DP35DP Memory Problem

Hi All,
I have a DP35DP board using G-Skill DDR2-800 1GB modules. I'm not
able to boot when I use 4GB of memory. When I first bought the board
I wasn't able to boot with 3GB of RAM, but I did a BIOS update a few
months later and I was able to boot with 3GB of RAM.

I just ran the latest BIOS update (0407), but I still can't get it to
boot with 4GB. When I put in the 4 modules it doesn't even post.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

wrote:
> Hi All,
> I have a DP35DP board using G-Skill DDR2-800 1GB modules. I'm not
> able to boot when I use 4GB of memory. When I first bought the board
> I wasn't able to boot with 3GB of RAM, but I did a BIOS update a few
> months later and I was able to boot with 3GB of RAM.
>
> I just ran the latest BIOS update (0407), but I still can't get it to
> boot with 4GB. When I put in the 4 modules it doesn't even post.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.

Did you contact Intel support?

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<> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> I have a DP35DP board using G-Skill DDR2-800 1GB modules. I'm not
> able to boot when I use 4GB of memory. When I first bought the board
> I wasn't able to boot with 3GB of RAM, but I did a BIOS update a few
> months later and I was able to boot with 3GB of RAM.
>
> I just ran the latest BIOS update (0407), but I still can't get it to
> boot with 4GB. When I put in the 4 modules it doesn't even post.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.

<> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> I have a DP35DP board using G-Skill DDR2-800 1GB modules. I'm not
> able to boot when I use 4GB of memory.

Your problem may be the 800 MHz modules. Some Intel motherboards can only
run at 667 MHz when all slots are filled.

Tom Lake

"Tom Lake" <> wrote in message news:fqjgnn$tfo$...
>
> <> wrote in message
> news:533a7f2f-67af-41cd-95e9-...
>> Hi All,
>> I have a DP35DP board using G-Skill DDR2-800 1GB modules. I'm not
>> able to boot when I use 4GB of memory.
>
> Your problem may be the 800 MHz modules. Some Intel motherboards can only
> run at 667 MHz when all slots are filled.
>
> Tom Lake

According to Intel, the DP35DP is rated for 4 pieces of DDR2-800 MHz, 5-5-5
memory, both double- and single-sided. Using all 4 slots is the only way to max
the board out with 8GB, since it will only accept 2GB modules at max.
But only a couple of memory manufacturers have been certified, and G-Skill is not
among them.

Bob

On Mar 4, 11:55*am, "Bob Bailin" <72027.3...@compuserve.com> wrote:
> "Tom Lake" <tl...@twcny.rr.com> wrote in messagenews:fqjgnn$tfo$....
>
> > <dean.okim...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:533a7f2f-67af-41cd-95e9-...
> >> Hi All,
> >> I have a DP35DP board using G-Skill DDR2-800 1GB modules. *I'm not
> >> able to boot when I use 4GB of memory.
>
> > Your problem may be the 800 MHz modules. *Some Intel motherboards can only
> > run at 667 MHz when all slots are filled.
>
> > Tom Lake
>
> According to Intel, the DP35DP is rated for 4 pieces of DDR2-800 MHz, 5-5-5
> memory, both double- and single-sided. Using all 4 slots is the only way to max
> the board out with 8GB, since it will only accept 2GB modules at max.
> But only a couple of memory manufacturers have been certified, and G-Skillis not
> among them.
>
> Bob

Where you able to figure out the problem?
I have the same board and xp won't boot all the way when I have two
2GB sticks (4gb total) of 800 MHz of ram either.

^ Hey, updating the BIOS to 0413 solves the problem. I couldn't post
with 4GB of Mushkin either (only the single 2GB stick) and as soon as
I flashed it the board picked up the other stick no problems.

Here's a direct link to the 0413 XP PRO BIOS update, I recommend doing
the EXPRESS BIOS UPDATE (at the bottom) for ease of flashing:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...ional&lang=eng