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| 569285 | 2007-07-17 00:38:00 | "Back in those days..." Was it that long ago? I can still remember the cost :D As I told somone who bought their sick PC around, and told me it isn't very old - 9 years. Think of it like dog years: 1 PC year = 7 years. Or something. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 569286 | 2007-07-17 02:13:00 | Wonder when they changed that, as I know the original build was auto?! I've had Win XP since SP1 came out and mine has always been how tweak'e described. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 569287 | 2007-07-17 03:54:00 | WOW!!!! now u guys have me completely confused and i was going quite well i thought at the beginning of this post! LOL ok... the manual that came with my pc is all about a MS-6370 Mainboard. it also says the system supports 128-bit dual channel DDR when u install DDR modules on DIMM1 (purple slots) and DIMM3 (Green Slot) or DIMM2 (purple slot) and DIMM3 (Green slot):waughh: i have, in my green slots, 1 x DDR 256 ram and DDR 512 ram in my purple slot i have DDR 256 ram the ram i bought is DDR400...have no idea what the 2 265 sticks r tho but guess they would be DDR i have increased my virtual memory to 2000MB initial size and to 3000MB max size... but am still getting an insufficient memory error when using photoimpact or paint shop pro. |
shione83 (7126) | ||
| 569288 | 2007-07-17 04:23:00 | I've had Win XP since SP1 came out and mine has always been how tweak'e described. I had it as a Beta tester! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 569289 | 2007-07-17 04:27:00 | WOW!!!! now u guys have me completely confused and i was going quite well i thought at the beginning of this post! LOL ok... the manual that came with my pc is all about a MS-6370 Mainboard. it also says the system supports 128-bit dual channel DDR when u install DDR modules on DIMM1 (purple slots) and DIMM3 (Green Slot) or DIMM2 (purple slot) and DIMM3 (Green slot):waughh: i have, in my green slots, 1 x DDR 256 ram and DDR 512 ram in my purple slot i have DDR 256 ram the ram i bought is DDR400...have no idea what the 2 265 sticks r tho but guess they would be DDR i have increased my virtual memory to 2000MB initial size and to 3000MB max size... but am still getting an insufficient memory error when using photoimpact or paint shop pro. I thought you said you had 3 slots?! So, put the matched pair of 256 in the green and the 1 512 in the purple, however you will not get dual model as you have an odd stick. Akso your virtual memory is too high. it should start at 1&1/2 times your ram amount and max 2 x ram amount.... So 1Gb to 1.5Gb virtual memory.. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 569290 | 2007-07-17 05:23:00 | A brief google suggests that there may be settings in Photoimpact at least that you should check under File>Preferences>System. Dual Channel in Abit boards at least depended on each channel having the same amount of memory so 2x256 matched with 512 would work. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 569291 | 2007-07-17 06:24:00 | I thought you said you had 3 slots?! So, put the matched pair of 256 in the green and the 1 512 in the purple, however you will not get dual model as you have an odd stick. that i did!! i have, in my green slots, 1 x DDR 256 ram and DDR 512 ram in my purple slot i have DDR 256 ram dont the above add up to 3? (cept, sorry i didnt put 1x 512 ram) but 3 lots of ram must mean 3 slots huh? :) you say how to place the ram sticks but harking back to my original post that is what i did but the pc went haywire... lines and patterns up and down and across my screen and nothing else until i placed them as they r now. checked out Photoimpact for the settings there. theres a box to check... limit ram usage to: at present it is set at 991mb but the box isn't checked so will have to check that out more as am not sure how much to limit it to lol |
shione83 (7126) | ||
| 569292 | 2007-07-17 11:21:00 | that i did!! i have, in my green slots, 1 x DDR 256 ram and DDR 512 ram in my purple slot i have DDR 256 ram dont the above add up to 3? (cept, sorry i didnt put 1x 512 ram) but 3 lots of ram must mean 3 slots huh? :) you say how to place the ram sticks but harking back to my original post that is what i did but the pc went haywire... lines and patterns up and down and across my screen and nothing else until i placed them as they r now. checked out Photoimpact for the settings there. theres a box to check... limit ram usage to: at present it is set at 991mb but the box isn't checked so will have to check that out more as am not sure how much to limit it to lol ----oh dear---- no its not, slots are available spaces to insert RAM modules!, 3 slots does not add up to dual channel. AFAIK you need pairs of slots 2 green, 2 purple etc! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 569293 | 2007-07-17 12:55:00 | This thread seems to have become a bit sidetracked :D Sounds like a memory test would be a good idea, sounds like your onboard video output is/was showing you your ram (either new or original) is defective, you may have damaged it if you didnt use antistatic measures :eek: oca.microsoft.com Or they may be just not making good contact (dust/corrosion in slots, seen it happen), try removing/cleaning/refitting. |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 569294 | 2007-07-17 20:46:00 | ----oh dear---- no its not, slots are available spaces to insert RAM modules!, 3 slots does not add up to dual channel. AFAIK you need pairs of slots 2 green, 2 purple etc! Have you forgotten nForce2 boards? The majority of them had 3 slots and did Dual Channel quite happily. Gigabyte did have 4 slots but had rules about type of memory that often meant you could only use 3. I have no explanation for shione83 having to put a 256 in each channel leaving the 512 running in single channel mode. feersumendjinn is probably on to it. P.S. In those days you were a big spender to have 2x512, who needed 4 slots :) |
PaulD (232) | ||
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