Re: AMD 64 Stability on Asus A8v Deluxe
Hi,
Why dont you simply use memtest86?
I have the same configuration the test worked fine for a whole night.
The only thing I had to change to have my memory recognize properly was the speed (from auto to
200MHz for DDR 400)
--- "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean.luc.coulon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Le 20.07.2005 21:32:17, Matthias Wenthe a écrit :
> > Jean-Luc Coulon wrote:
> >
> > 1) kernel compilation test with the following script:
> >
> > #!/bin/tcsh
> > # ramtest
> > #
> > make ARCH=i386 bzImage
> > foreach i (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9)
> > foreach j (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9)
> > foreach k (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9)
> > ( make clean;make ARCH=i386 bzImage > log."$i"$j$k ) >&
> > log.err."$i"$j$k
> > end
> > end
> > end
> >
> >
> > I must end up with 1000 identical Logfiles
> >
> >> Which RAM parameters do you use?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> With the same board and Corsair RAM (given for 2-3-3-6 for P4 and
> >> 2.5-3-3-6 for athlon64), I was working in 32bit with 2 instead of
> >> 2.5 for the CAS, but I had to set it to 2.5 in 64 bit.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Maybe you have to relax a bit your timings?
> >
> > I followed your advice and checked the memory timings in BIOS, I found
> > a puzzling variaty of parameters, almost all of the were set on AUTO
> >
> > Here is a summary of the main possible switches:
> >
> > parameter possible Values help
> >
> > Burst Length: 8/4 Beats 64-Bit Dq must
> > use the 4 beats
> >
> > CAS 2/2.5/3 CLK
> > TRC 7-13 CLK
> > TRFC 9-15 CLK
> > TRCD 2-6 CLK
> > TWR 2-3 CLK
> > TRWT 1-6 CLK
> > TRAS 5-15 CLK
> > TRP 2-6 CLK
> > TWLC 1-2 CLK
> > ASYNC LAT 4-9 CLK
>
> I've corsair DDR in dual channel
> I've left the burst to its highest value
>
> I use 2.5-3-3-6-1T
>
> 2.5 is CAS
> 3 is tRCD
> 3 is tRP
> 6 is tRAS
> 1T command rate (Disabled for 1T, Enabled for 2T)
>
> I've left the other "as is"
>
> The processor is an athlon 3500+
> It runs at nominal voltage/frequency. But I've not left on 'auto' the
> parameters because this card has a nasty auto-overclocking feature.
>
> I've set manually to the nominal values :
> I use a FSB of 200, multiplier 11 (If we can speak of FSB with this
> architecture).
>
> I've cool and quient enabled
>
>
> >
> >
> > I changed Burst Length to 4 Beats (what t.h. is 64-Bit dq?)
> > and CAS to 3, left the rest on AUTO but still got the kernel panics
> > with 64 Bit Kernels.
>
> [ ... ]
>
>
> > Jean-Luc, you said you have the same mainboard. What other hardware
> > do you use? Maybe I can change the grafic card or give up the
> > software raid to get a stable 64 bit system.
> > I would like to encourage other members of this list with an Asus A8V
> > motherboard to report about there configuration so that I finally can
> > find a way to tell if I have a defect mainboard or an exotic hardware
> > composition problem.
>
> I've :
> 2 SATA Maxtor disks on the VIA chipset, software RAID1
> 1 IDE DVD burner Pioneer 108
> 1 Asus Radeon A9250/TD (AGP)
>
> I don't use the Promise chipset
>
> I've used a Radeon 9500 also but not in 64 bit. I've given it to my
> daughters who *need* graphic power for the games...
>
> The BIOS is 1013
>
> Remark : I have had problems with the graphic mode and some machine
> check, even in 32 bit with the previous BIOS. 1009 was "just" working,
> it was imposible to have a graphical session with 1011 and 1012, there
> is a fix about AGP in 1013.
>
> >
> > Best Regars
> >
> > Matthias Wenthe
> >
>
> Regards
>
> Jean-Luc
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