Hlafordlaes
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Originally posted by: Racket
I went from 2 gigs of RAM to 4 with the new bios when I picked up 2 Ocz 6400 DDR2-800 for $15 after rebates. the timings are 5-4-4-18 although I don't think I'm getting near the 2.1 V it wants. SiSoft Sandra says it is at 5-6-6-18. It runs without problems if I don't OC, otherwise it will hang or blue screen every once in a great while.
Not surprising, since the board is rated for 1.8v memory. OCing takes more juice. So, best approach now is a high multiplier on the next CPU so you get the best for that setup. Meanwhile, play with setting the ram voltage at each of the available settings and test with OCCT.
.... The first problem I am having is that the e7200 doesn't support VT so I wouldn't be able to run the XP Mode on my beta version of Windows 7 yet. I'm shopping for a decent 1066 MHz Dual Core that does, but first I need to ask: Is anyone one else using VT (XP Mode) in Windows 7 right now? From what I understand, not only do you need a CPU that is capable, but there may need to be a setting in the BIOS to enable it. My 3.15a version doesn't appear to have the option. Is it available in any of the BIOS versions?
The BIOS setting has been around since board launch. You will only see the option in the BIOS when you install a VT-capable CPU. Your 3.15a version supports the R0 stepping, and Intel lists these two Core2Duos with that stepping and supporting VT. [Edit: Link does not work as intended; you'll need to choose VT in the Supporting Features drop-down and R0 in the Stepping, then you'll get the list.]
There is nothing else having to do with hardware you'll need to worry about for XP Mode. Just go to the XP Mode page and download the appropriate (x86/64) stuff. Don't watch the dorky how-to video; I did and all it does it take a year to lead you back to reading what is already on the web page. Ugh.