Re: 8 gb RAM w/ D975XBX2 + Vista 64 = No Go :-(

I have been running this board since Vista came out and with the same specs and I am very happy with it ....Intel q6600 8gigs of MATCHED Kingston HyperX ddr800 and 3 Ati 3870 video cards.. The "Bad Axe" motherboard has been rock solid for me .. I believe the key is MATCHED ram... Vista business has also been rock solid and screaming fast on this system !! just my 3 cents........

"Russell" <Pleeze@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:6t7b64hc015vglmm4m6ss39tj7hk3cmkpl@xxxxxxxxxx
I'm trying to get 8 GB to run stable with this motherboard and so far it's not
working.

When Kingston branded RAM would not work I ordered the exact 2 GB Crucial RAM
recommended on the Intel's support site and it's not much better.

As soon as I engage in any intensive activity (like downloading and installing
Vista updates) the computer will reboot.

Intel tech support escalated the issue and were generous enough to RMA me a new
more recent version of the motherboard (510 replacing 507). It did not resolve
the problem. The board is unstable a reboots.

At this point Intel has not been forthcoming with any further suggestions or
assistance and I'm left wondering what to do. I might have to resort to buying
another brand of motherboard (Asus P5E-WS).

If there are any other owners of this board who have been able to run Vista 64
with 8 gb I'd REALLY like to hear about it to confirm that it is possible.

fwiw: Everything runs fine with 4 GB RAM (4 x 1GB or 2 x 2GB). With 8 GB RAM I
can run WinXP-Pro without any problems, though obviously no more than 3 GB RAM
is being used in a 32 bit OS.

Thanks,

Russell

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