Re: Dual Channel memory question - Attn: Paul
- From: "Bob Knowlden" <nkbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:23:16 -0400
The manual is pretty clear on configuring the RAM. If you want to look at it
before your hardware arrives, it is available for download from
support.asus.com.
The short answer: if you're using only two DIMMs, put them in the two blue
slots. (Those are A1 and B1.)
As Paul remarked, if you have trouble, put a single stick in B1 (the blue
slot farthest from the CPU socket). That is recommended if the current BIOS
is too old to support your CPU. It ought to permit you to boot the machine
and update the BIOS. That is the only recommended configuration that runs in
single channel mode. According to Asus, you need BIOS 1011 or later to
support a 3200+ Venice, but I have read claims that you'd be able to boot
using that CPU and any released BIOS version. Please post if you have any
trouble.
The manual also tells you how to flash the BIOS.
My preferred method is the old-fashioned one:
Download the flash utility AFUDOS. (I believe that the latest version is
2.11.)
On an XP (or Win98 or ME) machine, format a floppy as an MS-DOS boot disk.
Extract AFUDOS and the BIOS file onto the floppy.
Restart the machine. Go into the BIOS settings, and set the floppy as the
boot device.
When the machine boots from the floppy, run AFUDOS. If you run it by itself,
it'll give a list of commands and switches. One of the switches will allow
you to backup the current BIOS to a file. Doing that may be a good idea,
although most versions of the BIOS are still available for download.
The syntax for flashing the BIOS is:
afudos /i(filename),
where (filename) is the, er, file name of the BIOS file. That does the whole
job; no other user inputs are required.
If you don't want to mess around with a boot floppy, the EZFlash method
might be more to your taste. I haven't used it, but it looks simple enough.
Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
"ChowBoy" <BadBoyz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Paul,
>
> Thanks for your reply. And thanks for showing me how to find what I
> need on the ASUS web site. I downloaded Bios version 1013 and saved
> to floppy. Will that work if I have to flash the Bios? And does one
> use the CD tools to do this?
>
> Also, regarding inserting the RAM: do I put one module each in B1 and
> B2 slots for dual channel? I think reading about this has confused me.
> I am not sure just how to put the memory in.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> ChowBoy
>
>>If you have problems, put one stick in slot B1. The B1 and B2 slots
>>are on the primary 64 bit bus, and in some cases, if the BIOS code
>>in the flash chip is not recent enough for the processor stepping
>>used, sticking just one DIMM in slot B1 may allow the board to POST.
>>
>>Generally, Asus boards are pretty good on their selection of
>>default conditions, so there is no pressing need to read the
>>manual :-)
>>
>> Paul
>
.
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