jd3 Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 I have the Corsair VS1GBKIT533D2 DDR2 512 MB (x2) in a Intel D925XCV motherboard with an P4 3.4 Ghz processor. On my first boot up of the new system I get an "error 116". What does that mean? Does anyone know what that error is? Is it because my memory is not compatible? This error occurs after the motherboard detects the two sticks of memory both in the correctly matched "slot 0". Any suggestions or help would be greatly appriciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyKid Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 Welcome to the forums, jd3! I've sent Intel a message asking what Error 116 was since I scoured some message boards and didn't find much information (nor in the knowledge base). Did you get any other error messages with the code? PLUR CK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd3 Posted November 29, 2004 Author Share Posted November 29, 2004 No other error messages appear. Just "error 116" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsteel44 Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 'system board read/write error' or 'system board port read/write failure'. Not quite sure what its relating to though :[pouts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 29, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 29, 2004 Please make sure that you have the latest bios from Intel and then you should be able to set thw Dim Voltage to 1.9 Volts and I would set the timings manually to the tested settings which you can get from the link in my signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyKid Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Update: I'm still on with Intel tech support, but I'm not going anywhere fast. The first human reply I got was to reset the BIOS... my question was, "What is ERROR 116?" ...Anyways, I've written them again, hopefully I'll get a second tier this time and be able to get a solid response from them. PLUR CK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyKid Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 End of the line, here's what they'll give me: The Error code 116 refers to a System board read/write error, most likely it refers to the IDE controller in your Intel® Desktop Board 925XCV, there is no further information about this error that we can provide you with. To me, this means a bad board or a bad hard drive... maybe even a bad HDD cable, might want to get a new one just to make sure. PLUR CK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 1, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 1, 2004 Thanks CK! And please let us know if you have any more questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd3 Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 So you are all aware I was able to determine what the error was and I now have it fixed. I am using serial ATA to connect my hard disk to the motherboard. Error 116 is indeed a system board read/write error. The serial ATA cable for the main hard disk has to be connected to a certain predetermined slot on the motherboard. On start up the hard disk was recognized because the serial number appeared, plus I know what the sound of a faild hard drive was so initially I did not even think that it could be the hard disk. So to make a long story short I pluged the Serial ATA cable into the correct slot on the motherboard, and I now do not get any errors! Thanks to all who searched for a solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 2, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 2, 2004 Good news then. Please let us know if you have any more questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyKid Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 ...and I had to get snooty (and maybe even snitty) with the Intel guys to get THAT much information... Oh well, glad you got it figured out! PLUR CK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd3 Posted December 3, 2004 Author Share Posted December 3, 2004 After even further research I determined that error 116 will occur if the IDE cable is connected to two CD/DVD drives and for example...if both pins were set on master it would cause an error 116. Just for anyone down the road who may have this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermes122 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 @jd3 - I started an account to confirm your results. For future users, yes, a 116 error can be caused by both pins set to master, for 2 drives on the same cable. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 @ hermest Im not sure if you realized this or not, but this thread is almost 8 years old:p: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Holy bump Batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farron Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 same prob here :(: I have an old pc with Intel EM64T Capable Intel Celeron D CPU 3.06Ghz BIOS version : EV91510A.86A.0482 dvd ROM : Samsung DmROM 'SC-q5rA when first startup it shows Intel ® desktop boards Maximum memory performance is achieved with matched DIMMs. The installed amount of memory in channel A is not equal to the amount of Error 116 what's wrong with that? I'm a newbie.. I don't understand a thing :( is that the cable too? or what? help help :stickpoke :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 9, 2011 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 9, 2011 I would contact the system builder or manufacturer but if its an OEM system the BIOS may need to be reset! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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