ABIT BH6 Memory Question

[fastman]

Can you run 256 meg chips and/or more than the supposed 384 maximum on this board?

 

[teiresias]

I'm using a 256MB chip fine on my BH6. I only have a 128MB chip paired with it so I can't tell you whether you can go over the 384MB limit or not.

 

[MCS]

I have ran 256MB on a BH6 no problems.

I would assume that you cannot go over the limit, if thats what it is.

 

[PCAddict]

I never tried anything over 384. I did install a 256MB chip successfully.

 

[1greatguy]

yes, but not 512

 

[Doods]

can you use 3 sticks of 128 Ram.

 

[etech]

Doods, maybe, a lot of the BH-6 boards were picky about their memory slots. Read that as a bad design on the board.

On my BH-6 I can't put memory into the first slot and have it work reliably. It does work with a 128 meg stick in the second and third slots. I have read of other people's boards not working with memory in the third slot. The only way to find out is to try it.

Right now I have 128meg sticks in both the second and third slots and it is working.

There are also differences in the way memory is organized. I don't think some high density memories will work with the BX chipset. I havn't checked into that so perhaps someone with more knowledge can clarify?

 

[Wuming]

my bh6 is fine with 128 mb in the first and second slots. never tried the third though.

 

[fastman]

I'm planning to install Win2k Adv Server that's why I asked and it was pointed out to me I should get more memory. I have a 64 in the first and 128 in the second slot.

 

[Diatribe]

In my 2nd machine, I have 3-128 meg sticks running on the v.1 BIOS of the BH6.

No problems. Running with the latest BIOS update.

Dia

 

[passign]

I got the new ss bios... on the bh6 version 1.0a


I'm running 3 128meg sticks...

I think it's the limit???

384miggs

haven't tried to go over it yet though...