Lanparty UT nF4 SLi-D .. Memory Issues?

[silixon]

Hey guys I'm new here and I've been having a very strange problem that I don't know what to do...

 

I have the 1 Gig (2x512) Gold Series Dual Channel kit from OCZ (stats below) the 2-2-2-5 timings are stock. I can install the sticks into any slots but matching ones for example: I can install 1 stick in any slot and it works fine, I can install memory into slot 1 & 2 or 3 & 4 and it runs fine, But when I install the memory into matching slots (1 & 3 or 2 & 4) I boot up and I get the (BSOD) blue screen of death.

 

The error says IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. The only time I've ever been able to boot up with it running Dual channel (Orange slots 2 & 4) is when I crank the voltage on the VDIMM up to 3.2 and when I do that, it will be fine for about an hour or so then it will crash and give me the BSOD again. It will be 1 out of 2 Errors this time: The above IRQ One, or PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA.

 

Like I said, I have installed both sticks individually and they boot up fine by themselves, I have ran memtest for a couple hours on both sticks (together and individually), so I don't believe it is faulty ram.

 

I have the ram running in 1 & 2 right now and thats how I'm on...

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks

[Prometheous]

You are currently running BIOS 6/23/05-3, check that this is the correct version for you, apparently there are three version of 6/23/05, -1,-2,-3, depending upon what memory you are using, so check that you are using the correct version for your memory set.

 

I also had a look around for the IRQL error you have been getting, I have found the following definition:

 

Interrupt request level (IRQL). An internal priority level table used by the kernel to manage interrupt sources, such as hardware or software. Software interrupts are assigned the lowest priorities with hardware interrupt levels assigned higher priorities by the hardware abstraction table (HAL). Only kernel mode threads can change IRQLs.

 

Not sure if this helps.

[silixon]

Yeh thats the BIOS version I have using, as far as the IRQL error... I'm still clueless as of what to do, I believe it's a hardware conflict but I'm not sure what I can do to fix it :confused:

[silixon]

Anyone else know how to fix this maybee?

[Sharp]

Hello,

 

Make sure that all 4 power connectors are plugged into the board.

 

Set the memory voltage to 2.8v

And see what happens.

[silixon]

All 4 are plugged in properly, they have been since I put everything together

[silixon]

This might be the error: Do you think that installing all of the updates for SP2 would fix it? OR Moving my PCI-X card to a different slot?

[joki]

Think you should be using bios 6/23-2 for your sticks...think they are bh-5/6 like mine not tccd and use the yellow slots 1/3...

[silixon]

Will they run Dual Channel in the Yellow slots? I heard they only run Dual in the Orange Slots...

 

Right now I have them running Dual channel in the Orange and I loaded the optimized defaults, cranked the voltage to 2.9 and if you let the bios auto select the timings it will select them 2-4-4-8, which I am running at right now. It seems to be doing fine, but if I changed the timings to anything but that I get the Blue screen of death again. The rated timings on my memory are 2-2-2-5 @ 2.8V which they should be running at..

 

So maybee it is faulty ram after all?

[Sharp]

Hello,

 

Are you sure you got the OCZ EL GOLD 2-2-2-5 and not the

OCZ EL GOLD VX?

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memo...pc_3200_gold_vx

(Just want to make sure).

 

Try these first

GENIE BIOS Setting

>DRAM Configuration..................Press Enter = New Menu

FSB BUS Frequency....................200

DRAM Voltage Control.................2.80V

 

GENIE BIOS Setting >DRAM Configuration

DRAM Frequency Set (MHZ).............200 (DRAM/FSB:1/01)

Command per clock (CPC)..............Enabled

Cas latency (tCL)....................2

RAS to CAS delay (tRCD)..............2

Min RAS active time (tRAS)...........8

Row precharge time (tRP).............2

Row cycle time (tRC).................11

Row refresh cycle time(tRFC).........14

Row to Row delay (tRRD)..............2

Write recovery time (tWR)............2

Write to read delay (tWTR)...........1

Read to write delay (tRWT)...........1

Refresh period (tREF)................AUTO

Write CAS latency (tWCL).............1

DRAM Bank Interleave.................Enabled

 

DQS Skew Control.....................Decrease Skew

DQS Skew Value.......................0

DRAM Drive Strength..................AUTO

DRAM Data Drive Strength.............AUTO

Max Async Latency....................6ns

Dram Response........................Normal

Read Preamble Time...................5ns

Idle Cycle Limit.....................AUTO

Dynamic Counter......................Disabled

R/W Queue Bypass.....................AUTO

Bypass Max...........................AUTO

32 Byte Granularity..................any value

[silixon]

Yeh im sure its not that, the model # on mine is OCZ4001024ELDCGE-K, but hey ill give that a try really quick.

[silixon]

nope,... still not working. I'm thinking it's either faulty memory or a faulty board..