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OBIECINTRON
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 Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:06 am Post subject: MSI K8N Diamond Plus will not see or boot up with 4 gigs |
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Hello! I have a MSI K8N Diamond plus and tried installing 4 gigs of OCZ Platinum pc3200 memory to upgrade the 2 that I had prior. I cannot get it to see or even boot up with the 4 gigs. It works with 2 or 3 in any slot but not with all 4. I made some changes in the memory options in the bios and nothing. I am running vista 64 ultimate. I could really use some help here. Thank you very much. Obie  |
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impar
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: Re: MSI K8N Diamond Plus will not see or boot up with 4 gigs |
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Greetings!
| OBIECINTRON wrote: |
| I made some changes in the memory options in the bios and nothing. |
Updated BIOS? Relaxed timings? Increased RAM voltage? |
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wonkanoby
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| and up voltage to north bridge |
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OBIECINTRON
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject: 4 gigs not working |
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| The bios has been updated as well as Ram voltage increased and Relaxed timings. I reset the bios also and made the changes from default just incase there were something in the setting that could have caused this that I missed. I tried running 2 and 3 gigs in all 4 slots to make sure they are working and they did. Could there be a problem with the motherboard? Thank you for taking the time to assist me with my problem. |
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wonkanoby
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wardog
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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Are all four sticks the same revision(posted on stickers), AND all have the same default SPD timings?
I'm betting each pair have different SPD timings.
This is a related/similar problem with DFI boards and four sticks but I haven't ever heard of it with MSI before. ie two matched pairs but with each pair having differing SPD timings
If you discover the above to be the cause, I'd email RyderOCZ(OCZ Tech that lives a few miles from me) using the links provided in the thread I linked below FIRST, before doing anything that may cause more havoc than necessary.
OCZ's SPD-Z Tool LINK
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wardog
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garikfox
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PCI Memory Remaping, It sounds like its disbled by default, My old P5B did this, Once its enabled BLAMO all 4gbs  |
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wardog
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| garikfox wrote: |
| PCI Memory Remaping, It sounds like its disbled by default, My old P5B did this, Once its enabled BLAMO all 4gbs |
Works for the BIOS and 64bit OS in "seeing' 4GB Garik.
Yet I don't think it addresss' the OP's no boot problem. |
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garikfox
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Im not talking about a OS, My P5B for i.e wont see more then 3gb at boot unless i enable the remapping. Just my two cents heh.
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