- Jan 27, 2006
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Last night I assembled a new system. Here's a basic rundown of the parts:
DFI LanParty nf4 Ultra-D mobo
A64 3200+ Venice core
OCZ Gold Series PC4000 (DDR500) (2x1024MB) (3-4-3-8)
eVGA GeForce 7800GT
Western Digital Caviar 250GB SATA3Gb/S 16MB cache
OCZ ModStream 520W power supply
When I turned on the system, all the fans turned on but nothing, not even a BIOS screen, would display. Looking at the diagnostic LED's allowed me to figure out that it wasn't detecting the RAM, so to test it I switched in an old stick (DDR400). All of a sudden, everything was working.
So here's the question: How do I get the faster RAM to work? Is it even possible?
Possibly pertinent info: everything is running at stock, out-of-the-box frequencies and settings and voltages. I wasn't able to even get into a BIOS screen to try to change anything. The RAM was installed in slots 1 and 2. The RAM voltage jumper on the mobo is set to allow voltages up to 4V, but whatever voltage it is actually applying is just stock/automatic. I have the 24-pin BTX and the 4-pin 12V connecter both attached, but no other power connecters plugged into the mobo (IIRC there's a 4-pin Molex-looking connector on the board but none of the documentation says what to do with it).
Other question: which RAM slots are the best to use, and which slot combinations correspond to a dual-channel configuration? I'm guessing that "closer to the cpu = better," but that doesn't help you know how to set up dual channel. The paper documentation doesn't have any of this info.
DFI LanParty nf4 Ultra-D mobo
A64 3200+ Venice core
OCZ Gold Series PC4000 (DDR500) (2x1024MB) (3-4-3-8)
eVGA GeForce 7800GT
Western Digital Caviar 250GB SATA3Gb/S 16MB cache
OCZ ModStream 520W power supply
When I turned on the system, all the fans turned on but nothing, not even a BIOS screen, would display. Looking at the diagnostic LED's allowed me to figure out that it wasn't detecting the RAM, so to test it I switched in an old stick (DDR400). All of a sudden, everything was working.
So here's the question: How do I get the faster RAM to work? Is it even possible?
Possibly pertinent info: everything is running at stock, out-of-the-box frequencies and settings and voltages. I wasn't able to even get into a BIOS screen to try to change anything. The RAM was installed in slots 1 and 2. The RAM voltage jumper on the mobo is set to allow voltages up to 4V, but whatever voltage it is actually applying is just stock/automatic. I have the 24-pin BTX and the 4-pin 12V connecter both attached, but no other power connecters plugged into the mobo (IIRC there's a 4-pin Molex-looking connector on the board but none of the documentation says what to do with it).
Other question: which RAM slots are the best to use, and which slot combinations correspond to a dual-channel configuration? I'm guessing that "closer to the cpu = better," but that doesn't help you know how to set up dual channel. The paper documentation doesn't have any of this info.