Sent this to Gig to see if they would answer but as its so old guess they aren’t bothered. If anyone could help I would be grateful.
Resurrecting an old PC (in Turkey) with some bits I had lying around in the UK (all proved working bits, including the old PC I started from)
Changed MB from 8S651MP-RZ to the GA-8IPE1000MK. Installed (in A & B channels) the 2x 1GB RAM which was previously tested in the 8S651MP-RZ setup, on power up MB alarmed. Removed the RAM and replaced with 256MB (333MHz) and everything OK.
So why wont it accept 2x 1GB which I know work from the previous MB, also tried them 1 GB at a time but still alarm.
So in short, all is working fine with with 256Mb (333) Ram, but not 2 x 1 GB (333), MB specs say it takes up to 4 GB (in 4 slots), any ideas?
Please dont say buy a real PC cos its in the UK!
Many thanks for you help TIM
Also put 2 x 512(333) borrowed from a freind in to try and it works.
Here a few other details
MB: GA-8IPE1000MK M/B Rev : 1.0 BIOS Ver : F14
VGA : Nvidia : fx5500 256MB
CPU: Intel Northwood 2.8 (p4)
Operation System : Win eXP SP : 3
Memory: Samsung DDR 2 x 1GB 333MHz (soon I hope) But 256 now fitted
(2x 1GB RAM sticks - chip info Samsung K4H510438C-UCB3)
Power Supply: 450 W
Thinking of ebaying a P4 HT 3.2 or 3.4 (800MHz) which would be better with faster RAM which I have back in UK (2x 512 DDR500), but wont be back to Uk until Feb so would like to try to get what I have working for now as its too slow on P4 2.8Gb (533) & 256Mb (333). It’s the RAM that is strangling it, but I don’t want to buy some (seen the price of DDR RAM!) when I have so many bits lying around in the UK.
