gothstone Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I just upgraded my system with the M3N-HT, AMD 940, TWIN2X4096-8500C5, SSD drive, and a fresh load of 7. My system is soooo unstable. 50% chance of posting correctly, and if it posts windows will only boot about 10% of the time. Oddly, if I can boot to windows it is basicaly working fine, if not as blazingly fast as I had hoped. I have updated to the latest BIOS from Asus. I've tried bios defaults, I've tried 2.1v-1066-5-5-5-15, niether seems much better than the other. Reading here, now I'm really regretting not paying a few more $ for the dominator memory. So, should I give up and beg Newegg to let me swap, or is there another set of bios settings I should try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Download Memtest version 2.11 from--->Here and extract the ISO image. Burn the ISO image to an CD-ROM disk. Download CPU-z from--> Here and extract the ISO image. Burn the ISO image to an CD-ROM disk. Perform a hard reset to clear any BIOS stack corruption issues. Shut the system downRemove the power cordRemove the CMOS BatterySet the CMOS_CLR Jumper to OnPress the power button for 10 secondsLet sit for 10 minutesSet the CMOS_CLR Jumper to OffInsert the CMOS BatteryInsert the Power CordRestart the systemEnter the BIOSLoad Default SettingsSave Default Settings and ExitRestart the System and enter the BIOS Shut the system down. Insert a single stick in the first DRAM slot (Closest to the CPU) and the third DRAM slot. Restart, enter BIOS, load setup defaults, save setup defaults and enter these values: Advanced JumperFree Configuration Memory Voltage = 2.1v NB Chips Voltage = 1.4v DRAM Configuration Memory Clock Frequency = DDR2 1066 Tcl = 5 tRCD = 5 tRP = 5 tRAS = 15 1T/2T Memory Timing = 2T Memory DCT Mode = Unganged Memory Hole Remapping = Enabled CPU Configuration AMD Virtualization = Enabled SLi Ready Memory = Disabled CLI-Ready Memory CPUOC = Disabled AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Function = Disabled TLB Fix = Auto CPU Instruction Fetch = Auto Processor Downcore = DisabledSave and shut the system down. Boot to the Memtest CD. Allow for two full passes. 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...
gothstone Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 I have to say, I thought your bios clear process was nuts, but I'm glad I did it. Memtest passes, and the system seems stable. The screen shots are attached. So a few questions. 1. I had already done a "normal" BIOS clear, can we determin exactly how we solved the problem? 2. Why does everything say to run this memmory unganged (dual mode) when its a matched pair? 3. Is this memory SLI ready? 4. Whats the diff between ganged and SLI ready? And thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted April 3, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted April 3, 2009 Do a Google search for "WHAT IS Ganged Mode" and SLI Ready Memory it is indeed and this will only set the performance profiles set in the modules SPD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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