Asus K8V SE Deluxe and Corsair XMS 3200LL 2x512MB *success*

Hi Yesterday I installed a "fresh" Asus K8V SE Deluxe with 2x512 MB Corsair XMS 3200LL in slot 1 and 3. no bios update etc. After the assembly I booted up the computer, reviewed the BIOS settings, everything looked alright, even the two WD SATA attached to the SATA RAID connectors was found, after I made an array in the promise setup config. Well, the settings in the Asus Bios was set to AUTO on the RAM "all the way", I booted up from the memtest86 111 CD, and began to test the RAM. Memtest displayed the RAM as 2-3-2-6, that was nice :) After 10 hours and 26 passes of the std. test, everything looks OK, no errors found. I will post more detailed information later. So far so good. Tonight I will probably install a copy of Mandrake 10.0 RC1 Amd64, and see how it runs. If I can get the SATA RAID to work with it, I will do some "deep" memory testing and some benchmarks aswell, maybe try to tweak the 3200LL a little. I'll be back. /FAF

Welcome to the forums, FAF Amd64! This is the best thread I've read today! I'm happy to hear you made out so well! PLUR CK

Thx for the positive input. The Mandrake RC1 AMD64 installation did not workout, could not cope with the RAID-0 setup on the promise controller, did not test it on the Via controller. So I eventually installed XP 32bit on the Via Raid controller, with the drivers from Via's homesite... or was it Asus? Tried to install XP on the Promise controller but it could not see the two drives as one. I will have to wait a little longer for an updated kernel. Runs very stable, no probs yet. I promissed a little more information about the installation of the Corsair Ram on the K8V. As I said, its basically plugn'play. This is from Sisoft Sandra. Mainboard Manufacturer : ASUSTeK Computer Inc. MP Support : 1 CPU(s) MPS Version : 1.40 Model : K8VSEDX Version : Rev 1.xx Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus MP Support : 1 CPU(s) MP APIC : Yes System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. 1001.005 Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K8VSEDX Total Memory : 1023MB DDR-SDRAM Chipset 1 Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc Apollo K8HTB CPU to PCI Bridge Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate) Chipset 2 Model : Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 800MHz (1600MHz data rate) Total Memory : 1024MB DDR-SDRAM Memory Bus Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate) System Memory Controller Location : Mainboard Error Correction Capability : None Number of Memory Slots : 3 Maximum Installable Memory : 4GB BANK0 - DIMM0 : Manufacturer0 PartNum0 SerNum0 AssetTagNum0 DIMM Synchronous SDRAM 512MB/64 BANK1 - DIMM1 : Empty BANK2 - DIMM2 : Manufacturer2 PartNum2 SerNum2 AssetTagNum2 DIMM Synchronous SDRAM 512MB/64 Logical/Chipset 2 Memory Banks Bank 0 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.0-3-2-2CL 1CMD Bank 1 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.0-3-2-2CL 1CMD Bank 4 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.0-3-2-2CL 1CMD Bank 5 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.0-3-2-2CL 1CMD Channels : 1 Bank Interleave : 4-way Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate) Multiplier : 1/10x Width : 64-bit Refresh Rate : 5.00µs Power Save Mode : No Fixed Hole Present : No Memory Module(s) Memory Module 1 : Corsair CMX512-3200LL 512MB 16x(32Mx8) DDR-SDRAM PC3200U-232-600 (CL2 up to 200MHz) Memory Module 3 : Corsair CMX512-3200LL 512MB 16x(32Mx8) DDR-SDRAM PC3200U-232-600 (CL2 up to 200MHz) Version : CMX512-3200LL Rev. 1.2 Temperature Sensor(s) Board Temperature : 36.0°C / 96.8°F CPU Temperature : 36.0°C / 96.8°F Voltage Sensor(s) (400W PSU) CPU Voltage : 1.55V +3.3V Voltage : 3.26V +5V Voltage : 5.05V +12V Voltage : 11.31V -12V Voltage : 0.88V -5V Voltage : 5.11V Standby Voltage : 4.90V Battery Voltage : 0.06V Processor Model : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ Speed : 2.00GHz Model Number : 3200 (estimated) Performance Rating : PR3005 (estimated) Type : Standard Package : FC µPGA754 Multiplier : 10/1x Minimum/Maximum Multiplier : 10/1x / 10/1x Generation : G8 Name : M4 Athlon 64 (K8 ClawHammer) 130nm 1.4GHz+ 1.45-1.55V Revision/Stepping : 4 / A (10A) Stepping Mask : SH7-CG Core Voltage Rating : 1.550V Min/Max Core Voltage : 1.500V / 1.550V Maximum Physical / Virtual Addressing : 40-bit / 48-bit Native Page Size : 4kB Power Rating(s) CPU Core Power : 80W (estimated) Thats it for now. Happy building. :laughcry:

Can you please check and see which bios version you have? Im also thinking about buying the same RAM as you. Cheers m8 the more help the better :): My bad I noticed the bios in the tests that you did , I cant read lol cheers :):

Quick questions m8, Where did you get the information for the chipsets "Chipset 1 Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc Apollo K8HTB CPU to PCI Bridge Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate)" How can I find this out? Also did you purcahse the Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200LL Pro TwinX (2x512MB)? And could you tell me where you purchased it from? Cheers for help and time m8

FAF - Did you just install the two modules into slots 1-3 and then booted it up and it worked fine? I have almost the same exact setup except I have the AMD64 3000+, but when I install two of the modules into any of the slots I can't get it to post. However, with 1 stick it will post fine. I'm so confused as to how to get this thing to work. >.<