592$%p4.5861@okepread04... Thanks for the sugestions but..... even with the settings all set to user defined, i can not adjust timings. I think this is a bios 1010 thing....should i downgrade? Steve "Steve D" wrote in message news:aEkNc.15760$%p4.12458@okepread04... Ok here is the situation. I have the above mentioned MoBo. I have been running a matched pair of patriot ddr 3200 CL2 400mhz for a total of 512 (slot 1 and 3). I run this at a 1:1 ratio with my AMD xp 3000 (333mhz). Everything looks fine.....now in this day and age 512 isn't enough so i got another 512 stick. Now here is the wierd thing. althought the ram is ddr 2700 cl 2.5, my mobo sees it as cl3 and i can not change it. I am running the latest bios ver 1010..... What gives....i have tied a different brand of memory also 2700 cl 2.5 and no change. How can i get the best bang for my buck with this config. Thanks in advance, Steve The latest BIOS is 1011 and in fact it allowed me to run memory that would not work before I switched to it. It lets me set all the memory settings. /Ken I don't know "Steve" I can set mine, and I just have the "A7N8X" no e or anything else. I would have to say, there's something your forgetting to set. I really cant think of anything else. Denny. :-) |
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