bigmoose Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 cpu : ath 2000+ mb : ga-7vrxp ram: TwinMos PC2700 333mhz no idea why! when i tried to set the dip switch on the mb and the multiplier at auto, the sys wont boot and i need to switch it back to 100mhz to get the sys to run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Had similar trouble with a system i recently built for a colleague. It refused to run at 133 mhz FSB until i removed a certain jumper from the mainboard. After that it ran fine. I was unable to locate it because i was given the wrong manual with the board. In the end i just had to make an educated guess;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 27, 2002 Author Share Posted July 27, 2002 thanks dude! gonna get the mangifying glass out, i have the right manual, but doesnt say anything about it in there! oh well, time to play thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Originally posted by bigmoose thanks dude! gonna get the mangifying glass out, i have the right manual, but doesnt say anything about it in there! oh well, time to play thanks for your help Well, if it helps at all it will likely be located near your ram slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 27, 2002 Author Share Posted July 27, 2002 nothing! did notice that my gfx card geforce2 mx400 fan is no longer working? could that be a proiblem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Originally posted by bigmoose nothing! did notice that my gfx card geforce2 mx400 fan is no longer working? could that be a proiblem It could be a problem for your vid card, but i wouldnt say it is related to your FSB problem, no. You could not find any jumpers on your board.? Nothing pertaining to FSb in the manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 27, 2002 Author Share Posted July 27, 2002 nope is a dip to set fsb to either 100 or 133 works at 100, but not 133 also another set of dips to set the multiplier for the 2000+ it needs to be at 133*12.5 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 tired a friends ram and still nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2002 Hey does your system even boot all the way up with fsb lower than 133? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 runs perfect at 100fsb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2002 hey in your bios, what multiplier are you using on my Abit AT7 it misdetecs my cpu and sets it to high. Edit yours should be 12.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 12.5 is set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2002 Still a no go huh? Ok if you have 2 sticks of ram put one in every other slot, like slots 0 and 2, or 1 and 3. If you have 1 stick try moving it around. If it still doesn't work turn down some of your memory settings. The lower number is actually faster in memories case so turn cas up one and then go down the line turning one up at a time. You don't wan't to turn them all up to the slowest cause you'll lose alot of speed, so I'd reboot after each single change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 im only using one chip of 512, have tried one of mine and have also tried a friends, have tried running it at 266 as well, with the volts turned up to 2.8 still nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2002 Yeah so have you tried moving the stick It doesn't have to be in the first DIMM. Also were the others you tried the same brand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 It's not your ram. I am still certain there is something you need to switch on your mainboard. A jumper, or dip switch. Have you read through the manual carefully? Visited the manufacturers website? Checked for the latest BIOS revision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2002 Try a newer bios too, they have TONS on thier site. http://www.giga-byte.com/support/viakt333....3.htm#link7vrxp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2002 Also you have 2 jumpers to set, CK_RATIO near the CPU socket needs to go at 1on 2on 3off 4off 5on, and the SW1 switch by your clear cmos jumper needs to be set to 1off, 1on is default wich is 100mhz. That is probably what you missed. Edit - Guide here http://ftp.gigabyte.com.tw/support/user_pd..._7vrxp_1101.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 tried it in slot 1 and in slot 2 the other i tried was a diff brand and rated at cas2 i have read the manual carefully twice and read the one on the net once as well i have the latest bios and i have it set like the manual says but when i set the Sw1 switch to 133, its there where it wont POST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=NickJ= Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 You need a BIOS update, if its not running the 2000+ at 133 its because it doesnt support the 2000+, and hence runs it at a processor speed that it does support. Upgrade to the latest BIOS from Gigabyte's site and then whack the FSB to 133, should run fine. Yeah so have you tried moving the stick It doesn't have to be in the first DIMM Unless Gigabyte have done something special, this is incorrect, every mobo needs to have the RAM seated starting from the correct slot, then working upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2002 Originally posted by Nick_Jones Unless Gigabyte have done something special, this is incorrect, every mobo needs to have the RAM seated starting from the correct slot, then working upwards. Not true, my k7s5a always wanted it in the second for some reason, maybe thats true for via chipsets but can't hurt to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeke Posted July 28, 2002 Share Posted July 28, 2002 I had a similar problem with my XP1500+ and a MSI board. After I correctly set all my memory settings (such as CAS) then the CPU did the 133 (and higher) :-) maybe this could set u on the right way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 using the latest Bios F8 (Jul. 09, 2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted July 28, 2002 Author Share Posted July 28, 2002 Originally posted by Amadeke I had a similar problem with my XP1500+ and a MSI board. After I correctly set all my memory settings (such as CAS) then the CPU did the 133 (and higher) :-) maybe this could set u on the right way well, ive set it at cas2.5 and 333mhz also tried 266mhz still nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 28, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 28, 2002 What kind of power supply do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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