[mythtv-users] Question on 8GB of RAM. Was: 32 bit or 64bit???
John Drescher
drescherjm at gmail.com
Mon Jan 19 18:15:20 UTC 2009
> I have the exact same motherboard in my backend (Asus M2N-E). I have been
> running an Athlon 64x2 4800 with 2GB ram in Dual-channel mode (1st and 3rd
> slots) for several months now. (2 x Crucial 1GB DDR2 800)
>
> I recently got a good deal on a Dual Channel 4GB kit (2 x Crucial 2GB DDR2
> 800), so I decided to upgrade my system with them late last-night. Big
> mistake! I powered down the box, took out the 1GB sticks and put in the
> 2GB sticks. Machine wouldn't even POST! - Monitor stayed in 'powersave'
> mode... no 'beep codes'...
>
> So I tried a CMOS reset - no change. I then moved the 2GB sticks to the
> 2nd and 4th slots. Humm, got through POST This time, but not stable. Even
> hangs going into the BIOS.... [NOT good!]
>
I had some of this at work on 1 system and flashing the bios fixed the issue.
>
> So I put the original 2GB back in, and it still wasn't working right. I
> reset the CMOS again, and it started working right again... [so much for my
> plan to go to bed early! By now it was nearly 1AM!]
>
> Now that I look at the Asus web site for the "Qualified Vendors List" for
> our motherboard, it seems to be very 'picky' on the types/brands of memory
> it will take... [sigh] I guess I should have consulted the list first...
>
I ignore that. Just buy, Corsair XMS, OCZ or GSKILL.
>
> Or maybe I should have learned from similar experience with their boards
> in the past -- I've had Asus boards in the past that have 4 dimm slots that
> were very picky about the memory used in them... I thought perhaps it was
> chipset limitations, and they would have corrected those issues by now, but
> it doesn't seem that way!
>
It's not the chip set with AMD or Intel i7 processors. Memory support
is entirely by the CPU, the motherboard design, and the BIOS.
>
>> Side note to Francis: The email echo is really cool. I don't think I
>> have seen anyone do that before and if I have, I didn't catch it. It put
>> a grin on my face. ;-)
>
John
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