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Thread ID: 84890	2007-11-22 03:54:00	Dual Channel Memory Problems	WidowmakerNZ (13048)	Press F1

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613936	2007-11-22 05:07:00	Yeah it definately supports DC and it says slots 1,3 and 2,4. Interestingly enough this problem seems to have cropped up before having a quick search on google, and it seems to be any memory running at 800. They were talking about adjusting the voltage, but my RAM chips run at 1.8 and as far as I know that is standard. At the moment I am on my 32bit copy of Vista and will run an everest report from there as having other issues with my 64bit XP copy. Everest specs that I think are relevant. Any more I can post Regarding BIOS i have F4. My mobo is 1.1. I was thinking of flashing to F5c to see if that made any difference. Do you recommend? I would suggest you download memtest first and run that overnight. Do not flash the BIOS at this point. It may become worth it later when other people have had their say. The collective community called PressF1 have some good ideas. I take it that you dual boot maybe? As we can not see what you see we need to know.	Sweep (90)
613937	2007-11-22 05:12:00	Well Ran CPU-Z to have a look and here are results Processor 1 (ID = 0) Number of cores 4 Number of threads 4 (max 4) Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Codename Kentsfield Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz Package Socket 775 LGA (platform ID = 4h) CPUID 6.F.7 Extended CPUID 6.F Core Stepping B3 Technology 65 nm Core Speed 1600.1 MHz (6.0 x 266.7 MHz) Rated Bus speed 1066.7 MHz Stock frequency 2400 MHz Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T L1 Data cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L1 Instruction cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L2 cache 2 x 4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size FID/VID Control yes FID range 6.0x - 9.0x max VID 1.188 V Features XD, VT Chipset ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Northbridge Intel P35/G33/G31 rev. A2 Southbridge Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) rev. 02 Graphic Interface PCI-Express PCI-E Link Width x16 PCI-E Max Link Width x16 Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 4096 MBytes Memory Frequency 400.0 MHz (2:3) CAS# 5.0 RAS# to CAS# 5 RAS# Precharge 5 Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 Command Rate 2T Memory SPD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DIMM #1 General Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000) Size 2048 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number CM2X2048-6400C5 Attributes Number of banks 2 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no Timings table Frequency (MHz) 270 400 CAS# 4.0 5.0 RAS# to CAS# delay 4 5 RAS# Precharge 4 5 TRAS 13 18 TRC 15 22 DIMM #2 General Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000) Size 2048 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number CM2X2048-6400C5 Attributes Number of banks 2 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no Timings table Frequency (MHz) 270 400 CAS# 4.0 5.0 RAS# to CAS# delay 4 5 RAS# Precharge 4 5 TRAS 13 18 TRC 15 22 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 hardware monitor Temperature sensor 0 37°C (98°F) [0x3F] (core #0) Temperature sensor 1 34°C (93°F) [0x42] (core #1) Temperature sensor 3 33°C (91°F) [0x43] (core #3) Temperature sensor 2 32°C (89°F) [0x44] (core #2) not sure if that gives any further insight yep dual boot. the built in vista dual boot thing also i run water cooling block on CPU fan cooling for rest of case. CPU temps sit about 40 deg and case temp idles about 30 deg. GPU 60 under load ambient recently installed thermaltake harcano to control fan speed around case to keep noise down. problems have been of similar length to when I installed this, however I cant see my system getting overheated.	WidowmakerNZ (13048)
613938	2007-11-22 05:30:00	also looking at MIT in bios I see - all set at auto CPU clock freq 200PCIe 100 and RAM at 2.5 When i go to load failsafes it sets CPU to 266. Ive got no idea if this will make any difference Will keep you guys posted. And to the people helping - you guys are awesome seriously	WidowmakerNZ (13048)
613939	2007-11-22 05:59:00	Nope changing the settings didnt do much, following the link posted suggestions. They are using slightly diff ram. I am using Corsair XMS-2 2400 -6400-C5D Gonna run memtest now	WidowmakerNZ (13048)
613940	2007-11-22 06:29:00	Nope changing the settings didnt do much, following the link posted suggestions. They are using slightly diff ram. I am using Corsair XMS-2 2400 -6400-C5D Gonna run memtest now I am not suggesting you are dopey. It may be RAM/Motherboard or even PSU. Run memtest overnight if you can. I tried memtest once for possibly four hours. No problem found. Overnight next day memtest found errors.	Sweep (90)
613941	2007-11-22 06:54:00	well mem test has been running for a little over 1 hour. it has been stuck at test 3[moving inversions 8 bit pattern] at 3% for the best part of 50of those mins should i be concerned??	WidowmakerNZ (13048)
613942	2007-11-22 07:37:00	I doubt unless the system has actually crashed, that the ram would be the prob. And if it hasnt crashed, I doubt the ram would affect, whether it'll run in dual channel mode, or not. If you brought this recently, I would take it back to the shop, to see if the shop can figure out WHY dual channel doesnt work. Or get a refund / buy another mobo.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
613943	2007-11-22 09:27:00	4 hours later.... still on 3% of test 3. Not completely frozen though as the green thing is flashing. But certainly not doing anything	WidowmakerNZ (13048)
613944	2007-11-22 20:22:00	after leaving it overnight it stayed at 3% on test 3 so i gave up and reset does this show anything	WidowmakerNZ (13048)
613945	2007-11-22 21:21:00	CPU-z is reading the info incorrectly, or the BIOS is setup wrong (download the latest version). Your B3 chip should be running @ 9 * 266 FSB w\ DDR2533 RAM, you have DDR2800, if the chip is cool enough, you should be looking to ramp up the FSB to at least 333. Anyway, did you check the RAM on the Gigabyte compatibly chart for that mobo? Just checked for you....Corsair 2Gb modules NOT on the list, you need to contact gigabyte for advise www.gigabyte.com.tw	SolMiester (139)
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