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| Thread ID: 67487 | 2006-03-29 10:04:00 | Problems After Fix | tojira (10089) | Press F1 |
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| 441729 | 2006-03-29 12:44:00 | A chart/diagram showing which ram slots are to be used. Any chance the ram stick itself was damaged when you tried to force it in backwards? It shouldn't have been. But neither that or the old motherboard are being used anymore. The ram sticks we are using now are all new. I've found a chart in the manual but err, don't really undertand it, and I'm not sure if it's the one you're looking for. www.imagef1.net.nz |
tojira (10089) | ||
| 441730 | 2006-03-29 13:23:00 | The chart means you can only use 2 or 4 sticks. | Metla (12) | ||
| 441731 | 2006-03-29 13:31:00 | The chart means you can only use 2 or 4 sticks. Oh :(, well so much for our "proffessional" (the guy who "fixed" it and chose all the upgrades for us). Looks like we'll be going straight back to him to ask what's going on. Anyway, I think I've got a decent idea now of what's happening. Thanks alot for the help! Kelsey |
tojira (10089) | ||
| 441732 | 2006-03-29 15:44:00 | If you haven't figured it out yet, what are the stats on your sticks of RAM...is it PC 333? are they all the same? they are only 512 sticks, so they shouldn't be dual channel - if all the bus speeds are the same, try putting them in (the right way ;} ) in DIMM1 DIMM2 and DIMM3 - I don't have the particular MB manual in front of me, but for single channel RAM, it's pretty simple... | TiJay (6055) | ||
| 441733 | 2006-03-29 22:15:00 | If you haven't figured it out yet, what are the stats on your sticks of RAM...is it PC 333? are they all the same? they are only 512 sticks, so they shouldn't be dual channel - if all the bus speeds are the same, try putting them in (the right way ;} ) in DIMM1 DIMM2 and DIMM3 - I don't have the particular MB manual in front of me, but for single channel RAM, it's pretty simple... They are all 512Mb DDR400 PC3200 and placed in DIMM slots 1, 2, and 3. But like I said it still doesn't recognize them :(. Doesn't the chart above say that it will only work with 1, 2, or 4 sticks of memory (as Metla said)? Question - say I have A-Data ram in slots 1 and 2, do slots 3 and 4 also have to be of the same brand in order to run properly (becuase I have another brand in slot 3 and I'm not sure exactly how I would go about upgrading it to 2048Mb, as I don't want to be having the same problem I have now)? Thanks. |
tojira (10089) | ||
| 441734 | 2006-03-29 23:21:00 | Trial and error, give it a try, I have successfully mixed brands and speed of ram. Your manuel may have a page of RAM it has tested and recomends. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 441735 | 2006-03-30 01:48:00 | Trial and error, give it a try, I have successfully mixed brands and speed of ram. Your manuel may have a page of RAM it has tested and recomends. Thing is we've already spent a large enough amount of money on getting the computer to where it is now :(. I don't really think we can risk the trial and error approach. Would I be right in thinking that just the 2 512s in dual channel would run most games etc. reasonably well (obviously not at maxed settings)? And we are of course buying a new PCI-e graphics card. I think that will be about the last upgrade we do for quite awhile. Anyway yeah I think I'll just stick with a 1024Mb in dual channel and see how I go with that. I can always upgrade later. While I'm here though... the graphics cards I'm considering are the 6600GT 128Mb (just for the low cost), the 6800GS, and the 7600GT (which may be getting a bit on the pricey side, we don't have all that much to spend but if the performance is THAT much better than the 6800GS, I guess it's worth taking into consideration). I spend quite a lot of my time gaming, and I'd be looking more at a card that would run most newer games at medium settings with a constant smooth (around 50fps or higher) framerate... if that helps at all. Also something that should be able to run most games at lower settings a couple of years on. Any recommendations? |
tojira (10089) | ||
| 441736 | 2006-03-30 01:50:00 | Get the GT card you can afford | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 441737 | 2006-03-30 01:58:00 | Get the GT card you can afford Yeah, it's most likely either that or the 6800GS, it's just that I'm not sure exactly how well it will run games in the future compared to the GS, I realise neither will do a remarkable job, but we aren't too keen on getting a card now and saving a few $ on price when we may very soon have to upgrade to get any decent playability out of the latest games at moderate settings. From what we've seen, second hand graphics cards don't sell for all that much when compared to the price new. So if we go with the 6600GT we're just worried we may end up spending more in the long run. Basically what I'd like to know... is the difference in performance worth the difference in price between these two cards? Thanks. |
tojira (10089) | ||
| 441738 | 2006-03-30 02:58:00 | 1) - I cant believe the Tech sold you a PCIe Mobo when you have an AGP already. 2) - I cant believe he didnt install the system drivers for the Mobo when he changed it all over. I wouldnt be taking jake **** back to him.....What an amateur! If you boot to safe mode, you can then install the mobo drivers for the chipset etc, may prevent the necessity of format re-install. Oh, and the 6800GS is better than the 6600GT The AGP card should still fetch $200+ on trademe |
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