Vomish Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 Well... I let my old problem thread die as my box has been running stable. However, I am still stumped as to how/why I cannot run my ram at 1T. I did for about 3 months (under volted at 2.6v due to inexperience ) without any problems. Then after three months the sh** hit the fan and I experienced a month of problems. Also, even though it is stable now (my box is running 24/7 without a problem), memtest always gives errors on test #5. Running each stick on it's own produces no errors so I cannot say that one of the sticks is faulty. What gives?!?!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowboy Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 At what speed is memory at 200mhz. Here what I use at 260-265 with that memory. FSB Bus Frequency - 260 LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio - autO CPU/FSB Frequency Ratio - AUTO PCI eXpress Frequency - 100Mhz CPU VID StartUp Value - 1.425v CPU VID Control - 1.425v CPU VID Special Control - Above VID * 110% LDT Voltage Control - 1.20v Chip Set Voltage Control - 1.60v DRAM Voltage Control - 2.7V DRAM Configuration Settings: DRAM Frequency Set - 260=RAM/FSB:1/1 Command Per Clock (CPC) - Enable CAS Latency Control (Tcl) - 2.5 RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd) - 02 Bus Clocks Min RAS# active time (Tras) - 06 Bus Clocks Row precharge time (Trp) - 03 Bus Clocks Row Cycle time (Trc) - 09 Bus Clocks Row refresh cyc time (Trfc) - 12 Bus Clocks Row to Row delay (Trrd) - 02 Bus Clocks Write recovery time (Twr) - 02 Bus Clocks Write to Read delay (Twtr) - 01 Bus Clocks Read to Write delay (Trwt) - 02 Bus Clocks Refresh Period (Tref) - 2064 Cycles Write CAS Latency (Twcl) - 01 DRAM Bank Interleave - Enabled DQS Skew Control - Auto DQS Skew Value - 0 DRAM Drive Strength - Auto DRAM Data Drive Strength - auto Max Async Latency - Auito DRAM Response Time - normal Read Preamble Time - Auto IdleCycle Limit - 256 Cycles Dynamic Counter - Disable R/W Queue Bypass - 16 x Bypass Max - 04 x 32 Byte Granularity - Disable(4 Bursts) [c Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomish Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 Here are my current stable settings: Genie BIOS Settings: FSB Bus Frequency............................. - 200 LDT/FSB Frequency Ratio....................... - Auto CPU/FSB Frequency Ratio....................... - Auto PCI eXpress Frequency......................... - 100Mhz CPU VID StartUp Value......................... - StartUp CPU VID Control............................... - Auto CPU VID Special Control....................... - Auto LDT Voltage Control........................... - 1.20v Chip Set Voltage Control...................... - 1.50v DRAM Voltage Control.......................... - 2.80v DRAM Configuration Settings: Memory ORANGE Slots. DRAM Frequency Set............................ - 200=RAM/FSB:01/01 Command Per Clock (CPC)....................... - Disabled CAS Latency Control (Tcl)..................... - 2.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd)..................... - 2.0 Min RAS# active time (Tras)................... - 06 Row precharge time (Trp)...................... - 02 Row Cycle time (Trc).......................... - 07 Row refresh cyc time (Trfc)................... - Auto Row to Row delay (Trrd)....................... - 02 Write recovery time (Twr)..................... - 02 Write to Read delay (Twtr).................... - 02 Read to Write delay (Trwt).................... - 03 Refresh Period (Tref)......................... - 3120 DRAM Bank Interleave.......................... - Disabled DQS Skew Control.............................. - Auto DQS Skew Value................................ - 0 DRAM Drive Strength........................... - Auto DRAM Data Drive Strength...................... - Auto Max Async Latency............................. - Auto DRAM Response Time............................ - Normal Read Preamble Time............................ - Auto IdleCycle Limit............................... - 256 Dynamic Counter............................... - Disable R/W Queue Bypass.............................. - 16 x Bypass Max.................................... - 07 x 32 Byte Granularity........................... - Disable The only difference between these settings and the settings that ran for 3 months before the crashing began were: DRAM Voltage Control.......................... - 2.60v Command Per Clock (CPC)....................... - Auto (Enabled) DRAM Bank Interleave.......................... - Enabled Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanDude05 Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 Look in his sig. I, on the other hand, can't get 1T to save my life. Some can, some can't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomish Posted March 1, 2006 Posted March 1, 2006 Oops...didn't see the pretty picture I understand that not everyone can get 1T to go, it's that I already had it going and that it will no longer go. I guess what I'm looking for is an explanation as to how/why this could happen. This is what's making me crazy at the moment (ya ya...so I'm a little obsessive...). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomish Posted March 2, 2006 Posted March 2, 2006 Anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dow Posted March 2, 2006 Posted March 2, 2006 Try updateing the bios. I'm sure I read somewhere that there was a version of memtest on one of the bios's that didn't understand the memory controller properly on the newer A64's, version 1.5 I think. The newer bioses have 1.6 I believe. Apparently the old version would often show errors on test 5 even if the ram was working perfectly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomish Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 I searched for the memtest problem on the board and was unable to find anything. Do you have a link (I don't want to update my bios for no reason)? I also found some ram settings for my ballistix (1T etc) to try out and they allowed me to pass test 5 in memtest but booting into XP always gave a "STOP" error until I switched back to 2T. While I do appreciate the input here, I am really just looking for a straight answer to my original question...what would cause the system/ram to no longer run with the 1T setting after it had already run that way for 3 months before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowboy Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 With only 2 sticks you should be able to run 1T with no problem. You may try trc:08 trfc:10 Also may try running rightmark memory analyzer see if shows problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomish Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 lowboy: I tried the trc and trfc settings and they don't mess up anything. I was able to run memtest test 5 without error (1T - CPC enabled). However, when I boot to XP I still get the STOP error. Disabling CPC (2T) corrects this. I will run the rightmark memory analyzer later when I get home from work. I also have the MS memory diagnostic which I will try as well. dow: I remebered that I have the latest memtest bootdisk, so I will try that later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novartic_ Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 I dont know if this is any help to you but when my pc sudenly goes on the blink I usely do what my russion friend does. Takes a run up at the case and boot it as hard as you can. That usely does the trick for me. Not all the time but most of the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomish Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 In Canada, we use our government issued hockey sticks not our boots as we are much more civilized . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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