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Message |
David Eastwick
| | Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 8:05 am: | |
ok heres the situation i have;
4 ddr ports
2 kingston kvr400x64c3a/512 thats 512 megs etc
1 maplins 1 gig ddr pc 3200 400mhz (a19cc at maplins.co.uk)(also on box is ref ma360798)
if my ports for ddr are
1
2
3
4
then i conly get this combo to work
1 1 gig chip
2
3either of the 512 meg chips
4
i just cant figure it out i`m only geting 1 and a half gigs ram how can i get all 2 gigs? is it a bios setting or just impossible? plz a quick reply would be very nice and an email to mrgreaper2004@gmail.com would make you my best friend !!!
thank you in advance chaps Dave
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Moderator (Es)
Username: Es
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 8:54 pm: | |
What mainboard do you have David?
The chipset on the mainboard is very important to know in this case. |
David Eastwick
| | Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 10:34 pm: | |
ok i used SiSoftware sandra to get the following information (this has also confused me more as sandra can see all 3 ram chips even though the bios during post and windows cant !)
SiSoftware Sandra
Mainboard
Manufacturer : Elitegroup (ECS)
MP Support : 1 Processor(s)
MPS Version : 1.40
Model : nForce4-A939
System BIOS : 12/21/2004-NF-CK804-6A61FE19C-00
Chipset : nVidia nForce4 ICP
System Memory Controller
Location : Mainboard
Error Correction Capability : None
Number of Memory Slots : 4
Maximum Installable Memory : 16GB
Bank0/1 - A0 : DIMM 1GB/64
Bank2/3 - A1 : Empty
Bank4/5 - A2 : DIMM 512MB/64
Bank6/7 - A3 : Empty
Chipset 1
Model : Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe USB i2c/SMBus
Version : 1.02
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 1005MHz (2010MHz data rate)
Maximum FSB Speed / Max Memory Speed : 2x 1000MHz / 2x 200MHz
In/Out Width : 16-bit / 16-bit
IO Queue Depth : 8 request(s)
Chipset 1 Hub Interface
Type : HyperTransport
Version : 1.02
In/Out Width : 16-bit / 16-bit
Speed : 2x 1005MHz (2010MHz data rate)
Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7 1CMD
Bank 1 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7 1CMD
Bank 2 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7 1CMD
Bank 3 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7 1CMD
Channels : 1
Speed : 2x 164MHz (328MHz data rate)
Multiplier : 1/11x
Width : 64-bit
Refresh Rate : 6.00�s
Power Save Mode : No
Fixed Hole Present : No
Memory Module 1
Model : 128M64K-40C
Serial Number : 040413C3
Type : 1GB DDR-SDRAM
Technology : 16x(64Mx8)
Speed : PC3200U 3.0-3-3-8
Date of Manufacture : Saturday, December 25, 1999
Set Timing @ 200MHz : 3.0-3-3-8
Set Timing @ 167MHz : 2.5-3-3-7
Set Timing @ 133MHz : 2.0-2-2-5
Memory Module 2
Manufacturer : Kingston
Model : K
Serial Number : 8E10887F
Type : 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Technology : 16x(32Mx8)
Speed : PC3200U 3.0-3-3-8
Date of Manufacture : Saturday, March 05, 2005
Set Timing @ 200MHz : 3.0-3-3-8
Set Timing @ 167MHz : 2.5-2-2-7
Set Timing @ 133MHz : 2.0-2-2-5
Memory Module 3
Manufacturer : Kingston
Model : K
Serial Number : 511FB330
Type : 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Technology : 16x(32Mx8)
Speed : PC3200U 3.0-3-3-8
Date of Manufacture : Saturday, January 08, 2005
Set Timing @ 200MHz : 3.0-3-3-8
Set Timing @ 167MHz : 2.5-2-2-7
Set Timing @ 133MHz : 2.0-2-2-5
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Moderator (Es)
Username: Es
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 14, 2005 - 9:20 pm: | |
Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7 1CMD
Bank 1 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7 1CMD
Bank 2 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7 1CMD
Bank 3 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7 1CMD
This tells me the 512 sticks are probably what is causing the issue. Do the 512 sticks have memory on one side of the stick or on both sides?
sounds to me like ECS implement of the Nforce4 and AMI bios can not allow windows to access all the addressable lines set forth by the use of the 2 512m sticks plus the gig stick. SiSoft Sandra can access the memory via the SPD.
If you can, try just using another 1 gig stick.
As to windows it appears to be 2X512's and 2X256's
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David Eastwick
| | Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 12:03 am: | |
i`ve kinda fixed it now by building a second pc and sticking the unused 512 into that (works a treat) so i have 1.5 gigs of ram in my main pc and 512 megs in the second pc  |
