Greyfox Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Here is my system for the last 1.5 years: Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe rev 1.01 BIOS 1013 as of 11/21/2004 Athlon XP3200+ 400MHz FSB w/Zalman CNPs7000A-Cu fan Antec TruePower 550 power supply eVGA nVidia 6800GT 256MB AGP TwinX1024-3200C2PT memory set as follows: memory interface=auto memory latencies=manual CAS Latency=2.5 Ras Precharge delay=3 RAS to CAS delay=3 Active precharge delay=6 DDR reference voltage=2.7V CPU Vcore setting=auto (1.650V) FSB spread spectrum=disabled AGP spread spectrum=disabled System bios cacheable=disabled Video RAM cacheable=disabled One stick in slot A1 and one in B1 for dual channel. These setting worked fine until about two weeks ago. I started getting a BSOD with the error message: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL stop:0x0000000A (0x44058162,0x00000002,0x00000001, 0x804EDA4B) After a WEB search for this error message, I uninstalled the antivirus program I had just installed, McAfee Enterprise 8.0i (which itself wouldn't run due to an error message of a problem fffff95b@2). Norton AV 2005 seemed to run okay. I also removed all the cards but the video. I removed the memory stick from bank B1. Things were okay for 1 day, then I started getting a BSOD: Stop: C000021a Fatal system error Logon process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0xC000005 (0x00000000,0x00000000) the system has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer........ I have run memtest86+ with the following results: Stick 1: slot A1=errors (tested twice), Slot B1=no errors Stick 2: slot A1=errors (once) errors(once),slotB1=no error I ran each test for 20 minutes At the moment, I have stick 2 in slot B1. That's the only combo that seems to work. I have taken screenshots with my digital camera for reference I apologize for the lenght of this. I hoping someone can help.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMC_SAVAGE Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I have run memtest86+ with the following results: Stick 1: slot A1=errors (tested twice), Slot B1=no errors Stick 2: slot A1=errors (once) errors(once),slotB1=no erro Did you test them in another system. Being that only slot produced errors may indicate a MOBO issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfox Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 I would if I could but no one I know has a system anywhere near like mine. As a further bit of info, this problem only appeared after I had a conflict between McAfee Anitvirus Enterprise 8.0i and ZoneLabs (free) Firewall led to a total lockup of my computer on shutdown. A knowledge base search, with my laptop, at McAfee and Zonelabs pointed to a conflict that led to 100% CPU utilization (I had noticed that the CPU fan would really rev up) which led me to uninstall McAfee. I have no way of knowing if the CPU load had any effect on the Corsair memory but I am currently using my system with just the one stick installed and have had only one crash (when opening an online file with Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0--no suprise there!). Thanks for your interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfox Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 I spent a good part of Sunday trying various other settings, mainly SDRAM Active Precharge Delay with stick 1 in slot B1 and stick 2 in slot A1 (when run solo in previous test, each stick passed with zero errors at least through 1 pass). I changed the delay 1 step at a time until I was at 11 and they still had from 188 errors to almost 600 errors (all at test 5). That was suggested in a thread: http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44611&highlight=works+slot All the failing addresses were in the 1010+ MB range. Out of curiosity, or desperation, I changed the all settings back to 2.5-3-3-6 and changes the memory frequency from 100% to 83% (the next lower step) and ran memtest86+. The test ran through 2 full passes and test #7 with ZERO errors. Does this point to a problem with memory or MB?:headbang2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfox Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 Running in asynchronous mode seemed to be a viable solution. However, I came across another post that advised against running an AMD cpu at a different fsb than the memory, so, I reset everything back to the timing specs that worked for the last 18 months then lowered the CPU FSB to 195 MHZ with the memory timing set to 100%. BINGO--memtest86+ was in its 5th full pass at test#7 without a single error when I stopped it. Time will tell if this is stable and I doubt I notice the difference in performance between 2200 mhz and 2146 mhz.:dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 25, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 25, 2006 Please use the ASUS Bios 1.013 or newer and then, please try these settings: With the A7N8X-E please set the FSB jumper to pins 2-3 furthest away from the CPU 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. CPU Freq: 200 MHz Memory Frequency: 100% Dim Voltage to 2.7 Volts Resulting Frequency: 200 MHz Memory timings: Manual Would results in these settings SDRAM CAS Latency: 2.5T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay (tRCD): 3T SDRAM Row Precharge (tRP): 3T SDRAM Active to Precharge Delay (tRAS): 6T Graphics Aperture Size is 128 MB If you get errors please test the modules one at a time to make sure one is not failing, 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfox Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 Thank you, Ram Guy. If you will look at my original post, these were the settings my system had been running at for 18 months. In fact, I had gotten them from a post in HOH back when. I tried them again anyhow My BIOS version has been 1013 since 11/21/04. It is the last version that ASUS released for my MOBO (rev 1.01 according to the silkscreen). Yesterday, I reset the CMOS, loaded the setup defaults, rebooted, and then manually set the timing to your recommendations. Here is a digital camera screenshot: http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2030&stc=1&d=1153920639 AArecommended.JPG I then rebooted to WinXP and got http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2031&stc=1&d=1153920639 AWinXPboot.JPG I turned off the computer and rebooted from the Memtest86+ cd with the following results after 25 minutes and 1.5 hrs. As you can see, the wall time clock froze. http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2032&stc=1&d=1153920639 Memtest86+_A.JPG http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2033&stc=1&d=1153920639 memtest86+_B.JPG I then reset the CPU FSB to 195MHZ with the following test results: http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2034&stc=1&d=1153920639 memtest86+_FSB195.JPG WinXP booted perfectly I also have digital camers screenshots of the tests of the individual sticks with memtest86+ that I took on 7/20/06. I can upload these to you if they'd be of help. Any suggestions?:confused: Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 26, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 26, 2006 Did you set the CPU FSB Jumper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfox Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 Yes, as per the recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz74 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 You may find this a bit strange but I have almost the exact same set up, and I have yet to experience a problem. I have the same bios settings except I am running my FSB at 206mhz with an 11.5x multiplier resulting in a 2377 CPU speed. I dl'd the memtest86 and ran it for about four hours and had no errors. I am actually surprised to get this much out of the motherboard as the Northbridge doesn't allow the overclocking support I'd like. It works for me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfox Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 :hihi: Blitz74.Your setup is almost the same except for having 2-1gigabyte sticks. What I have noticed from the memtest results is the errors a come at the top end of the memory range, i.e., in the 510+ megabyte range if I have only one 512 mb stick installed ( and only with stick #1) and at the 1020+ megabyte range if both sticks are installed. I'm thinking that, for what ever reason, only one stick is going bad but if I slow the bus speed to 195mHz, the screen shot shows zero errors after stopping memtest at test #7 of the third complete pass. As a side point, even though my system seems stable right now, I now get a crash trying to exit one level for the next when playing Doom3. I have already gone though the complete game once before, last year, with this exact same hardware setup but at 200mHz FSB with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz74 Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 When I dl'd memtest86+, I ran how it was at default from the floppy. Is there any parameters within the program I should change, or just let it run from boot the way it is? How long do you run this? This is the first time I have ever ran this and I just want to make sure that what I'm running is stable. So far, it seems to be. Also, would running a third stick of the same memory (possible, but not recommended) make a noticeable difference? I'll post my complete specs. for reference once I get back to my pc. Thanks in advance, Blitz74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 1, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 1, 2006 The memory Frequency needs to be set to 100% aand what do you have the Voltage set to? And did you test the modules one at a time? And what slots do you have them in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfox Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 :sigh!: Ram Guy, do you have any suggestions as to what I might try next or should I just send my memory in to you.:confused: Greyfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 1, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 1, 2006 Did you test the modules one at a time to make sure one is not failing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz74 Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Ram Guy, Memory Frequency is at 100% DDR voltage is at 2.7 (CPU as well) No I did not test them 1 at a time. They are both currently in slots A2 and B1. (outer left and right). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Ram Guy, Memory Frequency is at 100% DDR voltage is at 2.7 (CPU as well) No I did not test them 1 at a time. They are both currently in slots A2 and B1. (outer left and right). Fixed it. Yes, there's an EDIT button :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyfox Posted August 6, 2006 Author Share Posted August 6, 2006 :confused: Has my problem been overlooked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 8, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 8, 2006 No it was the weekend and we are not here on weekends. I would suggest testing the modules one at a time in another system to make sure one is not failing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz74 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Greyfox, You still having the issues ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 15, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 15, 2006 If you are, Please use the RMA request found in TSXpress or follow the link in my signature “I think I have a bad part!” and we will be happy to replace them or it! And please note that you are from the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz74 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 If I understand the settings explained above, as far as the FSB jumper(do you have a pic?) to pins 2-3, and the memory in the slots 2-3(farthest from the CPU), how do you reset and clear bios? Remove the battery for a minute or two? I know I have Bios version 1.013. Also, which slot do you run the memtest in again? Thanks for your help Blitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 15, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 15, 2006 The FSB Jumper should be furthest away from the CPU! And the modules should be in slots 2-3 or test them one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz74 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Real quick, why does my start up screen say dual channel mode 200mhz if my modules are in slots A2 and B1? Also, if I have the CPU multiplier at 11.5x and the resulting frequency is 2300, does that mean in fact my XP 3200+ is 400mhz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 19, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 19, 2006 You have a 3000+ 166 FSB CPU not a 3200+ and that maybe why its failing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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