Computer Hardware Support - Re: New RAM causing a strange boot problem...
> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:52:27 GMT, "Dom"
>
> >How would one 'up the voltage' ? It does read like a power issue...
>
>
> Since the board ran fine *while* it was running, memory
> voltage itself is only one of the potential issues. It
> could be a motherboard design problem, failing capacitors in
> the memory regulation circuit, or a poor power supply.
> Possibly a bios bug too, you might check on bios updates.
>
> Check the system with memtest86 for several hours.
>
> It would be good to try 2.6V if the board is running it at
> 2.5V currently. There would be a setting in the bios,
> wording may vary but something akin to "memory voltage" or
> "vdimm" or ??? The range for the setting should be a
> tipoff, it's typically around 2.5-2.8V, sometimes extending
> a little higher but IMO, you should not need nor use above
> 2.7V, it should work at or below that if it's going to, if
> the memory is properly spec'd.
posted by crash @ 3:18 AM
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