BSOD with 4GB ram installed

christof21

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I've done some searches on here about this topic. Some of them were old posts so I thought I'd open up a new thread for my particular prob.

If I try to install vista 64 with 4gb ram I keep getting BSOD just after post telling me my motherboard is non ACPI compliant. It is. I've checked the bios and it's there and enabled. If I take out 1 of the 2GB mem modules it installs fine.

I have SP1 integrated into the install. I'm assuming that the KB929777 hotfix is already installed, but I tried installing again for good measure. When I go to manually install the hotfix it tells me it is not needed by my system!

I've read about people being advised to change the ram voltage settings in the bios. When I go into my bios to try this, the timings and volts are greyed out and I can not access them at all.

This is really starting to annoy me now. The whole pint of bringing out a 64 bit OS is that it can take advantage of modern motherboards and the ability to use more than 3.25gb ram. My M/B can take upto 8GB, and I'm only trying to use 4GB, which I don't class as unreasonable in this day and age. If anything, 4GB is a little on the weedy side now.

I may as well go back to XP pro x86. If I stick 4GB ram in at least it'll use 3.25GB. Only being able to use 2GB on vista 64 is pathetic. :mad:

I hope with all my heart and wallet that some one has been able to figure this out.

Ok rant over. Sorry. :zip:

Please help me Obi One. Your my only hope.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD 64 x2 5600+
    Motherboard
    MSI K9A2GM-FIH
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EAH3650
    Hard Drives
    300GB Hitachi SATA2
Did you upgrade the BIOS? Did you enable the memory hole and ACPI before installing your OS? What does the board manufacturer state about running Vista x64.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
Did you upgrade the BIOS? Did you enable the memory hole and ACPI before installing your OS? What does the board manufacturer state about running Vista x64.

ACPI was already enabled in the bios. I don't understand what you mean by enable the memory hole. What is that? I've checked on MSI's website and it doesn't state anywhere about approved OS's.

I have downloaded the updated BIOS, but need to find a USB floppy from somewhere to try installing it as my system doesn't have an FD.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD 64 x2 5600+
    Motherboard
    MSI K9A2GM-FIH
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EAH3650
    Hard Drives
    300GB Hitachi SATA2
That board does have BIOS live update feature. You should not need a floppy.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
already tried that. Live update doesn't seem to like vista 64. It keeps giving me error messages and crashes.:cry:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD 64 x2 5600+
    Motherboard
    MSI K9A2GM-FIH
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EAH3650
    Hard Drives
    300GB Hitachi SATA2
I would try Vista 32-bit.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
I would try Vista 32-bit.

Drama over. I managed to update the bios. I had to do it through DOS. After I remembered how to make a win98 boot disk I crossed my fingers and dug deep into my DOS memory to remember how to do things!

Net result. I can now boot up with 4b memory installed, and vista actually sees it. :party:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD 64 x2 5600+
    Motherboard
    MSI K9A2GM-FIH
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EAH3650
    Hard Drives
    300GB Hitachi SATA2
Good news. I figured a BIOS upgrade might fix it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
why are pc's so damn frustrating! lol. It's fun though:geek:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD 64 x2 5600+
    Motherboard
    MSI K9A2GM-FIH
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EAH3650
    Hard Drives
    300GB Hitachi SATA2
Glad to know it is sorted. A point to note is that you can boot from a usb key, hp has a format tool to turn a usb key into a bootable device. After you have installed the software you can add the bios software and image to it. It is also helpful for diagnostics that are required to run with a minimal os installed such as memory diag.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
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    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
Glad to know it is sorted. A point to note is that you can boot from a usb key, hp has a format tool to turn a usb key into a bootable device. After you have installed the software you can add the bios software and image to it. It is also helpful for diagnostics that are required to run with a minimal os installed such as memory diag.

That's handy to know. Thanks. It as like going back in time trying to find a floppy disk and drive to use. lol
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD 64 x2 5600+
    Motherboard
    MSI K9A2GM-FIH
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EAH3650
    Hard Drives
    300GB Hitachi SATA2
Another trick - I always keep a couple of CDRWs around for the same purpose - I can erase and write over them at any time I want, and if new versions of diagnostic utilities come out I can remake the bootable CD ISO and then burn it again....

No more making and throwing old CD platters....
 

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    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
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    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
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    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
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    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
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    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
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    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
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    2 * 1920 x 1080
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    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
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    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
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    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
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    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
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    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
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    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
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    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
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    AMD A6-5350M APU
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    Lenovo
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    8 GB
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    Radeon HD (Embedded)
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    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
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    Lenovo 15" Matte
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    1680 * 1050
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    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
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    Lenovo
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    Lenovo
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    Lenovo
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    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
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    Lenovo
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    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
I have just noticed that on the performance tab in task manger, it is showing my total physical memory as 3582MB, not the full 4GB.

I have looked in my bios for the memory hole feature, but it doesn't show it in there. Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD 64 x2 5600+
    Motherboard
    MSI K9A2GM-FIH
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EAH3650
    Hard Drives
    300GB Hitachi SATA2
Remapping?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
nope. Nothing like that. It has all the voltage adjustments and clock frequency adjustments in there, but they're greyed out and I can't alter them at all.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD 64 x2 5600+
    Motherboard
    MSI K9A2GM-FIH
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EAH3650
    Hard Drives
    300GB Hitachi SATA2
Could it be under one of the memory area drop downs?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
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