JSUBULLITT Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Hi, I have run twinx1024-3200ll in dual channel on an asus a7n8x-e deluxe mobo, amd3200+, WD sata 36gig raptor, for aprox 2 years now (have 5- 80mm vantec thermoflow case fans running). This past weekend while playing a game I got a crash. (windows says hardware problem). I checked all device drivers and downloaded new ones, no help but in the process of trying things i did remove the battery to reset bios. after no success I did a reformat, reflashed bios 1013 (precrash and lastest version) and loaded all drivers back to precrash setup to no avail. a friend told me to try a mem test so i did. when the test gets to approx 78-80% done the whole computer crashes while running the test. the computer will work with general software use ie e-mail..word...so on and may or may not crash for several hours; however it crashes imediately when gamming (americas army, unreal...) in approx 2-5 min max. i'm fairly certain its eaither memory or mobo. If memory how do I go about getting the tech number...left side for RMA return. any help appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 6, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 6, 2005 Please try these settings: With the A7N8X-E please set the FSB jumper to pins 2-3 with the modules in slots 2-3 and then reset or clear the bios and load setup defaults and set the Dim Voltage to 2.7 Volts and set the timings manually. Then please test the system with http://www.memtest.org. If you do get errors please test the modules one at a time and lets make sure its not just a failing module. Also I would try and set the CPU VCore up a few tenths of a Volts as well. CPU Freq: 200 MHz Memory Frequency: 100% Dim Voltage to 2.7 Volts Resulting Frequency: 200 MHz SDRAM CAS Latency: 2.0T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay (tRCD): 3T SDRAM Row Precharge (tRP): 2T SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay (tRAS): 6T I have had 4 of these exact MB's and this is what had to be done to solve problems with aggressive memory, no matters who's I tested. In addition, a few other's had some success disabling Spread Spectrum in the bios as well. I would take a look at http://www.asusforums.org as well in the AMD section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSUBULLITT Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 Hi, I tried putting the jumper to 2-3 (200mhz mode only), reset the bios,putting timings in manually, the modules were already in 2-3 slots, doing all else you requested and run the memtest 2 passes with no failures. However, imediately after running the memtest i proceeded with bootup then to gameplay and ....crash within 1 min ! The same blue crash screen followed by same windows xp crash info as before hardware failure RAM,mobo or processor......... Could this be mobo related and could the mem still be bad as well even after this test was ok at slowwwww settings? suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 7, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 7, 2005 Crashing out of game could be many things, do you get a BSOD error that you can track at http://www.microsoft.com/technet ? And if possible I would maybe see if a friend can help you test the memory in another system. Also can you list your complete system spec including the make and model of PSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSUBULLITT Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 My System: Amd Athlon Xp 3200+ 400fsb 512mb Asus A7n8x-e Deluxe Uay Mobo (1013 Bios) Twinx 1024-3200ll !! Ultra 500 Watt Psu !! Western Digital 10000rpm Sata Raptor Hd Bfg 6800gt Oc Agp 256 Vidcard (68.73 Driver,not The Newest But Most Stable I've Found) Sony Dvd Rom Sony Dvd-rw Sony Floppy I'm Sorry But I Have No One Else's Computer To Check Memory In Also, The Bsod Is So Fast That I Barely Have Time To See It's Blue Much Less Read It; How Do Get The Actual Code Numbers Themselves. I've Been Going By Error Reports Sent Back After Sending Error Report To Microsoft On Reboot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 7, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 7, 2005 Check your event log. And I would try the modules in your system one at a time for a day or so each and see if you can isolate one of the modules causing this. And have you tried the latest bios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSUBULLITT Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 Yes Bios 1013 Is The Lastest Bios Out For This Asus Boards...but Its Over Due For New One. Its Been Over 6 Mos Since 1013 Came Out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 7, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 7, 2005 I would maybe try the modules in another system to be sure if you can, but I have no problem replacing them. 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...
JSUBULLITT Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 can going under voltage on any of the output sections of the power supply affect system running ;if so how can you check it for sure? and how accurate are the bios V readings? my volt readings on bios are 3.3=3.45, 5=5.05, 12=12.41. buddy says his 5v is showing 5.31. mine is awful close to 5 and that could explain craziness if it matters and possibly explain crashes when gamming only (6800gt needs mega power in game and i wonder if this could lower the 5v section enough to go under 5v and what affect that would have on memory and computer stabability?)....ASUS tech guys have yet to respond to any of my threads, they are very slooow. any advice? 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 As long as the voltage is stable and boucing arround +- 10% is acceptable. Mine runs at about 4.75 Volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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