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Author:  Alex Quim=GCHQ= [ Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:29 am ]
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My 23mnth old Dell died on the 21st dec 08 (beeeep beeeep) :(
Turned out to be mobo but not a simple change, I had opted for 1 yr warranty so no free
shiny new mobo was forthcoming from Dell :( , they wanted £200 to fit new mobo or £140
to supply me with one :shock: Basically I politely told them to furry cough

The problem I had was my mobo (HY175?) was mounted on the lefthand side of my case,
all others I have seen have been mounted on the right.

In the end I ended up with a frankenpc, I got a new case with 400W PS, a new mobo & a
higher spec processor, all for £160 8). Decided to go the whole hog an get some higher
spec ram which turned up today :grin: or so I thought :roll:

When I installed both sticks of ram in slots 1 & 2 all I got was a long beep, tried each stick
in slot 1 & PC loaded fine, obviously they both worked.
I then retried them together in slots 1 & 2 and still wouldnt load, the only way both sticks
will work is by putting them in slots 3 & 4, is this ok or is there something I need to do to put
them in slots 1 & 2?


Any ideas?

Mobo: a gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3/S3
Processor: Athlon 64X2 dual core 6000+ 3.1GHz
Ram: 2 off 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX
Author:  CoolMan=GCHQ= [ Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:36 am ]
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normally they go in opposite slots ie 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, but the slots should be colour coded so put both in the same colour slots
Author:  Alex Quim=GCHQ= [ Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:08 am ]
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Slots 1 & 2 are yellow, 3 & 4 are red
Author:  nicey=GCHQ= [ Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:00 am ]
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try 1 and 3 or 2 and 4
Author:  nicey=GCHQ= [ Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:02 am ]
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when they both go in 3 and 4...how much memory shows when the pc is running...
Author:  Alex Quim=GCHQ= [ Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:35 pm ]
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Quote:
when they both go in 3 and 4...how much memory shows when the pc is running...

3.25gb (is that somthing to do with 32 bit operating system??)

Quote:
try 1 and 3 or 2 and 4


I'll try tomorrow morning after I've put some new brake discs on my car (long day want to unwind now :wink: )
Author:  happyslappy [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:31 am ]
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3.25gb (is that somthing to do with 32 bit operating system??)

XP yeah
Author:  Alex Quim=GCHQ= [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:37 am ]
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yup
Author:  happyslappy [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:49 am ]
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no i ment xp yeah thats the problem mate
Author:  Alex Quim=GCHQ= [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:15 pm ]
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Slappy Wrote:
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XP yeah

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yup

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no i ment xp yeah thats the problem mate


:lol:



Nicey Wrote:
Quote:
try 1 and 3 or 2 and 4

Quote:
when they both go in 3 and 4...how much memory shows when the pc is running...


every config works except 1 & 2, have currently got them in 3 & 4, should I just leave them as is an not worry about it?
Author:  Alex Quim=GCHQ= [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:05 am ]
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:( got another problem after around 10 minutes of gaming graphics are locking up (any game) :(
I have to restart pc as everything locks up, any ideas as I ain't got a clue where to start

I've tried old & new graphics drivers
Author:  [QBS]Dr.Strangelove [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:26 am ]
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.
graphics card

resolution

graphics settings for each game

have you tried blowing the crap from around the fan on the graphics card

psu: wattage

Christina Aguilera or Britney Spears
Author:  nicey=GCHQ= [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:36 pm ]
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what gfx you got...

could be overheating..possible........
1st... download speedfan...that should monitor your fans.... and also you can auto your cpu fan so it speeds up when cpu is heating up....
check to see if a program...'rivatune' supports your gfx card... (you can check at
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=163

you dont want to overclock you gfx card..but maybe increase the fan speed up by 25%
see if that helps....(rivatune can do this)
thats what i would do anyway... and have done.... 8)
Author:  Alex Quim=GCHQ= [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:21 pm ]
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its a 9500GT, I have stuck another fan in base unit today just for the hell of it. will try software ty
Author:  Caspius=GCHQ= [ Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:58 pm ]
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Gaming sort of stress tests your PC. Last time it happened to me it was the Ram.
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