Re: vista x64 setup hangs at please wait, "ata channel 0" error in Dev manager in vista

On Oct 12, 10:24 am, markm75 <markm...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Oct 11, 11:29 pm, Paul <nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





markm75 wrote:
On Oct 11, 10:49 am, markm75 <markm...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I ran the linpack testing , 20 iterations, while set at 1333 mhz.. it
passed all 20 tests this time...

This morning i decided to run it again.. i chose the first option this
time, not the custom one, the one that does maximum stress.. i did 10
iterations of the test.. one of the tests failed this time.. 93%
essentially..

I guess its back to the drawing board.. i guess what i may try next is
going even lower on the clock speed, see if that passes.. if it does,
this ram is almost certainly getting sold or returned somehow.

I'm also wondering this..   the p5e3 deluxe is rated at 1333 on the
ram natively.. should i have bought 1333 native ram and overclocked
that to 1600? (rather than either downclocking or overclocking to
1600mhz on 1600mhz ram).. perhaps this is why i've had so many issues,
even running at 1333 on the ram?

QVL for memory for your motherboard P5E3 Deluxe (X38).

http://www.asus.com/999/download/products/1875/1875_10.pdf

DDR3-1600 and DDR3-1800 are marked as "N/A" or not applicable
for four stick configurations (column C). That means it is
"difficult".

DDR3-1333 shows a couple products that appeared to work with
an 8GB configuration. The CAS setting in that case is
CAS9, and I've have to ask, what is the point of running
at CAS9 ? Perhaps a slightly lower speed setting, with
a better CAS, would give better overall performance.

The QVL not only specifies individual success stories,
but it also, between the lines, shows you how much "legs"
the chipset has. What you're trying to do, is difficult
in any case.

If you need more inspiration, you can try the reviews for
your board on Newegg, you can look in vip.asus.com and see
what they're using there, or you can search xtremesystems.org
and see what results they've had with that board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16813131218

(You've already posted here.)http://vip.asus.com/forum/topic.aspx?board_id=1&model=P5E3+DELUXE&SLa...

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=59

   http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=163694&highlight...

    (Search results for P5E3 Deluxe - don't know if clicking this
     will still work or not.)

   http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/search.php?searchid=9285087

The official speed for the X38 chipset, is FSB 800/1066/1333,
with DDR3-1066/800. Anything outside of that represents
overclocking, as far as Intel is concerned.

X38http://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/datasheet/317610.pdf

The official speed for the X48 chipset, is FSB 800/1066/1333/1600,
with DDR3-1333/1066/800.

X48http://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/datasheet/319122.pdf

The QVL for the P5E3 Premium, doesn't really show that
much of an improvement. There are two entries at DDR3-1333
for 8GB of RAM, but it is still the CAS9 stuff. A couple
of entries in that section of the QVL, won't run with
four sticks.

http://www.asus.com/999/download/products/2069/2069_10.pdf

This is the QVL for the Rampage Extreme (X48). Again, while
there are very high two stick configs (DDR3-2000), DDR3-1333 is where
the 8GB configurations show up.

http://www.asus.com/999/download/products/2367/2367_10.pdf

I think your best bet at this point, is to start reading stuff
on xtremesystems.org .

HTH,
    Paul

Thanks for that interpretation, i had read through the reviews and
particularly the qvl.. i wasnt sure how to take that C column with the
N/a's.. i guess the N/A is meant to be, uncertain or unlikely to be
able to run 4 chips of the type listed.. in my case its 1600mhz like
you mentioned, so i guess its hit or miss as to whether it can run all
4 chips in all 4 slots..

Or.. does this mean, NA to running at 1600mhz, as opposed to just
1333?

Recap, since this has been one long mess:

So far:

1333mhz.. had those bluescreens, ran at 1333 fsb.. tried various
voltages and bios settings... (3 days ago)

1600mhz:  couldnt get past say booting the linux live cd, it would
freeze.. tried various bios settings, skews, voltages

more recently:
updated to beta bios on asus board.. cleared cmos, started over:
-------
1333mhz:  set everything to auto except voltage on ram and timings on
ram, using 1.8v, also unplugged all usb devices except kb and mouse
and disabled D drive harddrive array on 3ware card..

results so far:
set fsb to 1600mhz, cpu to 3.6ghz, ran linpack test, custom mode of 20
tests, passed, ran linpack test, max stress test, 10 tests, 1 failed

set fsb to 1600mhz, cpu to 3.0ghz, ram still at 1333, ran linpack
test, max stress, 10 tests, PASSED, running again right now, results
pending... no bluescreens with solid runtime of 1.4 days, but all usb
devices still unplugged and D array offline..  just now plugged back
in usb devices, awaiting any bluescreens..

**So, it seems i cant run the cpu at 3.6ghz without errors (or an
error) in linpack test...  i certainly cant achieve 1600mhz as of
yet..

Still debating whether i would be able to hit 1600mhz if i had 1333
native ram, more easily or would this even matter...based on the qvl
listing, it would seem 1333 native would more easily work..

Ill have to dig through some of the xtremesys articles, but i had read
some peoples success stories with 1600mhz, but that was only 2 slots
and not my exact ram.. i had tried 2 slots, and had issues- Hide quoted text -

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Well.. i came home to a bluescreen.. this after earlier, re-plugging
in all the usb devices..

I'm betting its either the 13 port usb hub and/or one of the devices
on it.. or its the chain of usb i have going from my office, to the
wall usb, to the living room, then on the other side, a usb hub
plugged in there (4 porter), with 1 going to a camera, the other 2
going to another usb hub (both powered), in the same living room,
where i then have 2 xbox 360 charge kits plugged into that usb hub..

The bluescreen i received was:

interrupt exception not hangled stop 0x0000003d

I've since, unplugged the other rooms USB cable, ill see how it goes
for a day or two, then work my way back.

.

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