Re: Problems installing RAM

Hey Eric, from what I see there's a few oddities on a second look unless it's just me.

There are 2 boards:
http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?MenuID=16&LanID=0&DetailID=251&DetailName=Specification
1) M8484ALU (v2.1) which takes a SiS748/963L chipset and 3 RAM slots

http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?MenuID=16&LanID=0&DetailID=341&DetailName=Specification
2) M848A (V5.0) which takes a SiS746 FX / 963(L) chipset and only has 2 RAM slots.

Both are Socket 462 and use the same modules.
Take note that the BIOS string in the Everest report shows SiS746, yet the chipset shows SiS748.
As well it shows 8484A and not 8484ALU.

The BIOS string doesn't match either for what's shown on the mobo pages for the first or the updates.
However the BIOS update details for 8484ALU shows "Fix non-auto detect CPU Freq issue".

Something really seems out of sorts here and as I mentioned, it may just be me. After the Bears won yesterday I tipped a few, not in joy but to try and forget their p**s a** performance.

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"Eric" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eJQzvcNOHHA.2232@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Formerly? What does it cost now?
In relation to this thread, it seems to be missing one vital piece of info, the speed of each RAM chip.
As Brian said, that MB supports DDR400/333/266/200.
All RAM chips should be the same speed, and jumpers likely need to be set if you switch to different speed RAM chips.

"Justin Brown - SYNACS" <jcbrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1168884299.929326.319260@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Everest is a formerly free program that scans your hardware and tries
to produce actual makes, models, and web links for each piece of
hardware in your system. It does other things, as well but that's
basically what it does in relation to this thread.

Eric wrote:
What is Everest?
Try the cpuz program I mentioned. It tells you what speed each of your RAM
chips are.
If you have 400 DDR and 333 DDR chips they won't work right together.
If you switch one speed to another you should need to switch a jumper on
your MB.

<zeidman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1168634359.890946.191940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> So I installed Everest and got the following results for the
> Motherboard:
>
> --------[ Motherboard
> ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Motherboard Properties:
> Motherboard ID
> 62-0821-001131-00101111-040201-SiS746$M848A_M848A RELEASE 08/21/2003
> Motherboard Name PCChips M848A
>
> Front Side Bus Properties:
> Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
> Bus Width 64-bit
> Real Clock 100 MHz (DDR)
> Effective Clock 200 MHz
> Bandwidth 1600 MB/s
>
> Memory Bus Properties:
> Bus Type DDR SDRAM
> Bus Width 64-bit
> Real Clock 133 MHz (DDR)
> Effective Clock 267 MHz
> Bandwidth 2133 MB/s
>
> Chipset Bus Properties:
> Bus Type SiS MuTIOL
> Bus Width 16-bit
>
> Motherboard Physical Info:
> CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 462
> Expansion Slots 5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1
> CNR
> RAM Slots 3 DDR DIMM
> Integrated Devices Audio, LAN
> Form Factor ATX
> Motherboard Size 190 mm x 300 mm
> Motherboard Chipset SiS748
>
> Motherboard Manufacturer:
> Company Name Elitegroup
> Computer Systems
> Product Information
> http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Products/ProductList.aspx?CategoryID=1&MenuID=16&LanID=0
> BIOS Download
> http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Downloads/Category_Download.aspx?Categoryid=1&MenuID=35&LanID=0
>
> and then under the chip set:
>
> --------[ Chipset
> ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> [ North Bridge: SiS 748 ]
>
> North Bridge Properties:
> North Bridge SiS 748
> Revision 10
> In-Order Queue Depth 7
>
> Memory Timings:
> CAS Latency (CL) 2.5T
> RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 3T
> RAS Precharge (tRP) 3T
> RAS Active Time (tRAS) 6T
>
> Memory Slots:
> DRAM Slot #1 256 MB (DDR
> SDRAM)
> DRAM Slot #2 512 MB (DDR
> SDRAM)
>
> AGP Controller:
> AGP Version 2.00
> AGP Status Disabled
> AGP Device nVIDIA GeForce2
> MX/MX400
> AGP Aperture Size 128 MB
> Supported AGP Speeds 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x
> Fast-Write Not Supported
> Side Band Addressing Supported,
> Disabled
>
> Chipset Manufacturer:
> Company Name Silicon
> Integrated Systems Corporation
> Product Information
> http://www.sis.com/products/index.htm#chipsets
> Driver Download
> http://www.sis.com/download
>
> Problems & Suggestions:
> Problem AGP is
> disabled. This may cause performance penalty.
>
>
>
> I tried to find the manual from the link but couldn't find my
> motherboard there.
>
> Any help really appreciated
>
> David
>




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