02-05-2005, 03:09 PM
Quark,Feb 5 2005, 01:17 PM Wrote:Have you tried underclocking the RAM at all? Just to see if it will boot? Are there any settings for memory timings? Settings like CAS, tRCD, tRPD, tRAS. If there are, try setting them really high (slow) and see if that works.
There are no direct memory clocking settings for CAS etc in the BIOS as far as I can see. The only setting that has to do with memory clocking is the "Host/DRAM Clock Ratio" parameter for the various FSB speeds. For 400 MHz FSB (100 MHz Host clock) that would be either "Automatic", factor "2.66" or factor "2.0". I've tried them all but had no luck so far, even with factor "2.0" which would be 200 MHz memory clock.
The mainboard was rather cheap, but the manufacturer Gigabyte is known for quite reliable products in general. I would be surprised if such a simple "bread and butter" board sucks that badly with respect to standard things like PC266/333 RAM support. It's also the latest board revison with the ninth/last BIOS update.
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