K6XV3+/66 DIMM Slots?

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WmMcNett
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K6XV3+/66 DIMM Slots?

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I decided to blow the dust off my old K6XV3+/66 - K6-2/550 and give it a RAM upgrade.
After having problems I want searching the net for another K6XV3+/66 board to buy.
I found 1 bought it, being busy, it sat a wile. When I went to install it it was not a K6XV3+/66, it was however a K6XV3+ that had been drop shipped straight from DFI.
After a few emails and phone calls to the place I bought it from, they and DFI decided that they were going to give me a refund.

I was in contact with on guy at DFI, explained my situation and why I bought the board in the first place and asked who I should contact about having my K6XV3+/66 replaced.

He said;
We can do you a favor to fix the memory slot but you have to pay for the shipping.
Please tell me the symptom before sending the M/B back for RMA


So I ran some tests;

I have 3 brand new modules of 256MB PC100. Purchased 10/21/2007

With no modules in the board, I get a high tone beep about every second.

TEST #1

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With 1 module in DM1, sometimes it will post and run, other times I get a high tone beep about every second, other times I get 2 high tone beeps and then 2 low tone beeps.
If I hit the reset switch sometimes it will post.
When I remove the module from DM1 it feels warm, even though it's only been on a very short amount of time.
I've tested all 3 modules twice in DM1, reseating them each time and sometimes it will post sometimes it wont.

With 1 module in DM2, sometimes it will post and run, other times I get a high tone beep about every second, other times I get 2 high tone beeps and then 2 low tone beeps.
If I hit the reset switch sometimes it will post.
I've tested all 3 modules twice in DM2, reseating them each time and sometimes it will post sometimes it wont.
Sometimes it reads less than 262144K. 131072K

With 1 module in DM3 it will post ever time.
I've tested all 3 modules twice in DM3, reseating them each time and it reads 262144K.


TEST #2

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DM1 posted every time, tested all 3 modules twice in DM1, reseating them each time.

I'm starting to think your making me fix the board myself, by cleaning the contacts.

DM2
module 1 posted and read 262144K both times
module 2 gave 2 high tone beeps and then 2 low tone beeps 1st time and read 131072K the 2nd
module 3 posted both times and read 131072K

I was getting excited there for a minute, thinking I would not have to send this out.

DM3 posted every time, tested all 3 modules twice in DM3, reseating them each time.


TEST #3

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I actually numbered the modules this test
DM2
module 1 posted and read 262144K both times
module 2 posted and read 131072K both times
module 3 gave 2 high tone beeps and then 2 low tone beeps 1st time and read 131072K the 2nd


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After a few more emails, about checking the settings and his confusion that I was working on the K6XV3+ and not the K6XV3+/66.

He tells me;
The problem may be from the M/B or the memory (or the CPU).
To replace the memory slots is easy but I wonder if it will solve the problem.


Anyway, I have 2 - K6-2/550's and 2 - K6-2+/550's on their way to my door.

Now to my Question;
Should I go ahead and RMA the board?
Get my refund on the K6XV3+?
Buy another Brand of memory?
Try another CPU 1st?

Open to your suggestions.


Thanks,
Bill
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RE: K6XV3+/66 DIMM Slots?

Post by Jim »

You say that using the DM3 slot booted every time. Have you tried to see what happens if you fill both DM3 and DM2 (in that order)? If what I am thinking is correct, that should boot every time also. If that is the case, then try filling all three slots, first DM3, then DM2, and finally DM1. If what I am thinking is correct, that also should boot ever6y time. I do recall that my DFI was fussy about the sequence in which the RAM slots were filled.
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Post by WmMcNett »

Actually it was the DM2 slot that gave me trouble just about every time.
I put the memory module that gave me the least trouble in DM2
the memory module that gave me the most trouble in DM1
the last memory module in DM3

I'm not real sure as to what order I inserted them but I had 786432K on the 1st boot.
reboot however, it was beeping at me again
reboot again and it only read 655360K

I do have 2 other Socket 7 boards but neither will take a 256k module or K6-2/550.

I've since started searching for another board, ASUS P5A looks good to me if I can find something other than Rev. 1.05 or 1.06
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Post by DonPedro »

WmMcNett,

I own a K6XV3+/66 too and it gave tremendous troubles with regards to what ram-module would work.

I got best results with clearing cmos. from that point on the board accounted for the right amount of memory even after a new system start. sometimes it failed.

in the end I gave up because I was not able to find a stable solution.
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Post by Jim »

Well I have two DFI K6BV3+/66 boards I am using; one with 512 meg (2x256) and the other with 768 Meg (3x256) and no probs. Like Peter said , clear the bios when installing new hardware, (Ram Included), and like I said fill the slots sequentially and it should work, assuming your RAM isn't junk. Also check your bios settings for the RAM timing, if some of the RAM is junk..
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2x 80G Maxtor (7200) Ducted w/ 2x486 Fans Mount
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Post by KachiWachi »

How many chips are on the modules?

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Post by WmMcNett »

There are 16 chips.

mushkin PC100 256MB 168-Pin SDRAM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6820146079
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Post by KachiWachi »

Have you run Memtest86 or Memtest86+ on the system yet?

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Nope, I took the board out of the case before I posted this and have yet to put power back to it.
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Post by WmMcNett »

Just wanted to say THANKS
There's no Kissing Emoticon or I'd use it :P

I reset the CMOS and it has posted, a little slow, every time so far and reads all 768MB.

Thanks for your help,
Bill
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