Very, very, very, annoying problem with my new PC I built

[jciiv]

Originally posted by: Ike0069

Originally posted by: jciiv
I have a single gig stick of US modular PC3200 DDR. I know I need two sticks for DDR, but I havn't recieved the other one yet. I read that using only one stick of DDR will just degrade performance. Is it likely this is the problem?

Just to let you know, DDR (double data rate) is the type of RAM you are using. You need 2 identical sticks to run in dual channel.
But, S754 doesn't support dual channel.

If S754 doesn't support dual channel, why is my Mb suppost to use DDR?

Or am I completely fine using the single stick, and it's just a bad stick?

 

[jciiv]

Originally posted by: net
Check your CPU temperature. Did you apply thermal compound? Use a cpu temp program or check it from
the bios. If it is that I would use the latest artic silver compound. i think it is 5 or 6.

I installed my CPU and heatsink correctly, and it's reading around 37 degrees C. So I dont think it is over heating.

 

[PurdueRy]

RUN MEMTEST and then we can help you further! Stop avoiding it unless you are just on a different comp!

 

[jciiv]

will do right now.

 

[jciiv]

actually, I have to burn to a disk since I dont have a floppy drive.

Which F key do a press to boot from CD at startup?

 

[Jojo7]

Enter the bios using the Del key when the pc first starts up.
Set boot sequence to be cd-rom drive then hdd-0 or first hard drive.

 

[jciiv]

I burned the .iso as an image using Nero, but when I boot the CD, it does nothing and just loads windows normally.

 

[imverygifted]

you need to go into your bios and make your cd-rom drive boot in front of your hdd

 

[jciiv]

Originally posted by: imverygifted
you need to go into your bios and make your cd-rom drive boot in front of your hdd

I knew someone was going to say that- I should have disclosed that I have done that.

it says "Boot from CD...: and I press enter to boot, but it sits a second and then loads Windows normally.

 

[PurdueRy]

does it say booting from CD when you press a button?

it should, I believe, say that it is trying to

 

[jciiv]

Originally posted by: rleemhui
does it say booting from CD when you press a button?

it should, I believe, say that it is trying to

it does say "booting from CD" but then loads windows.


maybe I burned it wrong? I used Nero and burned it as an image.

 

[PurdueRy]

yeah I guess I would try to download a different version or something and try again

 

[jciiv]

it's doing it more than ever. 4 times today it has restarted when i click the forums link at the top of each thread.

This time Windows error said it is a bad graphics driver.

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: jciiv
If S754 doesn't support dual channel, why is my Mb suppost to use DDR?

Or am I completely fine using the single stick, and it's just a bad stick?

DDR and d Dual Channel are two different things. S754 uses DDR RAM, but is not set up to use the RAM in Dual Channel.

DDR imply means that it transfers data on the "rising AND falling" edges, where as regular SD RAM only transfers on the rising edge. This means that DDR RAM can transfer data at twice the speed of SD RAM, hence the name "Double Data Rate".

http://www.pctechguide.com/03memory_Dual-channel_DDR.htm
When properly used, the term "dual channel" refers to a DDR motherboards chipset that's designed with two memory channels instead of one. The two channels handle memory-processing more efficiently by utilising the theoretical bandwidth of the two modules, thus reducing system latencies, the timing delays that inherently occur with one memory module.
The link provides plenty of info on Dual Channel.

Anyways, your MB should work just fine with only one stick, and yes its very possible you just have a bad stick.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: jciiv
it's doing it more than ever. 4 times today it has restarted when i click the forums link at the top of each thread.

This time Windows error said it is a bad graphics driver.

Go to Event Viewer in Windows and see what it says.

 

[PurdueRy]

Try backing off your ram timings

 

[jciiv]

Originally posted by: rleemhui
Try backing off your ram timings

I consider myself pretty knowledgeable when it comes to computers, what what does baking off your ram timings mean and how do i do it?

 

[PurdueRy]

go into BIOS and there should be a spot where you can set memory "timings". you will see 2,2,2,6 or something like that. Just back them off a bit maybe to 3 or something. There should be some threads on memory timings