diegob Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 helle there. I recently acquired a couple of dominator 8500c5d 1 gb ram modules, the manaul of my motherboard listed this ram as fully compatible, but I cannot seem to let it work at 1066 mhz (in the post messages I get only 800). Can you please provide me the correct bios settings in order to meke it work at the correct speed? I've seen that I'm not the only one having this kind of problem.. Thanks in advance Diego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted December 29, 2008 Corsair Employee Share Posted December 29, 2008 You'll need to go into the ADVANCED section of the BIOS (see your manual for more details), set the OCing option to MANUAL, and manually select the DRAM frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007bont Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 http://www.houseofhelp.com/v3/attachment.php?attachmentid=4387&d=1225139863 http://www.houseofhelp.com/v3/attachment.php?attachmentid=4388&d=1225139876 *Note that your cpu has a multiplier of 8 and a FSB of 333! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegob Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 thanks guys, I set bios settings as you suggested, but when the system starts up I get an "overclocking failure" message, but the system seems to boot up fine anyway.. The only changes I made were FSB set to 333 (instead of your 266) and the "cpu ratio setting" at 8. Is that correct? Post messages says that Ram modules are still 800 mhz, though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007bont Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 if you get the "overclocked failed message it will set back the dram speed to 800. you will need to enter the bios again and set the correct values. another thing you could try is to turn off the "transaction booster" and set it to zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Look at the DRAM modules. What version are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegob Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 still no luck.. now post messages says ddr-1066, but windows (vista 32bit) won't start, Blue screen of death every boot.. Derekt: my ram is dominator 8500c5g, 4 x 1gb (5-5-5-15) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 still no luck.. now post messages says ddr-1066, but windows (vista 32bit) won't start, Blue screen of death every boot.. Derekt: my ram is dominator 8500c5g, 4 x 1gb (5-5-5-15) No, look at your moduels. Look for the version numbers. http://www.pcstats.com/articleimages/200606/corsair8500c5_full.jpg See the XMS8505v1.1? The version is the v1.1. What's your version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegob Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 Checked the RAM, I have two: CM2X1024-8500C5D XMS2-8500 1024 MB 1066MHz 5-5-5-15 2.10V ver4.1 08450350 and two: CM2X1024-8500C5D XMS2-8500 1024 MB 1066MHz 5-5-5-15 2.20V ver4.1 08050271 Thanks, pal, I didn't ever noticed out they were different voltages... Diego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted December 30, 2008 Corsair Employee Share Posted December 30, 2008 Checked the RAM, I have two: CM2X1024-8500C5D XMS2-8500 1024 MB 1066MHz 5-5-5-15 2.10V ver4.1 08450350 and two: CM2X1024-8500C5D XMS2-8500 1024 MB 1066MHz 5-5-5-15 2.20V ver4.1 08050271 Thanks, pal, I didn't ever noticed out they were different voltages... Diego Good call DerekT. In this case, it is very likely that 2 mixed module types are not going to run at 1066. You can try setting the RAM voltage to 2.2v. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Download Memtest86+ V2.11 from--->Here Download CPU-z from Here .JumperFree Configuration Settings Ai Overclocking = Manual CPU Ratio = Manual Ratio CMOS Setting = 8 FSB Frequency = 333 PCI-E Frequency = 100 DRAM Frequency = DDR2-800 DRAM Timing Control = Manual CAS = 5 RAS# to CAS# = 5 RAS to Precharge = 5 RAS Active Time = 15 TWR= Auto TRFC = 60 TWTR = Auto TRRD = Auto TRTP = Auto DRAM Static Read Control = Auto DRAM Dynamic Write Control = Auto Transaction Booster = Disabled CPU Spread Spectrum = Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum = Disabled CPU Voltage = Auto CPU Voltage Reference = Auto CPU Voltage Damper = Enabled DRAM Voltage = 2.2V FSB Termination Voltage = Auto North Bridge Voltage = 1.40v For Testing: Set to the values given. Insert a single stick in the first slot (Closest to the CPU) and test with a boot to the Memtest CD. Allow for two full passes. If passed, then remove that stick and insert it in the second slot, retest. Remove and insert into the third slot and finally the fourth slot. You have now tested one stick and four slots in single channel mode. Remove the stick and put it aside. Insert the second stick in the first slot. Retest. Now insert one tested and passed stick in Slot 1 and one tested and passed stick in slot 3. Retest. Reset and repeat with the second set. Finally populate all four and retest. If some sticks pass in single testing and other sticks fail in single testing, then you have errored modules. If you fail in dual channel mode, then you have an error of the motherboards memory controller as Dual Channel is a function of the mainboard (MCH/Northbridge) and not a function of the DRAM. If the DRAM is of the same version and model, then it passes Dual Channel requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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