Originally Posted by jephree

I would try this scan/app/tool: Everest Home Edition.

The old free version should be available here: http://www.oldversion.com/ listed under utilities.

After installed your RAM will show in detail under: Motherboard | SPD

Also it may give a clearer picture of your graphics card under: Display | GPU

Did you ever download Everest? It would be interesting to compare the SPD on those two sticks of RAM.

I did, here's the information, it's faster in the form of screenshots:

First is the old stick in Slot 1:





New module in Slot 4:

The serial numbers for my RAM sticks differ from one another. Is that a problem as well? Also, my FSB:RAM ratio is 3:4. I've heard it should be 1:1

Outside of the serial # which is probably specific to the stick and date (although I am not certain) those sticks appear to be identical.

Have you tried going back to 1 & 3 or 2 & 4?

Also did you ever find a BIOS setting for the FSB:RAM ratio?

Sorry that I have no definitive answers but I can keep throwing back what I would be trying

No, no ratio settings. Last time I changed the clock speed resulted in a BIOS meltdown.

The board manual does list quite a few settings that I can only suggest you look at.

The manual also list BIOS recovery options in case you run into that issue again.

ftp://download.intel.com/design/moth...f/C3263401.pdf

4.4.9 Chipset Configuration Submenu

Table 67. Chipset Configuration Submenu

Yeah I looked at those just a few minutes ago when I double-checked to make sure there is no option to change the FSB ratio.

What would you suggest I do? Otherwise, I'll just have to work for a few years with BSODs until I can buy a new computer, hopefully building from scratch.

I still would place hope on a new graphics card.

As to the RAM I would experiment with slot positions and I would change the Manual settings to their lowest:

4. This feature is displayed only if SDRAM Timing Control is set to Manual – User Defined.

SDRAM RAS Active to
Precharge (Note 4)
• 8
• 7
• 6 (default)
• 5
Corresponds to tRAS.
SDRAM CAS# Latency
(Note 4)
• 2.0
• 2.5 (default)
• 3.0
Selects the number of clock cycles required to
address a column in memory.
SDRAM RAS# to CAS#
Delay (Note 4)
• 4
• 3 (default)
• 2
Selects the number of clock cycles between
addressing a row and addressing a column.
SDRAM RAS#
Precharge (Note 4)
• 4
• 3 (default)
• 2
Selects the length of time required before accessing
a new row.

Is it safe to change those settings without having to reset the BIOS by taking out the battery? Sorry for my "newbiness" at RAM

I can only assume that since the choice is there that it is viable

Lowering those settings is basically underclocking the RAM.

The defaults can always be restored.

As to the RAM I would experiment with slot positions

Well, 1-2 and 1-3 had lots of problems. 2-4 would be dual channel which I don't think is a good idea. I think 1-4 has been better (had absolutely no problems yesterday...sigh) so I'm running dry. There's nothing else I can do. I don't really want to buy a new video card for a system that is going to crash with this poor memory in the first place.