AMD Athlon XP wire mod, is it safe?

[Cristi]

Thats the problem because I'm not overclocking the RAM my mobo has jumpers for 100, 133, 166MHz FSB and I just moved the jumpers from 133 to 166MHz so I jut overclockied the CPU the AGP/PCI bus ramains @ 66/33 and the memory speed is @ 166MHz (333MHz DDR) and my stick is rated for DDR400 so its not the memory overclocking the problem.

THANKS


CRISTI

[Marcin]

if there is an option in BIOS with memory timings adjust to "normal" or "defaults" or manual : 3-3-3-10

[Marcin]

You wrote that problem is with two sticks of RAM ... with one stick all is OK ? If yes try mount one stick to second bank and test. We must check if banks are good.

[Cristi]

My timings are 2.5-5-3-7 should I put them to 3-3-3-10?
Yes I have the problem when the 2 slots are filled, with one slot filled there are no problems. I tried to change the sticks between them (the stick from slot 1 to slot 2 and vice versa) and that seemed to cure the problem for now but the problem is still there because its not normal for a stick to work in the firs slot and in the second not. I still want to fiind if the memory is the problem because I still have warranty on them.

THANKS

CRISTI

[Marcin]

At first change cas latency CL to 3

run again prime95 - all torture tests for about 20 minutes each

if no problems run memtest+ from bootable floppy or CD (that is DOS program)

[Marcin]

[Cristi]

OK, I run the Blend torture test with CAS 2.5 for 25Min and there were no errors (forgot to mention that my memory is rated for CL2.5 @DDR333 and CL3 @DDR400), I have memtest for windows and I leave it for about 2hours totest the memory I post the result as soon as I finish the test

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[Cristi]

OK I tested the memory with memtest and there were no memory errors.

[Marcin]

[Cristi]

Here is what i'v done:

The memory stick with the problem was in slot 2 so I changed the stick from slot 2 and plug it in slot 1 and the memory that was working corectly was pluged in slot 1 so I pluged it in slot 2, and now it doesn't beep when I restart the PC, but that seems strange so there must be a problem somwhere but I don't know were, any ideeas?

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[Marcin]

all is OK ... leave it as is ... we have proverb in Poland : officiousness is worse than fascism

[D.8080]

If I correctly interpreted it that's a good proverb.

[Cristi]

I leave it as is, Thanks for the Help Marcin


Marcin I saw your CPU collection on your web site, and I saw that you have a AMD Athlon XP-M, is it functional? If yes would you trade it for a cuple of CPU's?

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[Marcin]

Sorry only dead Athlons in collection

[Cristi]

Too bad, whell thanks again for the help

CRISTI