[mythtv-users] Question on 8GB of RAM. Was: 32 bit or 64bit???

[Jeff]

>
> I have an ASUS M2N-E board with AMD X2 4200 for my primary backend.

[...]

> I had 2x2GB sticks of memory and I
>
had no problems at all. My uptime was measured with months.

[...]

> Thanks!
> Chris Stackpole
>

Chris,

  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!]

  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...

  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!

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. ;-)


Mee too -- I like it... ;-)

J-e-f-f-A
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