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Did you say above that you are using Vista Home Basic 32-bit? You won't have support for 8gb of memorywith this version. If I misread, what exact version of windows are you running?
 
What revision board do you have? do you have the latest bios for this board? I have read the entire post now and I understand that you are using Vista in this box. Did you do the OS install while overclocked? I understand that these may be stupid questions but the groundwork must be laid down for the facts to be known.... never assume anything...
 
My board is GA-EP35C-DS3R @ REV2.1 @ bios update number : -F4A

Now this is the wierd thing when i got that error, i thought of may be driver error ill format my hd (100% cleaned) and reinstall vista , now when i logged into the fresh install i went straight to the device manager and error was there under pci-bus, now last night i left my dl of win7 on and dualbooted it, Now when i logged into win7 for the first time i went straight to device manager and under pci-bus there error = correctly no conflict and memory address available. ,

This to me seems very odd? But ima consetrate on my win vista error not win7 , ill have fun w/e this is sorted,

Any of you lads have any ideas?
 
Download the driver I gave you the link to, here it is again, and save to DESKTOP.
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldId=16026&lang=eng
Go to your desk top and unzip the file, select "unzip to here".
You will now have the complete file on your DESKTOP. Dont open it, run it or anything, just leave it alone for now.
Go to your "Device Manager" and right click on the Bus error that has the yellow mark. Choose "update driver". another window will now open it will say Welcome to Hardware Update. In the little circles or boxes, mark the one that says"no not at this time" and NEXT at the bottom.
Now a new window opens. On this one select "install from a list or specific location". In the search hit BROWSE untill you find your DESKTOP and the file you saved there. You know, the one from Intel?
Left click (highlight) the file and click OPEN.
Windows will update the driver from the file.

Did the driver update?
 
Well... If it is fine with win7 but not Vista, it is most probably some obscure bug resulting from the fact that 32 bit OS-es can only support the address range 00000000 to FFFFFFFF and thus only 4GB of total memory, of any kind, loading first the VideoRAM and then the RAM and then everything else. That issue may or may not have been fixed with an update, so you could try updating everything and installing SP1. Also, keep in mind that some updates that include drivers from Windows Update f**k up your system (for example, one of the nForce NIC drivers made it so that only 64bit programs had internet access) so skip driver updates. An alternative is to simply install 64bit Vista, preferably Ultimate because some obscure bugs may sometimes happen on the other versions since MS did a hack job in cutting features from the other versions. I can't realy see any reason why one would not want to install the 64bit Windows, unless they realy realy want to run 16bit programs, but then, there's dual booting and DOSbox for that, so... get Vista x64. Or you could remove one of the 2GB RAM modules. And finally, there's always the solution of using only win7, as it's pretty much the same as Vista and even if it's still in beta stage, it doesn't have nearly as much bugs as Vista and XP did in their beta stages. Also, load BIOS defaults or better yet, clear CMOS, regardless of what solution you try, since you may have messed something up when you were OC-ing. We all make mistakes, afterall.
 
Knotknut for the 3rd time dude i have no yellow mark !! in vista thats why it took me ages to find the conflicting device.

BobboBananna- i had vista ultimate , i change to basic home on the fresh install to test thats all and unfortunly test went sore as soon as i entered the new install vista -.-,

i cleared cmos beofre tested hds and memory (memtest86), and i stripped pc down to 1x2gb stick of memory and applied optimised defaults and installed the intel chipset driver F**k all has worked so far. apart from windows 7 for a strange ass reason.

i even removed the mobo battery for 3 mins to make sure. I also removed all hardware apart from the basics , also removed nvidia drivers, rebooted tested, reinstalled the newest and nothing, im at a hairloss with vista atm i never had this problem last time until pc blew to crap due to watercooling tubing error thro delivery means which oviously was a bad mistake ^^,

Now this new pc is already annoying and its only 1 week old tbfh.

I tried setting memory setting to its rated but had a problem as the cl in the p35cds3r mobo wont let me raise it to 7 like my standard is (7-7-7-20), default jdec is 6-6-6-18 so i had to use that for now, i also change the trfc to 56 like one poster said to try and it didnt work, tho it increased my memory more from the normal 4096 to 4193280K
Which i thought was wierd but i think it was gfx memory also added or something. Thats when i was testing with the 2x2gb stick , until a poster told me to strip down to 1 and my hardware also, so i did (but didnt want to but did - as vista sucks the balls of my memory tbfh).

And no luck anyways. Hmmm, maybe vista is just fudged.

Anyways i dont need to worry about buying the os's as i have every version of vista (i have delevelopers keycode that unlocks evey version when @ the install screen, as my dads mate , has friends in micro-corp.), and windows xp pro @ sp3 and now windows 7 (build 7000) to join it.
Also BobboBananna i did have ultimate sp1 and it didnt work also had home basic sp1 and still nothing.
 

I don't think any one said it WON'T OC. It's just that the P35C chipset is quite buggy. Ever wonder if the OC was stable? Of course many can get 4.5Ghz unstable.
 
Well, it's obviously a problem with 32bit Vista and your mobo. Have you tried 64bit? I realy don't see any reason not to use a 64bit OS - you do have 4x2GB RAM modules and your CPU is 64bit... the only drawback of the 64bit OS I can see is that some older software's installers are 16bit and don't run (so old games might be problematic, 'cause, seriousley, software that has a practical function and a 16bit installer won't work on vista anyways). Oh, yes, and games protected with Tages. Don't get me started on that one. Tages sucks... Anyway, you could multiboot XP or use DOSbox. Though it may be a good idea to change the mobo. I don't realy have any experience with that particular mobo, but it may be f**ked. On the other hand, you say that there is no problem with Win7, so the mobo is *probably* good. But still, who knows what smart things MS have invented for Win7 to work around weird s**t like that... You should at least go and get your mobo tested. Or if you're too lazy to be bothered to go to the local PC fixit shop, you could search tah intarweb for MicroScope, burn it on a CD and boot it. It's a nifty testing software - you can test pretty much all your hardware with it.
 
Hello All i finaly got a reply from GIGABYTE Surport Team , which has now added my (unknown bug to there system), and gave me a new bio's update that adds stablity to people with my boad using 1066Mhz ram as it unlocks the (cl) also for setting up memory manualy and other items in the bio's.

Here is the Answer:-

"Answer : Please update to the attached BIOS EP3CDS3R.F4x.

The BIOS has added some solution for enhance of 1066 memory compatibility. And Kingston has been stablized within the bios code.

Regards,

GBT TECH"


The bios is for the board called :-

GA-EP35-DS3R REV2.1 F4x (while others atm will be on the current F4a)

Ill link a rapidshare like to this new bio's as im unsure if its on the main site yet for those having my problems or what to make sure there 1066 memory's are running fine.

http://rapidshare.com/files/188122102/ep3cds3rf4x.rar.html

Well ima go off and test it, and ill let yous know if it works.
 
I hope that this takes care of you problem... when you OC the unit make sure in your bios that you have the PCIe Freq set to 100Mhz as this should not change when you OC. (unless you are trying to tweak the video card). As far as stability everyone has an opinion and rightfully so. Some are content with booting into windows as some OC'ers will attest to while some prefer the super pi drag race ... and just like a dragster you can get some really fast time if the chip is disposable (like engines that are made for only a few runs) And some prefer 24 hours stable with Orthos. As for me I will run the drag race for a few runs to check potential but I always keep in mind that I will not be replacing the chip so I do no go insane and the highest that I have felt comfortable with has been 4.716 Ghz for max overclock and a 9.859 superpi time.http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=490986 As far as what I run it at every day 4.203 Ghz is jut fine for me with the core voltage@1.280 and temps of 29C idle and 37C @100% load. This is what I can live with as it is 100%stable for anything that I do.
 
I know not to go insane mate its just i havnt even started yet and i had errors, but on windows 7 i didnt so im using it for now, anyways i contacted gigabyte again as that bio's update changed nothing as i can see,

ima post the image links incase im missing something but my ram = 7-7-7-20 and so far i can only see 6-7-7-20 available , this is my problem now.

Anyways anyone care to help me oc as ive ran tests and memory , hd seems fine just i cant place the timings at a 7-7-7-20 level,

http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/products/khx_ddr2.asp

*if someone would care to located my ram ;' the kingston site , it will be easy as its the only ddr2 dual channel memory that has 7-7-7-20 timings (click the pdf datasheet which will load a page of the rams specs, and care to help my oc)*

Unfortunly i dont know how good this memory is as i got it for xmas as a gift, And dont know if its the right speed for an overclock.

Ill link the guide i was looking at but the Vcore he uses seems high *anyone else think its high?*

On this page if you scroll down to the bottom you will see what he explains for the Vcore.


http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=700&p=1

I have realy good cooling performance power + my cpu cooler is 160W of blasting cool air!

But in this guide he is using old ram, and thats where i need help for someone to explain what i need to do to get mine working, then i can Stress test it until stable.

My bios is on optimised i have 8gb of the kingston ram (installed as win7 works 100% with it) named above.

So where to start lads?

Here are my SS i took with the phone-

IMAGE 1 BIOS INFORMATION:-
http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=f9infoio3.jpg

IMAGE 2 MEMORY SETTINGS:-
http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=memsettingsww2.jpg

IMAGE 3 MEMORY STRAPPING SETTINGS:-
http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=memstrappinginfonn3.jpg

IMAGE 4 MEMORY TIMING SETTINGS:-
http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cltimingsre6.jpg


My target i want to hit = 3.2GHZ (while in the guide the target is 3.3ghz)

I turned also the droop intel settings off, so it stays , makes it easyier for me to look @ in cpuz.

Programs i have include-
Orthous
CPUZ
GPUZ
3dMark Vantage
MEMTEST

So im ready finaly to start:

*note:- i have a brain injury and this unfortunly left me with a disability, i cannot type/read correctly , thats why its hard to read his guide. Also i forget things easy so that explains why i repost sometimes on forums.*

Plus id rither have the advice of people that have sussessful OC's.

Overclocking may be easy for some but for peeps in a wheel chair and readly bad at spelling and havent a boldy on maths, i need like a 1 to 1.

I hope you guys can understand this, and not make fun.

Please can you guys give me advice.
 
Right i dont no why it flicked from me to me dad lolz but he got amd2 6700+ but im intel and my new question was posted above,

About wanting to start "overclocking"

But i wanted siomeone to look at the above post and change the layout to my type so i understand better ,as reading that guide only confused me + same as the tomHW-overclocking dual+quad manual :*(

So i need a 1 to 1 person kind enough to use private message's or public to help me overclock just to 3.2ghz not 3.3 and use my ram instead of the one in the legionHW guide, as the guide memory is not the same as mine + vcore seems high but i got mine @ default optimised settings atm with a default vcore of 1.325 but even i think thats steep >:? or is it,

Also if someone who wish'es to help a fellow Enthuiast (hope i spelt that right), to open the kingston hyperX dual channel memory pdf file of my memory at there site (using my link above) as it contains other settings that relate to overclocking *i think* and help me place them in the right bio area,


So can anyone be kind enough?

xaxaxax?

(oh and im using windows 7 *SEVEN* so i got no error in it and have left vista in the bottom of my HD dualbooted incase windows 7 beta runs out,
I also stressed tested pc @ default + it passed (used orthous priority 9 for 5 hours, also used vista mem diag+ memtest86 (the iso one -requiring a boot from cd bio's setting+ it passed)

Things im confused about:-

A poster on here said that dual channel memory dose'nt overclock as well as single channel.

*now since single channel you can get a overclock on memory pretty good on gd quality memory, so say for instance this was the current speed 800MHZ @ 5-5-5-15 and you oc'ed it to 1100MHZ @ dual channel would it then not be possible to get the 1066MHZ*

Now im asking this as many people have said its better to sync you're cpu 800fsb by 800mhz ram with a fsb ratio of whatever the hell the thing is(for example only),

And this is why i wanted to overclock , oh and also btw when the pc posts it says 8387584K OK Memory interleaved,

Is having it interleaved a good thing? as i read the tomHW overclocking dual and quad and it mentions other words pasts the number ie. "8387584 OK Memory syncous or (something).
 
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