Knochenkotzer Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Hi there! I have a brand new CPU incl. motherboard and memory. Everything works fine, but when I try to play 3D-Games like HL2 or Counterstrike:Source it's only a matter of time that the program quits with the following message: The Instruction at 0x24179b46 referenced memory at 0x00e72ed0. The memory could not be 'read' The numbers are always the same. I allready tested the memory with memTest, but after 3872% coverage I didn't have any errors. The error does not occur when I plug in my older RAMs, so it's definitly something wrong with the RAM-Support or settings. Here's my hardware: Athlon 64 3500+ (Venice) ASUS A8V Deluxe (newest BIOS 1011.007) 2x VS512MB400 (both RAM-Slots tested, first the blue ones, then the others) Any ideas for the BIOS-Settings? I already read something about using a slightly higher voltage of 2.7V, but my BIOS doesn't seem to have settings for this. Greetings, DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 16, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 16, 2005 Please put the memory modules on either slots 1&3 or 2&4 and make sure that you have the latest BIOS installed for your MB; load optimized/set up default, and set the following BIOS settings; VS512MB400 or VS1GBKIT400 Advanced CPU/Memory Configuration: Memclock Mode: Limit Memclock Value: 2:1 (DDR400) Bank Interleaving: 4/Enabled Burst Length: 8 SDRAM CAS Latency: 2.5T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay (tRCD): 3T SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay (tRAS): 8T SDRAM Row Precharge (tRP): 3T 2T Command Rate: Enabled Hypertransport: 5X Jumper Free/Frequency Voltage Control: AI Overclock Tuner: Manual CPU FSB Clock: 200 CPU Multiplier: Auto CPU Voltage: Auto DDR Voltage: 2.7 Volts AGP Voltage: Default *unless you have ATI (9200 or 9600) or NVIDIA (5200 or 5700) then 1.6 Volts suggested!* All other settings should be set to default settings!Then please test them one at a time with http://www.memtest.org and let's make sure it's not some other issue! I would run the test for at least 2-3 passes to be sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knochenkotzer Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 Thank you, I will try these settings. But I don't have these two settings in the BIOS: Bank Interleaving: 4/Enabled Hypertransport: 5X Are they equal to Bank Interleaving: Enabled HT: 1000 ? Greetings, DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Yep, those are the same settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knochenkotzer Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 After adjusting the settings I tried to play CS:S once more. At first it ran smooth but suddenly -> the same error! Aftr this I installed the latest Beta-BIOS for the Mainboard and tried it again -> no problems till now! Ok, I had a crash-to-desktop one time but the error-message didn't occur. I'm still testing and give you feedback. Greetings, DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted May 18, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 18, 2005 Please let us know if you get problems again, will get it sort out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knochenkotzer Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 Please let us know if you get problems again, will get it sort out. Sorry to say this, bad the problem still occurs. I just tried the latest BIOS-Update but nothing changed. DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 10, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 10, 2005 Please follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knochenkotzer Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 I don't think that they're bad. I just changed the MHz in BIOS from 400 to 333 and all works fine. The funny thing about this: I get more fps in CS:S and an higher Benchmark result in 3dMark 2003 than with the 400er settings! :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 14, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 14, 2005 Please try the settings on memory slots 2&4 as well; and please set the memory voltage 2.8 volts to see if this will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beast9156 Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 i've been having the same issues. tried changing the slots, updating bios. the strange thing is that they worked fine for maybe a month and then i had all sorts of issues playing games, installations wouldn't complete because it said that the disk coudln't be read.. put back old RAM and im running just fine. Posted this so i could get an RMA. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 i've been having the same issues. tried changing the slots, updating bios. the strange thing is that they worked fine for maybe a month and then i had all sorts of issues playing games, installations wouldn't complete because it said that the disk coudln't be read.. put back old RAM and im running just fine. Posted this so i could get an RMA. :) What specific issue have you been having? Do you have a TwinX pack, or just 2 individual sticks? If the latter, what is the revision # of each stick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas740 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Hello there people... I might have the answer you are looking for.. The memory could not be read issue is when u play HL2 and CS:Source i persume ;-) Have you installed a driver for your monitor or do you run it as a Plug n play screen ?? If you are running it like a Plug and play, please install the correct drivers for the monitor and try again... This The memory could not be read issue with HL2 and CS:Source is a known problem if you look at the Steam website... /Jonas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 21, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 21, 2005 Thank you for this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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