Asus P4SGX-MX SDRAM support

[Ark]

Asus P4SGX-MX SDRAM support:
Board should support DDR or PC133 SDRAM
Any ideas why it works with PC2100 DDR and P4 1.6A and does not work with PC133 CL2 SDRAM?
Latest BIOS, cleared CMOS.

I need to recover old PC (office type, no gaming) and re-use 512MB PC133 SDRAM.

Edit: I just got it working with PC100 RAM, but can't get with PC133?

Thank you

 

[stevty2889]

Only thing I can see that might not make the PC133 ram not work is if it's ECC, other than that it should work.

 

[mechBgon]

Maybe the PC133 is high-density PC133 and the board can't handle it.

 

[Ark]

May be:
Here is a memory: http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.asp?imodule=CT32M64S4D7E

But crucial memory finder listed another part number for it:
CT32M64S8D7E

I don't know what is a difference, but I will have to return this board and sell the memory,
This memory is $80 at crucial!

 

[mechBgon]

The difference in the numbers indicates that one module has four chips whereas the other has eight chips. So it does sound like the four-chip module is of a higher density that your board objects to. A guy just can't win some days... 😛

 

[Ark]

The module CT32M64S4D7E has 16 chips, 8 on each side.....
I don't know about CT32M64S8D7E.

A guy just can't win some days...

This is exactly what I had during last 2 weeks.. I hope it is going to change...
At least I am running P4 2.4A on MSI 865PE-NEO-2 and Windows XP installation survived motherboard transplant.
I was really close to say: "DUDE, JUST GET A DELL"