Memory problem on AX59pro
- KachiWachi
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Did you verify that the machine will pass MemTest with all RAM installed?
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PC #2 - Amptron PM-7900 (M520), i200 non-MMX, 128 MB EDO
PC #3 - HP8766C, PIII-667, 768 MB SDRAM
PC #4 - ASUS P3V4X, PIII-733, 256 MB SDRAM
PC #5 - Gateway 700X, P4-2.0 GHz, 768 MB PC800 RDRAM
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PC #7 - Dell Dimension 4600i, P4-2.8 GHz, 512 MB PC2700 DDR
PC #8 - Acer EeePC netbook, Atom N270 @ 1.60 GHz, 1 GB RAM
PC #9 - ???
PC #1 - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), 128 MB EDO. BIOS patched by Jan Steunebrink.
PC #2 - Amptron PM-7900 (M520), i200 non-MMX, 128 MB EDO
PC #3 - HP8766C, PIII-667, 768 MB SDRAM
PC #4 - ASUS P3V4X, PIII-733, 256 MB SDRAM
PC #5 - Gateway 700X, P4-2.0 GHz, 768 MB PC800 RDRAM
PC #6 - COMPAQ Evo N1020v laptop, P4-2.4 GHz, 1 GB PC2700 DDR
PC #7 - Dell Dimension 4600i, P4-2.8 GHz, 512 MB PC2700 DDR
PC #8 - Acer EeePC netbook, Atom N270 @ 1.60 GHz, 1 GB RAM
PC #9 - ???
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It's got to be a Windows problem then if all RAM is recognized and passes a MemTest.
Did you try part 2 of that MS article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/181966/EN-US/ - Limit Memory to <x> MB)?
Did you try part 2 of that MS article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/181966/EN-US/ - Limit Memory to <x> MB)?
Moderator - Wim's BIOS
PC #1 - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), 128 MB EDO. BIOS patched by Jan Steunebrink.
PC #2 - Amptron PM-7900 (M520), i200 non-MMX, 128 MB EDO
PC #3 - HP8766C, PIII-667, 768 MB SDRAM
PC #4 - ASUS P3V4X, PIII-733, 256 MB SDRAM
PC #5 - Gateway 700X, P4-2.0 GHz, 768 MB PC800 RDRAM
PC #6 - COMPAQ Evo N1020v laptop, P4-2.4 GHz, 1 GB PC2700 DDR
PC #7 - Dell Dimension 4600i, P4-2.8 GHz, 512 MB PC2700 DDR
PC #8 - Acer EeePC netbook, Atom N270 @ 1.60 GHz, 1 GB RAM
PC #9 - ???
PC #1 - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), 128 MB EDO. BIOS patched by Jan Steunebrink.
PC #2 - Amptron PM-7900 (M520), i200 non-MMX, 128 MB EDO
PC #3 - HP8766C, PIII-667, 768 MB SDRAM
PC #4 - ASUS P3V4X, PIII-733, 256 MB SDRAM
PC #5 - Gateway 700X, P4-2.0 GHz, 768 MB PC800 RDRAM
PC #6 - COMPAQ Evo N1020v laptop, P4-2.4 GHz, 1 GB PC2700 DDR
PC #7 - Dell Dimension 4600i, P4-2.8 GHz, 512 MB PC2700 DDR
PC #8 - Acer EeePC netbook, Atom N270 @ 1.60 GHz, 1 GB RAM
PC #9 - ???
I think most of us agree that this is not a hardware issue. Knowing nothing about the idiosyncracys of ME, my suggestion would be, (using a spare HDD so as not to mess up your software install), install your 512 meg of ram, then clear the bios, and finally reload windows w/ 512 Meg installed when you do it. That should work if ME is capable of seeing and using 512 Meg.
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K6-3+ 450 ACZ (6x100)
DFI K6BV3+/66 Rev B2 (2 Meg) w/ 2x28mm Chipset Fans
2x256 Meg PC 133 Hynix SDRAM
1x 20G Maxtor (7200)
2x 80G Maxtor (7200) Ducted w/ 2x486 Fans Mount
52/24/52/16 LG CDR/RW/DVD
8/4/3/12/24/16/32 LG Super Multi
ATI 9000 aiw Radeon AGP
SB Audigy 1 MP3 Sound
CMD 649 IDE Controller
NEC USB 2 Card
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I am not too sure if it is not a hardware problem....
I also have strange problem with one of my GA-5AX. I have two of these, and the one that gives me problem is older, but the PCB revision is 5.2, chipset revision is revision E! well it states like this.... somehow this particular mainboard could only handle 1 stick of SDRAM in windows xp. I tried to put 1x256MB, and it worked fine, but as soon as I put more than 1 stick of memory into that, the system would freeze soon after windows xp loading was done. I tried different memory sticks, different RAM size, different memory slots, new BIOS, re-install OS, replacing HD, replacing everything, all same result. Memtest86 couldn't find any fault either. In the end, I could only put 1 stick of memory into that mainboard. this happened about 2 years ago.
My other GA-5AX does not exhibit such problem at all. Its PCB revision is 5.2, and the chipset revision seems to be revision G. The quality of the PCB looks a lot better than the first one.
I also have strange problem with one of my GA-5AX. I have two of these, and the one that gives me problem is older, but the PCB revision is 5.2, chipset revision is revision E! well it states like this.... somehow this particular mainboard could only handle 1 stick of SDRAM in windows xp. I tried to put 1x256MB, and it worked fine, but as soon as I put more than 1 stick of memory into that, the system would freeze soon after windows xp loading was done. I tried different memory sticks, different RAM size, different memory slots, new BIOS, re-install OS, replacing HD, replacing everything, all same result. Memtest86 couldn't find any fault either. In the end, I could only put 1 stick of memory into that mainboard. this happened about 2 years ago.
My other GA-5AX does not exhibit such problem at all. Its PCB revision is 5.2, and the chipset revision seems to be revision G. The quality of the PCB looks a lot better than the first one.