Problems with GA-P35-DS3P

Hi all, this isnt my mobo, I'm just posting
on behalf of someone else.

This is the post

http://pressf1.co.nz/showthread.php?t=87148\

He's using ram (1066), and no matter what he does, the system crashes,
usually when playing games.

When he puts 2 dimms of ram on the mobo.

It looks like he's changed the ram, and reinstalled XP.

He downloaded drivers from the Windowsupdate site (which is why he
reformatted). I would say this made things even worse.

Would lowering the speed help?? Even tho the mobo supports 1066 DDR2 ram?

Any info appreciated

Thanx

Paul wrote:
> Hi all, this isnt my mobo, I'm just posting
> on behalf of someone else.
>
> This is the post
>
> http://pressf1.co.nz/showthread.php?t=87148\
>
> He's using ram (1066), and no matter what he does, the system crashes,
> usually when playing games.
>
> When he puts 2 dimms of ram on the mobo.
>
> It looks like he's changed the ram, and reinstalled XP.
>
> He downloaded drivers from the Windowsupdate site (which is why he
> reformatted). I would say this made things even worse.
>
> Would lowering the speed help?? Even tho the mobo supports 1066 DDR2 ram?
>
> Any info appreciated
>
> Thanx
>

An extremely entertaining thread, especially where he says the games
don't crash with one stick, but they do crash with two. Memtest
gives errors with two sticks but no errors with just one.
People have discussed raising Vdimm, but there is no feedback from
the OP, indicating he actually adjusted the voltage. He's using
enthusiast RAM, which takes a raised voltage spec.

http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/KHX8500D2K2_2GN.pdf

You can use a program like CPUZ (cpuid.com), and its SPD tab, to see
what timing and other info, is stored in the SPD EEPROM on
the DIMM. That will help clarify anything which is not
crystal clear in the Kingston datasheet.

Rating:

Can run DDR2-800 5-5-5-15 at 1.8 volts.
Can run DDR2-1066 5-5-5-15 at 2.2 volts.

Does he even know what memory clock is being used right now ?

Since he's handy with screenshots, perhaps a few screenshots
of CPUZ dialogs would help determine what is going on with
the BIOS settings.

I don't see any point wasting time with the individual, unless
he can be convinced to do whatever is necessary to make memtest
clean. If you can't pass memtest, what is the point of crashing
over and over and over again... ? I hate watching train wrecks

For example, if the RAM was set to DDR2-800 and the voltage
was 2.2V, and memtest86+ is still throwing errors, then I'd be
sending something back.

Paul