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Sounds like a motherboard fault.

----- Original Message -----
From: elektro_dan <elektro_dan@...>
To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 6:26 PM
Subject: [AN1x-list] OT- ram related problem on pc, please help!


> hi, sorry for being off topic but i know there are many smart people
> on this list and i need your help urgently!
>
> i have been having a " ram" related  problem on pc for a while now
> and i'm starting to go nuts!
>
> to make a long story short i can't use more than 1 bar of 256mb's of
> ram on my pc. when i try to use 2 bars i get "not enough memory"
> error messages. the ram is fine, the 2 bars are identical and the
> ram slots are fine as well. i have a ms-3609 v1.0 mainboard with
> latest bios version 1.8.
>
> if you want more details......
>
> i first started off with 128 mb sdram on my pc and decided to add
> a bar of 256 mb sdram.
>
> after installing the 256mb sdram i got "not enough memory to run this
> program" error messages.
>
> i noticed that i could not have both modules of ram installed on my pc
> at the same time. the retailer of my pc tried to figure out what was
> causing the problem but could not and said it might be a problem with
> windows.
>
> at this point i decided to just keep the 256mb sdram installed only.
> i didn't want to re-install my operating system.
>
> a couple of days ago i downloaded a diagnostic tool called sisoft
> sandra and got the info of the 256mb's of ram installed. i then took
> out the 256mb's and put in the 128mb's to get its info as well.
>
> when i compared the info of both ram modules i noticed they were
> made from different companies and had different properties.
>
> i posted some questions and was told that the two were not compatible.
> some motherboards don't accept different types of ram modules
> installed together. i was given the advice that i should use two
> identical modules of ram and it might just all work correctly.
>
> so yesterday i went to go return my ram and i got 2 identical  bars of
> ram.
>
>  i still get the same problem.
>  they both work but not together. i tried 1 bar in
>  each slot it it works. the slots are fine.
>  i tried both bars together and i get the "not enough memory" message.
>
>   the ram i got is made by infineon.
>  2 bars of... 256mb 16x(16x8)sdram pc 133u-333-542 (cl3 upto
> 133mhz)(cl2 upto 100mhz).
>
>  it's more or less the same as the other ram i had
>  installed only this has the (cl2 upto 100mhz) added.
>
>  is there anything i can do?
>
>  can i change anything in the bios to make it work?
>
>  i looked in the bios under "chipset features setup"
>  and saw the following.....
>
>  set sdram timing by spd: disabled
>  dram frequency: 100mhz
>  sdram cas# latency: 3
>  dram integrety mode: disabled
>  cpu order in que: 4-level
>  memory hole: disabled
>
>  are any of these settings wrong?
>
>  are there any other settings i have to look at?
>
>  what should i change?
>
> i tried setting the "set sdram timing by sdp to" to
> [enabled] but it didn't help in any way.
> i also set the dram frequency to 133mhz but it still failed.
>
> i checked the bios version i have and it's the latest. v.1.8
>  i have a ms-6309 motherboard with a via chipset.
>
>  pleeeese help!
>  i hope this can all get sorted out,
>
> elektro dan.
>
>
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