hilyer25 Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 i bought 2 512 mb ddr sticks of corsair value select. but when i install it my computer flips out and keeps restarting it self. what am i doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeghoofd Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Reset the bios. Try one Corsair dimm, see if it boots then, if it boots check the necessary timings etc for the ram and especially the DDR voltage set it to 2.7 if bios allows then set timings 3-3-3-8 is a safe value,then run memtest to see if the ram dimm is defective. Then replace that dimm with the 2nd one. Test that one too with memtest, if no errors are found put in the 2nd dimm in the appropriate dimm slot to get the full gig in. Also please update your bios to the latest one link here : http://file.abit.com.tw/pub/download/fae/kd7ec.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilyer25 Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 how do you set the bios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 What CPU / FSB do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilyer25 Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 amd 1700 fsb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 AMD is not the name of the CPU; it is the name of the CPU manufacturer. AthlonXP CPU I'm assuming? FSB = Front Side Bus It has a 266 Mhz FSB. Are you running the memory @ 266 Mhz, or 400 Mhz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeghoofd Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 For the reset there's a jumper (ccmos discharge)near the battery placed on the mobo. I strongly suggest to check the manual. Set the jumper to reset position , make sure the PSU ain't plugged with the power cord, place one Corsair dimm,jumper to normal position, plug it all back in try to boot. If it doesn't boot flash the bios ( do it carefully it could ruin your board !!) For the voltage setting you must change at the CPU power supply to User defined instead of default. then change the DDR voltage to eg 2.7 if possible. CPU fast comand decode mode to normal Then go into Advanced chipset features : Dram clock drive control : check the current fsb and dram speed both should be 133Mhz for stability. then Dram timings selectable : Manual Cas latency : 2.5-3 Bank interleave :disabled Trp : 3 Tras : 6 TRCD : 3 Dqs drive strength : High Dram command rate : 2T I really hope this works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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