kn8 sli

[MonkeyRFC]

I have just built a new system with the following

KN8 SLI MBO
WD Raptor HDD
AMD 64 3800 SKT 939
NVIDIA 7950GT PCI E
2GB CORSAIR DDR400

I couldnt get windows to install as I kept getting a BSOD or it would freeze. Messed about with the RAM and it worked but only with 1GB inserted into DIMM2.

DUAL Mode doesnt work either. I have tried different RAM (Corsair DDR400 but 512MB) but get the same problems.

Also updated the BIOS to the latest one. I managed to install windows with 1GB installed into DIMM2 and works perfectly under every type of use, but if I use any other slot or add the other 1GB stick it causes me no end of problems.

It seems to me that there may be a problem with the MBO. But Im no expert with memory and mbo's.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[magus_gr]

I have the same board, but didnt encounter a problem like that... If it's a pair of double sided dimms you're using, the board should work fine in Dual Channel DDR400 mode with them installed in slots 1-2, or 3-4 (p. 2-8 of the manual). Check the compatiblity list of either MSI or Corsair for the ram you're using. If you load the failsafe defaults, do you keep on having the same problem?

 

[MonkeyRFC]

Hi,

Its the Abit version of the KN8.

I have fixed the problem. It was a faulty MBO so I just had it swapped and it seems to work fine now.

Thanks