My friend built his son a new PC for his birthday. Problem is, it's very unstable. We knew going into this build that this motherboard had memory issues, but we thought that recent bios updates had fixed this issue. Apparantly not. Below is the post he made to the OCZ forums about the memory problems.
OCZ part number:-OCZ2P800R22GK
Module size and kit size:-2 x 1gb kit
CPU model and rated speed:-Intel C2D E6400
Overclocked CPU speed:-
Divider and FSB used:-
Motherboard and revision:-Asus P5B
Motherboard Bios rev:-0509
Video card:-Nvidia 7900GT
Power supply:-
Operating System:-XP
CPU and System Cooling:-
CPU and System temps:-
Purchased at/on:-newegg, 9/13/2006
Country:-USA
I appear to be having the same issues many others are reporting with the OCZ DDR2-800 memory and the Asus P5B motherboard (not Deluxe or anything else, just P5B). I have the latest Bios installed (0509). I tried using all the AUTO settings. I manually set it to DDR2-800. I manually set the voltage to 1.9, 2.0, 2.1. I manually set the timings to various combinations (4-4-4-15, 5-5-5-15, 4-4-4-12, 5-5-5-12, there are probably some others). I have Windows XP installed. It will boot and work for a little while, but then when playing games or music, the machine begins to lockup, will freeze, and sometimes reboot. I've seen very similar posts, which leads me to believe it is the memory/mobo combo that's having the issue. Nothing has worked for me, and I was hoping I could get a concise list of settings that will make this memory work. Perhaps the answer is right there staring me in the face, but it's late and I'm tired. Please help!
He didn't post to Asus's forums (they're crap anyway), even though we're pretty sure it's the motherboard that's the real problem. As you can see, he's tried a number of settings from timings to voltages. You shouldn't have to work this hard just to get memory and motherboard to work together.
Has anyone found a definate answer to this problem that works? Anyone know the magic conbination of settings to resolve this issue?
I'm feeling really bad because I helped him pick out the parts for this PC, and I feel like Asus and OCZ have REALLY let me down.
Thanks,
Crey
OCZ part number:-OCZ2P800R22GK
Module size and kit size:-2 x 1gb kit
CPU model and rated speed:-Intel C2D E6400
Overclocked CPU speed:-
Divider and FSB used:-
Motherboard and revision:-Asus P5B
Motherboard Bios rev:-0509
Video card:-Nvidia 7900GT
Power supply:-
Operating System:-XP
CPU and System Cooling:-
CPU and System temps:-
Purchased at/on:-newegg, 9/13/2006
Country:-USA
I appear to be having the same issues many others are reporting with the OCZ DDR2-800 memory and the Asus P5B motherboard (not Deluxe or anything else, just P5B). I have the latest Bios installed (0509). I tried using all the AUTO settings. I manually set it to DDR2-800. I manually set the voltage to 1.9, 2.0, 2.1. I manually set the timings to various combinations (4-4-4-15, 5-5-5-15, 4-4-4-12, 5-5-5-12, there are probably some others). I have Windows XP installed. It will boot and work for a little while, but then when playing games or music, the machine begins to lockup, will freeze, and sometimes reboot. I've seen very similar posts, which leads me to believe it is the memory/mobo combo that's having the issue. Nothing has worked for me, and I was hoping I could get a concise list of settings that will make this memory work. Perhaps the answer is right there staring me in the face, but it's late and I'm tired. Please help!
He didn't post to Asus's forums (they're crap anyway), even though we're pretty sure it's the motherboard that's the real problem. As you can see, he's tried a number of settings from timings to voltages. You shouldn't have to work this hard just to get memory and motherboard to work together.
Has anyone found a definate answer to this problem that works? Anyone know the magic conbination of settings to resolve this issue?
I'm feeling really bad because I helped him pick out the parts for this PC, and I feel like Asus and OCZ have REALLY let me down.
Thanks,
Crey