corsair xms2 not posting

farlow2012 · 28 Apr 2012 at 22:14

ive order 2 used sticks of xms2 i thought that i might of been ripped off and there faulty but ive noticed a few people having issues with these any one got any ideas ?

Surveyor · 28 Apr 2012 at 22:46

Have you tried the RAM one stick at a time in each of the different RAM slots?

farlow2012 · 28 Apr 2012 at 22:49

Surveyor said:
Have you tried the RAM one stick at a time in each of the different RAM slots?

yes thats first thing i tryed also reset cmos. all power up nothing comes on screen

wazza300 · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:27

are you using the latest bios for the mb? might be unsupported/bios issue with that make/model of ram?

farlow2012 · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:58

wazza300 said:
are you using the latest bios for the mb? might be unsupported/bios issue with that make/model of ram?

right guys i tryed 1 module on its own again . and first slot it worked god knows how or why i didnt before but there finally working

ive only got the 2 1gb corsair 1.9v
but ive also got 2 x 1gb transcend 1.8v

is it ok to run these together in dual channel?

Surveyor · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:20

farlow2012 said:
ive only got the 2 1gb corsair 1.9v
but ive also got 2 x 1gb transcend 1.8v

is it ok to run these together in dual channel?

Assuming speed and timings are the same then it should be as long as you can find a voltage they're both happy with.

Perhaps try 1.85V.

Isn't there a system voltage you may need to up a bit if using 4 sticks? Is it the northbridge?

farlow2012 · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:26

Surveyor said:
Assuming speed and timings are the same then it should be as long as you can find a voltage they're both happy with.

Perhaps try 1.85V.

Isn't there a system voltage you may need to up a bit if using 4 sticks? Is it the northbridge?

cant at moment dont know if you seen my other post but the div who had the mb before me cut the nb heatsink off so just ordered

Zalman ZM-NBF47 Northbridge FHS Flower Mobo Cooler Heatsink

got them on 1.85 as you suggested all seem ok for now

Surveyor · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:29

farlow2012 said:
cant at moment dont know if you seen my other post but the div who had the mb before me cut the nb heatsink off so just ordered

Zalman ZM-NBF47 Northbridge FHS Flower Mobo Cooler Heatsink

got them on 1.85 as you suggested all seem ok for now

If they're all working OK without increasing the northbridge voltage then just leave it.

farlow2012 · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:35

Surveyor said:
If they're all working OK without increasing the northbridge voltage then just leave it.

there working as for timeing please take a look at this

http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w482/farlow2012/cpuzmemory.jpg

doesnt look right

Surveyor · 29 Apr 2012 at 01:00

farlow2012 said:
there working as for timeing please take a look at this

You're looking in the wrong place.

To see what your RAM is actually running at you need to look at the Memory tab.

According to the SPD all the RAM should run 5-5-5-18, 800MHz (400x2) @ 1.80V.

farlow2012 · 29 Apr 2012 at 01:06

Surveyor said:
You're looking in the wrong place.

To see what your RAM is actually running at you need to look at the Memory tab.

According to the SPD all the RAM should run 5-5-5-18, 800MHz (400x2) @ 1.80V.

sorry

Surveyor · 29 Apr 2012 at 01:20

The RAM is running at 664MHz (332x2).

You need to set it up in the BIOS for 800MHz.

farlow2012 · 29 Apr 2012 at 01:21

oki doki

what sort of setting am i looking for to change

Surveyor · 29 Apr 2012 at 01:32

In the Tools menu there's an option to save your current settings to a profile.

Do this first.

If anything goes wrong you can clear the CMOS, load the profile and be back to where you are now.

In the Advanced Menu change the DRAM frequency from Auto to 800.

The default voltage is 1.80V I believe so you should be able to leave that on Auto.

Also in the Advanced Menu is an Option for Advanced Chipset Settings.

Within that is an option for Northbridge Configuration.

Within that is an option for Configure DRAM Timing by SPD.

I think you want this set to Enabled.

farlow2012 · 29 Apr 2012 at 01:46

Surveyor said:
In the Tools menu there's an option to save your current settings to a profile.

Do this first.

If anything goes wrong you can clear the CMOS, load the profile and be back to where you are now.

In the Advanced Menu change the DRAM frequency from Auto to 800.

The default voltage is 1.80V I believe so you should be able to leave that on Auto.

Also in the Advanced Menu is an Option for Advanced Chipset Settings.

Within that is an option for Northbridge Configuration.

Within that is an option for Configure DRAM Timing by SPD.

I think you want this set to Enabled.

config by spd already enabled

my cpu is set at 332 x 8 2.99ghz
with CE1 disabled
intel speed step dissabled

dram setting are 667mhz or 866 mhz

when i tryed 866 pc locked up

set to 667 and running ok ?

what can i do to get it running at 800?

setting now

Surveyor · 29 Apr 2012 at 02:11

You've overclocked the processor by increasing the FSB from 266MHz to 332MHz.

As the RAM speed is relative to the FSB the RAM speeds you can select have changed from what they would be at stock settings.

You can leave it as it is (~667MHz) or try to get it running at the next speed up by increasing the DRAM voltage a bit and possibly loosening the timings if you can find the option in the BIOS.

As an aside I would have thought the next speed up would be ~833MHz (667x332/266).

What you're running now, ~667MHz, is 533x332/266.

And I really need to get to bed.

I'll check back later.

farlow2012 · 29 Apr 2012 at 02:16

Surveyor said:
You've overclocked the processor by increasing the FSB from 266MHz to 332MHz.

As the RAM speed is relative to the FSB the RAM speeds you can select have changed from what they would be at stock settings.

You can leave it as it is (~667MHz) or try to get it running at the next speed up by increasing the DRAM voltage a bit and possibly loosening the timings if you can find the option in the BIOS.

As an aside I would have thought the next speed up would be ~833MHz (667x332/266).

What you're running now, ~667MHz, is 533x332/266.

And I really need to get to bed.

I'll check back later.

Im also off now was waiting for your reply cause you seem to be only to help me lol

will try uping the ram voltage tomoz and try 833

all i know is memory remapping is dissabled ? hope that dont affect much

thanks

Surveyor · 29 Apr 2012 at 02:18

farlow2012 said:
all i know is memory remapping is dissabled ?

It needs to be enabled if you have a 64 bit operating system.

I'm definitely off to bed now.

Night, night.

farlow2012 · 29 Apr 2012 at 14:46

im running 32 bit at min as i only had them 2 x 1gbs working.

what do i need to do now

Surveyor · 29 Apr 2012 at 14:57

farlow2012 said:
what do i need to do now

1) Leave it as it is, or

2) Try and get it running at the next highest speed (833 or 866 or whatever it wants to do)

If you go for option 2 then you may need to up the DRAM voltage from 1.80V as you'll be overclocking the RAM.

Perhaps try 1.85V and see where it gets you.

You may also need to loosen the timings if you can find the settings in the BIOS.

I can't see where they are in the user manual.