Question for Abit SA6R owners about memory

[HisDudeness]

I have Crucial memory in my Abit SA6R and im starting to get system crashes and failures to POST. From what i gather most ppl don't think Crucial runs very well in ths MB. So, can any of you out there recommend some memory that runs rock soliid at 133mhz and 2-2-2. Also, if you have experienced similar problems with the SA6R mainboard, plz let know. Thanks.

 

[AkumaBao]

Hmmm... You sure it's Crucial with CAS2, or is it CAS2.5? Lower it to 2.5, and see how it works. Other than that, you could always try Nanya memory, or Kingston.

 

[GetInMyFatBelly]

I used Mushkin 2 x 128MB ECC Rev. 2 d Ram at no problem at CAS 2.

 

[HisDudeness]

Ya, im sure its cas 2. It's part #CT32M64S4D7E. I can't lower it to 2.5 on this board, only 3. It runs quite stable when set at 3-3-3 7/9. How powerful is your power supply FatBelly? Someone suggested that my power supply might be causing these problems. I have an Antec PP253X 250W case. Is 250W not enough for this setup? Also, on another topic my power supply has a red switch in the back what apparently changes voltage from 115 to 230. Anyone know what the proper setting is for that? Thanks for the help.

 

[k0rww]

 

[k0rww]

Running SA6R with two 256MB Crucial memory sticks with the same part number. No problems in over a year. Memory set at 222. Operating system W2K Pro.
Why don't you download a copy of Doc Memory and test your memory.
V2.0 for W2K
V1.45 for Win98
This memory tester does a thorough job!

 

[HisDudeness]

Thanks for the replay Richard. With some help from alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit, i inspected my capacitors on my mainboard and 5 of them are bad. This seems to be a know problem with some abit boards and that is what is causing the instability, not the Crucial meemory.