Yes, 4 sticks it will work in dual channel mode but you won't get 1T speeds. Note that this has to do with the memory controller in the AMD 64, so you'd have the same problem no matter what motherboard you used.
This brings back memories.... I have an HTPC built around an MSI RS480M2-IL motherboard, and I had a problem with rebooting (not cold boots) when a Buffalo wireless USB device was attached: the system would freeze during post (usually during the memory check), and the only resolution was to to...
For $100 (not including tax), you can get a pretty darn good PSU...one from a manufacturer that has enough confidence in the unit to offer more than a pathetic 90-day warranty!
Memory speed should be CPU Frequency x Memory Frequency / 2. For example, my CPU Frequency is 250 mhz and my Memory Frequency is 166 mhz, so my memory speed is 208 mhz.
In my experience, the Epox BIOS overrides settings that test unstable during POST (in those cases, it showed a 'WARNING...
I haven't had any problems with shutdown / restart with the 5804 BIOS. But I might have updated the BIOS before installing Windows (not positive about that, though). Guess I got lucky for once!
You can do better than hope. Run a system stressor like Prime95 for at least 6 hours (some say 12 hours, while others say nothing less than 24 hours will do, but I've found 6 hours to be a pretty good indicator) and if it errors out, then you can try upping the CPU voltage a LITTLE bit to get...
I've noticed the same thing with my system. Under load, my Vcore is both lower and more stable than at idle: 1.51-1.52 under load (mostly 1.515) vs. 1.55 - 1.58 at idle. Since my system is stable, I've chosen to ignore the fluctuations.
Actually, "broken" means the object in question doesn't work according to it's designer's intentions. There's no indication that either the old motherboard or the new power supply are not working according to their designer's intentions, only that they're not working together. Incompatibility...
The spec is for the medium speed 92mm Panaflo fan. Silent-types like the low-speed Panaflo, but the medium speed is not exactly loud and I'm getting excellent cooling performance with the XP-90 and medium-speed fan solution.
I had good success ordering the XP-90 and Panaflo fan from...
Most likely, when you disconnected your hard drives, the BIOS changed the boot priorities on you. Try going into BIOS and (re)setting the boot priorities to the order you prefer. Be sure that the actual hard drive you want to boot from is listed first in the HDD Boot Priority (or something to...
Thanks again, Zepper! Good information. Gives me a great deal of comfort to know that the worst damage I can do is to kill the fan. For $10, I think I'll just buy an extra fan. :)
Well, I wasn't planning on using a computer PSU because it'd take up too much room in the cabinet. I was intending to use a small wall wart-type of 12V AC/DC converter. I have one (a few, actually) that I don't use lying around....
Going back to the "proper polarity" remark that Zepper...
Thanks, Zepper.
Quick follow-up: You mentioned, when cutting the DC connector off of the power supply to "observe proper polarity": what should I be noting when obverving proper polarity? Specifically, what will tell me which wire to connect to red and which to black?
Thanks again!
And now for something completely different....
I'm looking for a quiet fan--or at least a fan whose speed I can vary easily--to keep the components in my entertainment center cool and comfortable. Here's the rub: when I search Google for quiet variable speed fans, I get links to computer...
I think I tried 230x11 (2530) once and couldn't get it stable and/or it needed just as much voltage as 250x10 (my notes are a little vague on whether that experiment worked). I'll give it another try, thanks.
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