The board supports up to 4 GB total (4 DIMM slots), DDR 400/333/266. I'm
normally using 2 * 512 MB DDR 400 on Single 128 bit mode. And the board's
been tested to support up to 4 of the modules that I have (
KVR400X64C25/512 ) shown at :
http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Support/TechnologyGuide/TechnologyGuide
_63.htm
motherboard link:
http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-SINXP1394(GA-8SQ80
0%20Ultra2).htm
I tested both modules seperately just minutes ago, AND GET NO ERRORS on
either one. The errors occur when I have both in.
I've tried running them different speeds (e.g. 333), and it made no
difference in what Linux did (black screened after kernel load).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Cox" <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: "Brien" <admin@brien.com>
Cc: "John Bradford" <john@grabjohn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: my dual channel DDR 400 RAM won't work on any linux distro
> On Mer, 2003-04-16 at 16:41, Brien wrote:
> > I ran Memtest86, and there're 290 errors that showed up from test 7. But
the
> > thing that I don't understand is, if I use either of the RAM modules
alone,
> > Linux loads and runs perfectly for as long as I've tried; Could it
possibly
> > be a problem with something besides the RAM (e.g. motherboard, CPU)? And
I
> > still don't know if my RAM setup is even supported by Linux -- I'm
guessing
> > that it is though (?).
>
> Do your ram modules exceed the number of chips permitted by the board
> vendor ?
>
>
>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Ruff" <cruff@ucar.edu>
To: "Brien" <admin@brien.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: my dual channel DDR 400 RAM won't work on any linux distro
> I've seen similar problems on my Asus A7V board trying to use all three
DIMM
> slots at the top memory speed (PC133). Any combination of two works fine,
but
> all three results in the system refusing to get past the BIOS power on
> test and configuration. I don't know if it is just the type of DIMM
> or the size (three 512MB DIMMs maxes out the board). However, running at
> PC100 speed causes the system to be able to use all three DIMMs.
>
> --
>
> Craig Ruff NCAR cruff@ucar.edu
> (303) 497-1211 P.O. Box 3000
> Boulder, CO 80307
>
>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com>
To: "Brien" <admin@brien.com>
Cc: "John Bradford" <john@grabjohn.com>; <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: my dual channel DDR 400 RAM won't work on any linux distro
> Hello Brian , Try this then run memtest86 against each mem stick
> seperately . It sounds as if you tried both at the same time ?
> Hth , JimL
________________________________
Original Message:
(I posted this on some forums and they recommended that I try here)
Hi,
I have a Gigabyte SINXP1394 motherboard, and 2 Kingston 512 MB DDR 400 (CL
2.5) RAM modules installed. Whenever I try to install any Linux
distribution, I always get a black screen after the kernel loads, when I
have dual channel enabled; If I take out 1 of the RAM modules (either one),
everything works as it should -- it's not a bad module (works perfectly
under Windows by the way). I can't disable dual channel without taking out
half of my RAM, and I really do not want to run with only half of it. Does
anyone have any idea how I can fix this problem, or is it something that
needs to be updated in the kernel?
Thanks for any info.
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