4 GB Better Than 8 GB

[Guest]

I hade Vista 64 Ultimate running on an Intel DG965WH motherboard with 8 GB
RAM. Vista was very slow. Logitech camera showed garbled picture.
I cut visible RAM to 4095 MB in msconfig. Vista now boots at least twice as
fast,
is more responsive and the Webcam picture is superb!

Computers are fun!

Tom Lake

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Update the BIOS on your mobo and you may well get all eight firing well..

 

[Mr. Vista]

That sounds as if Vista cannot handle 8 GB...
What have you done Bill G?.
AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH

 

[Dave]

could be bad RAM, or mismatched RAM, etc.

 

[Guest]

Update the BIOS on your mobo and you may well get all eight firing well..

Unfortunately, the BIOS I have was released 11/25/07 8^(

Tom Lake

 

[Guest]

could be bad RAM, or mismatched RAM, etc.

It's 4 sticks of G.Skill 2 GB RAM with identical specs. Also, it passes
Memtest diagnostics.
Is there a more comprehensive memory test program? I'd like to really root
out any
possible errors. Thanks!

Tom Lake

 

[Dominic Payer]

Are the Memory Hole (and MTRR, if available) BIOS settings set correctly for
more than 4GB of RAM?

 

[Tom Lake]

Are the Memory Hole (and MTRR, if available) BIOS settings set correctly
for more than 4GB of RAM?

Nah. This is an Intel motherboard. It doesn't allow access to any of those
parameters.
They simply aren't in the BIOS. Is there a way to open up hidden BIOS
options on an Intel
motherboard?

8^(

 

[Leythos]

I hade Vista 64 Ultimate running on an Intel DG965WH motherboard with 8 GB
RAM. Vista was very slow. Logitech camera showed garbled picture.
I cut visible RAM to 4095 MB in msconfig. Vista now boots at least twice as
fast,
is more responsive and the Webcam picture is superb!

On the Intel website they state that 8GB of DDR2 RAM has to be a
specific speed and such or there will be issues.

A post on the web (not from me) indicates the following issues with 8GB
"I have 8GB of DDR2-800, and my Intel DG965WH motherboard only supports
4GB at that speed. I would have to drop to 533 or 667 DDR2's to go up to
8GB (and I can't just clock it down; I tried that)."


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[Mike Hall - MVP]

AMD rulez..

 

[Guest]

A post on the web (not from me) indicates the following issues with 8GB

"I have 8GB of DDR2-800, and my Intel DG965WH motherboard only supports
4GB at that speed. I would have to drop to 533 or 667 DDR2's to go up to
8GB (and I can't just clock it down; I tried that)."

Yup. I knew that when I ordered the memory. It's 667.

Tom Lake

 

[Leythos]

Yup. I knew that when I ordered the memory. It's 667.

You have to wonder, if it's really that picky, could there be additional
problems with it.

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Leythos
- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
(e-mail address removed) (remove 999 for proper email address)

 

[Guest]

You have to wonder, if it's really that picky, could there be additional
problems with it.

I found out that the problem with the video isn't limited to the Logitech
Webcam.
Hauppauge's PVR-500 also shows a blank screen as does Media Center. It's
possibly some kind of conflict with the onboard video when trying to use all
available
8 GB.

Does that mean something like who wants peace prepares for war?

 

[Mr. Vista]

DL + install a 64bit version of Ubuntu & see if it has problems.

 

[Guest]

DL + install a 64bit version of Ubuntu & see if it has problems.

He he he! I wouldn't have problems then because none of my video programs
would run anyway!

8^)

Tom Lake

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

AMD rulez..

I'll drink to that Mike!


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