Baver Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I purchased Corsair 1GB PC3200 400MHz (2x512MB) DDR 184Pin - Model #VS1GBKIT400 the other day and installed it. Using a ECS EliteGroup PT800CE-A motherboard. ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card if that matters too. Since installed while playing some online games they will randomly just crash to desktop completly. Than earlier today while I was playing one it crashed to desktop and right after that it rebooted. I don't have anything overclocked or anything, just running standard settings. I assume it's from the ram considering I didn't have the problem until adding the ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 1, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 1, 2005 Please go to the manufacturer's website and see if they have any BIOS update available for your board, and flash your BIOS to the latest one. If not, then I will highly recommend you to test the memory module to a different system and see if the same behavior or problem will occur; it is more than likely a board problem and not a memory module problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitron Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I purchased Corsair 1GB PC3200 400MHz (2x512MB) DDR 184Pin - Model #VS1GBKIT400 the other day and installed it. Using a ECS EliteGroup PT800CE-A motherboard. ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card if that matters too. Since installed while playing some online games they will randomly just crash to desktop completly. Than earlier today while I was playing one it crashed to desktop and right after that it rebooted. I don't have anything overclocked or anything, just running standard settings. I assume it's from the ram considering I didn't have the problem until adding the ram. :bigeyes: like me ! so it is the ram the prob«!!! OMG!!! OHMG!!! OOOO MMEEEH GOOOD!!! RAM guy confirm this, I mostly got same settings then him! Is it why it crash 4me 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwok Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 What Ram guy was trying to say is that sometimes a perfectly working motherboard & videocard can have issues when you change a component. Everything was & still is in working order, but these old parts didn't like the new part. Usually it's only a BIOS problem but sometimes it's the actual motherboard that don't like the new part. I had a motherboard once that HATED the Audigy so I was forced to buy a Fortissimo III instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 2, 2005 Author Share Posted June 2, 2005 Well, motherboard is compatible for this ram and is listed under Corsair's site as that. That BIOS update thing, I really don't understand all that and where to search for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitron Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 :sigh!: well Baver, u have to go to your mobo website and donwload the latest BIOS, solves those kind of problems 98% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 2, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 2, 2005 Please go to http://www.ecsusa.com; from here you can make a search for your mobo model number, and click on the BIOS link to download the latest BIOS available for your board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvin Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 A working link for the ecs bios download page follows. Be sure to read the instruction links for flashing your bios and check for the bios update that addresses your problem and use the bios update for your exact motherboard model. http://www.ecsusa.com/downloads/motherBoards.html Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 2, 2005 Author Share Posted June 2, 2005 Well, tried one thing about bios from searching for my thing, trying thing you just posted. It says to copy 2 files or drag onto HDD, so where would I find that to drag onto? :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwok Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Baver, I'll try to steer you through the process (if ECS uses standard flash procedure) : First download the flash program you will use HERE . Then download the latest bios HERE . Now that you have both files you need a brand new floppy. I say brand new because if the floppy have any kind of fault you may render your motherboard useless. Now insert the floppy in the drive & format it as "bootable floppy". Then drag the "AWD830.EXE" file onto the floppy. Next click on the "10e.exe" file & it should theoretically unzip 3 files. get those 3 new files onto the floppy as well. Now that you have your floppy ready reboot the PC while leaving the floppy in. If windows restarts that means that the floppy is not the first boot device. If that's the case you'll have to ask how to make the floppy the first boot device ;): . If you have rebooted onto the floppy you will see a black screen with a "A:\" DOS prompt. Type "AWD830.EXE cea409.bin" (don't forget the space between the 2 programs) to start the flash program. Then it will ask you if you want to do this, say yes (by pressing the "Y" key). Then all you have to do is let it finish. Now just remove the floppy & reboot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 The only thing I'm not sure about is how do you format it to bootable floppy? Or you talking about first boot device? Also, is this possible with cd instead of floppy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 3, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 3, 2005 You can either use a Windows 98 start up disk to start through DOS, or when formating the floppy disk you can check the option make a boot disk or start up disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 Well, I was asking if I could do the same thing said with the floppy about copying those 2 files to it then first device boot on floppy but instead burn to cd, then boot first device cd rom. Only ask because I suppose floppy drive is plugged up wrong etc right now, or broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 3, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 3, 2005 Well if you can make the CD a bootable CD then yes, otherwise by setting up the BIOS on first boot device to a CD drive is not the same as having a bootable floppy; that only means that it will read first to the CD, but the CD has to be a bootable CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ah, well how do you make a floppy bootable? And a cd bootable is possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwok Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 I'll assume you're using Windows XP : First insert a floppy in the drive. Then click on Start, Then on My computer, Then you rightclick on the floppy & select the "format..." option. In the menu that pops up leave everything as is except in the 'format options' you need to check "Create an MS-DOS startup disk". Even if you use another Windows flavor the procedure is almost identical... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 Alright, I did all of that BIOS stuff exactly how you explained to do it. After doing that I loaded Counter Strike: Source up and played for around 30-45mins maybe, then I had a crash to desktop. Game freezed, maybe 10s error type sounding beep then crash to desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 Well ran Memtest86 in first with both sticks, how I'd normally have it. Started it when I went to sleep. 6hrs later it has brought up 133errors, going to try running individual stick later tonight. Also, if it is the ram, are you able to exchange it, or w/e (the warrenty) without receipt? Because sent it in with the rebate and if had another, don't anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwok Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 So, Is 133 Memtest errors higher or lower than your previous test? Also, If the memory is indeed faulty then yes, You can exchange Corsair DIMMs without cash receipts. It's little things like this that make me love Corsair products! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 Yeah, one of the reasons I went with Corsair, had heard nothing but good things. :) This is my first Memtest86 run since this is new ram, so I ran it with both sticks how I would normally use them for first time, having 133errors in 6hrs. That's most I could tell you from that run. Proboly going to run a single stick tonight or both seperate to see how they are. Because if it's just faulty ram will have to do whatever to exchange with the warranty. I was freakin earlier if it is the ram considering someone tossed the receipt. :sunglasse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 Alright well, heres results of running individual sticks. I ran them in the same slot, will proboly run 1 in other tonight. One stick ran for 44 passes and only 2 errors that were both in test5. The other I ran for a short time so I could get other in, but it had 2 passes. And this is all compared to no passes and 133 errors lastnight with both sticks in... Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 8, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 8, 2005 Can you tell me the CPU speed that you have and it's FSB as well? In addition, please tell me the bios settings you have set for both CPU and memory and any performance settings that you may have set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 My CPU is Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz. Where do I find out the FSB etc? :sigh!: And what am I looking for under BIOS, everything is at it's default updated flash BIOS settings. And sorry for having to ask so many questions on how to do some things, first computer I've built, so a lot to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 8, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 8, 2005 Please check the MB user manual for the bios settings and how to change them. But that should be a setting usually under Frequency and Voltage control in your MB bios. And I would set the Dim or DDR voltage to 2.7 Volts as wll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baver Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 Will check it out tomorrow during the day, I was playing CSS a lot of the day, didn't have the usual crashes, except later on at night a while ago I had it turn to blue screen/reboot. :O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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