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** Reply to message from "Tris" <anon@REMOVEME.elustria.freeserve.co.uk> on Sun, 21 Mar 1999 19:05:46 -0000
>
> I've finally found out what was causing my lockups - memory!!!
> 
> Has anyone heard of this before?
> 
> I'm running Windows 98, IE 5 beta, G200 AGP graphics card with Busmatering
> turned on. Numerous PCI cards including Soundblaster Live!
> 
> If I have 128 Mb fitted using 2 SDRAM chips in two slots (not utilising the
> slot nearest the processor) I get regular intermittent lockups, both in a
> game and outside of it. If I turn busmastering off the system is stable.
> 
> If I remove the SDRAM chip closest to the processor chip leaving one 64 Mb
> chip fitted farthest away from the processor the system is stable.
> 
> I think I'd rather have busmastering turned on and only 64 Mb - as this
> gives the best peformance under quake2.
> 
> Anyone after 64 Mb SDRAM chip? <g>
> 
> Btw I tried everything else, including refitting all the PCI cards into
> different slots, allocated manual BIOS IRQ's, and lastly disabling sound
> under Quake2 - this last one eased the problem a little.
> 
> Tris

I guess, you have two different brand of DIMMs with different timing.
Simply swap those SIMMs, it will place slower one in bank 0.

BIOS will select timing accordingly to the slower device in the bank 0
and faster device will likely work with. Check mobo manual for socket
description.


Mirek


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