Hey Everyone, Ive been having this problem w/ my pc after i try to install some new Patriot PCP ram. My Specs are: Amd Athalon 2000+, ATI Radeon All In Wonder 800xt, and 512 mb of some crappy stuff i want to replace. Now i am no computer tech persons so any help will be welcomed. First off i belive in BIOS the setting is 133mh if that helps anything. Other than that it recognizes on start up that its DDR dual channel w/ the new stuff in and then freezes or blue screens. Is this a processor problem or a motherboard problem...It works just fine w/ the crappy 512mb mem i have in there now...Any suggestions iam at work soo wont be able to try anything untill later in the day...thanks for everything BRC
Naww iam pretty sure we matche that up here is what i bought exactly..... Memory: Patriot 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PDC1G3200ELK - Retail (limit 5 per customer) Cas Latency: 2 Heat Spreader: Yes Manufacturer Warranty: Lifetime Timing: 2-3-3-6 Model #: PDC1G3200ELK Item #: N82E16820220060 In Stock $7.00 Instant Savings $4.81 Three Day Shipping [2 reviews] Move To Wish List Motherboard: Features DDR400 Support Serial ATA (SATA 150) Raid (ATA 133) AGP 8X (Version 3.0) (6) USB 2.0 Ports (Fast USB) (2) Firewire Ports 6 Channel Audio S/PDIF Out 10/100 LAN 4 Dimm slots (up to 3.5GB) Specifications Processor - AMD Socket A Duron (100MHz FSB) Processors up to 1.3GHz - AMD Socket A Athlon (100/133MHz FSB) Processors up to 1.4GHz. - AMD Socket A Athlon XP Processors up to 2600+ Chipset - VIA KT400 / VT8235 - Supports Hi-Speed UniversaSeriaBus (USB 2.0) - Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI) - Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 4X/8X (1.5V/0.8V) Memory - Four 184-pin DIMM sockets - Supports 2 DIMM DDR 333/400 (Max. 2GB) - Supports 3 DIMM Un-buffered DDR 200/266 (Max. 3GB) - Supports 4 DIMM Registered DDR 200/266 (Max. 3.5GB) SerialATA - On board Marvel88i8030 Controller x 2 - Support SATA data transfer rates 150 MB/s (1.5G bps) RAID - High Point HPT374 IDE RAID Controller supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 - RAID 0/1/0+1(striping + mirroring mode for boosting performance and data security) Audio - 6-ChanneAC 97 CODEC on board - Professional digital audio interface supporting 24-bit SPDIF OUT Media XP (Optional) - Supports card reader function for Memory Stick™, Secure Digital™ and Type I/II CompactFlash - Supports Wireless Remote Control and S/PDIF Out / Mic In / Headphone Out / USB 2.0 / IEEE 1394 System BIOS - SoftMenu™ Technology to set CPU parameters - Supports Plug-and-Play (PNP) - Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) - Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI) - Write-Protect Anti-Virus function by AWARD BIOS LAN - On board 10/100Mb Operation supports ACPI & Wake on LAN IEEE 1394 - Supports IEEE 1394a at 100/200/400 Mb/s transfer rate InternaI/O Connectors - 1 x AGP, 5 x PCI slots - Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB - 4 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Connectors - 2 x SeriaATA 150 Connectors - 2 x USB headers, 1 x IEEE 1394a header - 1 x CD-IN, 1 x AUX-IN Back Panel I/O Sorry soo extended...hope this can help the spec aspect of it
i had the same problem, i ended up payin someone to fix it, all it was, was that i had the ram in the wrong order.
Yep i thought that was what the problem was too at first...so i read the manual and it say have them dim 1 and 2 and it should work so no luck there
yeah the old brand was burffalo lol but anyway but the new stuff is two 512 sticks of PCP or Patriot...same brand dunno
Heres how it went: Old ram in worked fine, Take out old ram and put in new ram locks and freezes...did not try variatons of either...thought that may harm pc dunno...
Run Memtest86+ on the computer with the new ram. It may have errors on it.. If you get to pass 5 then it might be ok...that'll take bout 2 hours I think..leave it on as long as you can...some people do it for like, 24 hours. just google it, Memtest or memtest86+ You can copy it to a floppy or cd. Just make the floppy or cd drive boot up first from the bios. Other than that... wait for xelink or defusion or master one of them may know what to do..
:blink: Hold up one more scenario for ya dude if you got time..ill definetly try you last post when i get home from work...I left this out so here it is.....Basically my whole idea was to upgrade from my one 512mb stick to two 512mb sticks....so here really how it all started...i had one 512 went out and purchased another 512(both of which were off brands) w/ one 512 in worked fine either or, but when i tried to run both it would lock and freeze(read the manual i used the correct DIM slots)...so i took the one off brand stick i bought back and the clerk suggested that maybe the brands are non-compatible...from that point i went out and purchased two top PCP Patriot 512mb sticks from newegg.com....i tried to install them and it did the same thing freezing then blue screening...For some odd reason this only occurs when i try to use the DDR Dual Channel...I know this would lead to the conclusion of the sticks being in the wrong DIM slots but i referred to the manual and its telling me the to use the ones i did...
Hmm.. try getting the RAM that is working, and putting it in the second DIMM slot..maybe the slot is bad? idk.. and we'll have to check the results from Memtest also to see if the RAM is just bad.. gl
You cannot run dual channel on old processors like this. For you ram it should be set to 166 in the bios not 133. Also yes run memtest86+ and look for errors especially on test 5. If there are errors you ram is bad, if not then its fine.
ok you guys are the greatest...lol...i talked to our IT manager at work before i left...(cool guy plays WOW hes like 40) anyways he said the same ---- my amd2000+ is old and antiquated and to go out and get a new one....sooo thank you very much for all your help...do you cred in a situation such as this...dunno..but thanks thanks to you both...
