Asus P5N-E SLI (nVidia 650i) C55 - strange memory glitch

Check the thread anyway, since they posted new figures since i posted there
last.

Claggy

"Steve" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I'm running an P5N-E SLI with 3 Gig of Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 and
> CM2X512-6400C4
> Kept Crashing in the Bios and getting an error when booting from the
> Windows CD,
> and memory errors from each DIMM with memtest, then i went to Corsair's
> Forum,
> searched P5N-E SLI (and the part number, i think), and found the figures
> to put in the Bios,
>
> Something like this (But check for your version and what latency):
>
> Asus P5N-E SLI (Bios 4.01, nforce drivers Version 15)
> Intel Core 2 Duo
> Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 (In Yellow Mobo slots)
> BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320 (Detonator 7.15.11.141)
> Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit
>
> Bios Settings:
> SLI-Ready Memory = Disabled
> Memory Voltage = 2.085
> tCL = 4
> tRCD = 4
> tRP = 4
> tRAS = 12
> CMD = 2
> Advanced Memory Timings
> tRC = 22
> tWTR = 15
> All other settings = auto
>
> http://www.asktheramguy.com/v3/showt...ight=P5N-E+SLI
>
> I've been running these settings since May, no problem, oh and strangely
> enough i was born in Sept 1967!
>
> Claggy
>
> "Sept1967" <sept1967@peoplepc.(Erase)com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks, Ill try it at 2.0v.
>>
>> No, there isnt an option for EPP or not, that I see. only speed and
>> voltages
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Try increasing the memory voltage slightly. I have the same Corsair
>>> memory and it's running fine at 4-4-4-12 at 2.0V; it's rated at 1.9V.
>>> It's been running without incident for about two months. BTW, the
>>> voltage increase was recommended by a tech at Corsair, as the memory
>>> failed some tests in Memtest86+ @ 1.9V.
>>>
>>
>>
>

I've recently experienced the same problem on my P5N-E SLI board. I've got an overclocked E4400 with 2GB RAM (2 x Kingston KVR800D2N5/1G) I wanted more ram in the system so I thought I'd just buy another 2 to fill the slots. This simple action was the result of many frustrating hours on the web.

Finally the problem was resolved by setting the voltage to 2.3v (for the ram) the rest of the voltages at at auto, the rest of the settings on auto, the speed the ram runs at is 800mhz. I've tested this with memtest86 for 3hours straight without a problem (as supposed to when the voltage was at auto or 2.0v, the errors numered in the 100000+ bracket)

I hope this solution helps someone with the same problem.