LightLordChiba Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Hey guys, I've been having the same problem except for a few differences. I was running 4 gb on 2 sticks just fine, so I went up to 8 and system would not post. I went in and set timings for 9 9 9 24 and volts to 1.7 and it "was" running fine. Got a blue screen after 24 hours and now it won't post if I don't set defaults. I even tried setting dram ram to 1066 and turned off all overclocking. North bridge is at 1.35, and when I save changes and reset, the led reads d5 (copying BIOS to RAM) and hangs. Right now its running ok but it's in auto and it only comes up as 536 mhz. I would be happy with 1066 if its stable. I've read as many threads as I can and I can really use a bit of help. Let me know if I have to mess with SKEW, fsb strap, or SB volts. I could not get MEMTEST to run on my vista 64 bit but I used memtest that vista has built in and it said I had no problems. (shrug) Thank you guys for such a great forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 You are advised to drop the bandwidth when populating all four DRAM slots. I can give you custom settings for your BIOS but you are running on SPD for four DRAM slots by virtue of the system's plug and play BIOS. 536Mhz X 2 (DDR) = 1072Mhz (1066Mhz) Download CPU-z from--> Here and post screenshots of CPU-z's CPU, Memory and SPD tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightLordChiba Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Please excuse the messy pics, did it in a rush. Thanks for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 17, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 17, 2009 North bridge is at 1.35, and when I save changes and reset, the led reads d5 (copying BIOS to RAM) and hangs. Right now its running ok but it's in auto and it only comes up as 536 mhz. I would be happy with 1066 if its stable. . Memtest shows the actual frequency of the memory. DDR1066 operates at 533mhz. So, you are actually at DDR1072. Also, if you see any more instability, try 1.4v on the NB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightLordChiba Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Thanx, but I also can't get my RAM to the right timings in BIOS. It should be 9 9 9 24 but whenever I up it I get that d5 error and have to restart. Any Ideas? Do I have to adjust the SB volts or any others? Also I was clocking to 3.0 and had my FSB strap and frequency upped. I have since turned it back down to normal just to get RAM up to spec. If 7 7 7 20 and 9 9 9 24 are not that different then I'll go back up to 3.0. Any knowledge would be great, and thank you for the help so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 17, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 17, 2009 I would not try running this memory at 7-7-7 timings and especially not with 4 modules. Also, please list ALL of the information from the stickers on both memory kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightLordChiba Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 9 9 9 24 1.6v revision 2.1, says it on all sticks. 7 7 7 20 is what BIOS shows in grey cause I have it on auto timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightLordChiba Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 TW3X4G1333C9DHX, got um both at the same time. Two kits of 4 gb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted February 17, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted February 17, 2009 9 9 9 24 1.6v revision 2.1, says it on all sticks. 7 7 7 20 is what BIOS shows in grey cause I have it on auto timing. Odd, manually setting the timings to 9-9-9-24 should not be less stable than 7-7-7-24 and should not cause instability as the modules are actually rated at CAS9. The only voltages you should need for the memory specifcally are the memory voltage at 1.6v - 1.7v and the memory controller voltage at 1.35v to 1.45v range. Try clearing the BIOS, reboot, set timings manually, hit F-10 and see what happens. If this fails, try setting the BIOS with 2 modules, power off, add 2 more, and test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightLordChiba Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I tried going default and resetting the timings and I got a D1 error (enable IO device for bootlock) I went down to 2 sticks and it still wouldn't post. Only way I can get it to work is auto timing. When I OC'ed my chip I changed a few other voltages but now im all stock numbers cept for dram freq and NB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 It looks as though you have board memory controller issues. You can RMA them memory but I bet you have the same issues with new memory. I would look to RMA of the mainboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightLordChiba Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hey DerekT, is there any chance you can send me the custom settings that you offered before. I have a few more things to try before I RMA the board. I use my comp for work everyday and I have back ups but RMA'n this board will be a big hassle so I wanna try everything I can before doing it. I had the 8 gbs running for a while, I guess the NB could have overheated? Also, is it that bad running the RAM on auto settings? Am I doing damage to the sticks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Running the memory on Auto settings with 4 X 2048 modules will not damage the memory but sure can damage the memory controller. Download Memtest86+ V2.11 from--->Hereand extract the ISO image. Burn the ISO image to an CD-ROM disk. Download CPU-z from Here .AI Overclocking: Manual CPU Ratio Control: Auto FSB Frequency: 266 FSB Strap to North Bridge: 333 PCI-E Frequency: 100 DRAM Frequency: 1066 DRAM Command Rate: 2T DRAM Timing Control: Manual CAS# Latency: 9 RAS# to CAS# Delay: 9 RAS# Precharge: 9 RAS# Activate Time: 24 All the Rest of the Advanced Timings set to "Auto" DRAM Static Read Control: Auto AI Clock Twister: Auto Transaction Booster: Auto CPU Voltage: Auto CPU Voltage Reference: Auto CPU Voltage Damper: Enabled CPU PLL Voltage: Auto DRAM Voltage: 2.1v FSB Termination Voltage: Auto North Bridge Voltage: 1.45v North Bridge Voltage Reference: Auto South Bridge Voltage: 1.50vRun Memtest for two full passes, then (If Stable), enter Windows and post screenshots of CPU-z's CPU, Memory and SPD tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightLordChiba Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 thx, I can't get memtest to run. I booted from cd and all I got was windows asking me which way I wanted to boot up. I'm running mem diagnostic from Vista right now. 2 passes. Is the vista tool a decent sub for memtest? Either way, it did post after I punched in those setting so thats a good sign. Also, my SB only goes up to 1.2 so thats what I entered. (shrug) ok it passed with two sticks, gonna restart and put in all four and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightLordChiba Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 ok so Im in Vista and everything is ok so far. My mouse is cutting in and out which is weird and I hope has nothing to do with what I was doing. Im gonna run 3d test and see what happens. Im gonna see how stable it is and then see if I can lower any of the volts cause I wanted to OC my Q6600 a bit more. Thx for the help and I will be back with more results. Here are my CPU-Z pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Please cut the CPU-z pictures. Thanks When you lower voltages, do it incrementally and document the lowering. Then use the system for at least a few days to ensure stability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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