On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 07:23:24PM +0900, David wrote: > I.E.Broadbent wrote: > >AN UPDATE: > > > >Especially to Thierry, Dave, Doug, ... some further news.... I have > >just had a note from the chap that supplies my bits'n'bobs > >(BTW ...anybody know of a reliable UK wholesaler of medium quantities > >for DRAM/Processors/hardware/etc?) ... he has spotted (must get myself > >a new pair of specs or even learn to read... I looked on gigabytes site > >but I misseed this) that Patriot modules (which is what we have used for > >this) are not listed as being tested/approved by gigabyte. It could be > >that they are drawing too much current and that would explain the > >stuttering, and also why when Thierry upped the power it worked. (You > >might not have used Patriot chips Thierry...but it could be that they > >too were out of recommended bounds for power needs.) > > > >I'm going to get the Patriot units swapped for 4 'listed' modules and > >see what happens then.... will update the list with the results... but > >if this is the root then others may want to take note that the Gigabyte > >board/set-up seems to be power-critical (sensitive) if all slots are > >populated. > > > Sounds like you're onto something. > > And sorry for stating what might appear to be the obvious, but make sure > your modules are matched pairs also.
Note that I run an Athlon64 3800+ with one 1 GB stick. Runs just fine. 4GB is not a "minimum size" and with one stick no DDR either. Get the fastest ram supported by the board (mine uses 800) and go with a good brand. Athlon/Opterons are very picky on ram. They expect that ram will meet the specs they say they do. If it doesn't, things will be unreliable. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
