I am even fighting to get the FSB at 200Mhz instead of the 204 abit tries to push on me. I want to be able to compare to another machine running exactly at 200Mhz fsb.
Abit seems to think 5X HT is the default OK setting... If I let it there it often won't even go all the way booting the BIOS.... in 4X it is a boot after boot success...
That is some serious problem you've got there mate. And I doubt it's solely due to memory (tho it sometimes can).
Start off by plugging in 2x1GB and set timing to SPD in BIOS (and 1T), vdimm @2.7V. Set HTT to 5X (Abit is right, it's for 2x1000MT/s HTT).
See how that slugs out. That would be the
normal test just to make sure the ODMC(and mobo) is happy with the RAM.
If that isn't stable then try HTT 4x. Report back.
What exactly are those 1GB modules anyway? Are they Kingston 1GB DDR400
CL3 by any chance???
Yep, they are, But I also have some MS DDR400 CL2.5, and some IBM DDR400 Reg Ecc CL3.
I think I found why I had trouble, the kingston pin are not as even as the other memory I have. I mean by that, it seems the gold plating is a bit lacky on one of the modules... If I keep that module out of the system it works well.
I am now writing on 4x 1GB Kingston DDR400 CL3, running at DDR333 CL2.5, 2.6V.
I am having 2 mprime running. Ill try to compile some stuff and see how it acts.