Vista - Windows Vista freezes

Hi,
I have a problem with Windows Vista Ultimate x64. If I've installed 4 GB RAM it freezes after a few minutes. With only 2 GB RAM it really works fine.

Hope you can help me. Does anyone have the same problem?

I'm using XP Professional x64 now cause most things really work fine on XP x64. But I'd like to use Vista with 4GB RAM!

My hardware:
Asrock Alive xFire eSATA2
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ tray AM2 2x2,60GHz 2x512kB
4x 1024MB DDR2RAM Kingston PC667 CL5
XpertVision / Palit 512MB X1950GT Super PCIe
500GB 3,5" Samsung SpinPoint T166 HD501LJ SATA2 7200rpm
Sharkoon Silentstorm 120 SHA500-12A 500W ATX 2.0

Thanks,
Thomas

Hey Vito,

Can you take some screenshots of CPUID for checking the memory setting and attach them here for us to check?

Steven

Are you running SP1 at all....?

It contains the 4gb fix ..

Hi,

SP1 is installed but couldn't solve that problem... :-(

I'll post the infos from CPUID today evening.

Thanks so far!

Thomas

Hi Vito,

This sounds as though it could be a memory timing issue. Refering to your information from the CPUID report, check the SPD tab. This is mine, to show you what I mean. You will, of course, be using the figures from your own report. You will notice that there are 2 sets of timing here. Enter the values shown under the lower frequency into your BIOS (you will have to note these down and enter them when you enter your BIOS at the next boot). Don't forget to set the frequency as well.
Dwarf

i dont think his Asrock board allows for any timing adjustments......or voltage for that matter..

it appears he actually has 4 matched dimms so the timings & vdimm should be the same

to the OP
you might want to try 2x2gb rather than 4x1gb ....4 dimms puts alot of stress on the NB of your mobo....it maybe overheating in those first few miniutes

Hi Vito,
I have just had a look at the manual for your board. It is possible to set the various memory parameters in the BIOS. Note that most of the information and text in this post is taken directly from the manual (link given at the end of this post). To enter your BIOS, press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Once you have entered the BIOS, the following screen will appear.

Select the 'Advanced' tab. The following screen will appear.

Select the 'CPU Configuration' option. The following screen will appear.

On this screen, the items that we are interested in are towards the lower half of the screen, from 'Memory Clock' downwards, so you will have to use the scroll bar to see the rest of them. Refering to my previous post, copy the relevant figures over to the appropriate section. For those sections which CPUID doesn't give a value for, leave these set as 'Auto'. Also, set the 'Flexibility Option' to 'Enabled'.
Memory Clock
This item can be set by the code using [Auto]. You can set one of the standard values as listed: [200 MHz (DDRII 400)], [266 MHz (DDRII 533)], [333 MHz (DDRII 667)], and [400MHz (DDRII 800)].
Flexibility Option
The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].
CAS Latency
Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [3T], [4T], [5T], and [6T]. The default value is [Auto].
TRAS
Use this to adjust TRAS values. Configuration options: [Auto], [5CLK], [6CLK], [7CLK], [8CLK], [9CLK], [10CLK], [11CLK], [12CLK], [13CLK], [14CLK], [15CLK], [16CLK], [17CLK], and [18CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRP
Use this to adjust TRP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRCD
Use this to adjust TRCD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
TRRD
Use this to adjust TRRD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [3T], [4T], and [5T]. The default value is [Auto].
TRC
Use this to adjust TRC values. Configuration options: [11T] to [26T]. The default value is [Auto].
MA Timing
Use this to adjust values for MA timing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [1T]. The default value is [Auto].
Bank Interleaving
Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or across nodes, decreasing access contention.
When you have finished, click <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS utility. Alternatively, keep pressing 'ESC' until you return to the main BIOS screen as shown above. From there, select the 'Exit' tab and the following page will appear.

The option you require is 'Save Changes and Exit', and when you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.
If that doesn't work, then you might like to consider skunksmash's suggestion of using 2 x 2GB modules to give you 4GB instead of the 4 x 1GB ones that you currently have.
Dwarf

ASRock Motherboard - Product - ALiveXFire-eSATA2 R3.0 - Manual

dwarf.. i stand corrected.....

Hi,

thanks for your help so far. I'll check it and hope it'll solve my problem
If not I'll post again

Thomas

hi,

i checked my ram settings with cpuid. i think they're set correctly. maybe you can have a look at it:






i found out that i can use my graphics card and 4gb ram when i use the vista standard driver for my graphics card. if i install the driver from ati the picture gets grey lines and the picture freezes.

i'll upgrade my bios this weekend, installed is version 2.00 and on the asrock homepage the current version is 2.60. maybe this can help.

would be nice if you can have a look at my ram timings. and really really many thanks for your help!

tom