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My new RAM does not work at its rated parameters

fedor — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:08:39 GMT

I have bought new Asus P7P55D motherboard, i7 860 CPU, and 4GB RAM kit for it: CT2KIT25664BA1339.

When I started using my new system I immediately experienced random freezes, especially when copying large files but also when completely idle. No BSODs, just freezes where the system would have to be hard reset.

I have not overclocked the system and it is running on all BIOS auto defaults. I disconnected all external and disabled all onboard devices. I was left with only mouse and keyboard and GFX card, for which I did not install any drivers. The system continued to freeze, when I was copying large files. I tried it with fresh install of XP, Vista and Win7, 32 and 64 bit. Same problem.

Then I installed Intel Extreme Tuning Utility that came with the motherboard. That utility has 2 modes for stress testing CPU and RAM. I tested CPU and the test was fine. Then I started memory stress test and it failed immediately, after 2 seconds!

I then went to BIOS and changed memory memory multiplier, so that the speed became 1066 instead of its autodetected 1333. After that the Intel stress test passed without any problem (I ran it for 20 minutes).

Is my memory defective or is this memory not supposed to be used at 1333 setting?

Re: Baisse de performance en écriture M225 64 Go firmware 1819

Seth-01 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:34:28 GMT

Ca fait plaisir de voir que je ne suis pas le seul à avoir ce soucis ! ca rageant quand même vu le prix du SSD !

window crash after memory install

riko — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:12:08 GMT

I have compaq presario SR5450F stock except for the Geforce 9500 gt video card and a 550w power supply

I replaced 1 of the 1 gig sticks of ram with a 2 gig stick (CT25664aa800).

On boot up windows says it has been damaged and tries to repair itself and cannot do so.

Pulled out the ram put the original back in boot computer same screen but it is able to repair and computer works fine.

Any help would be appricated

Re: Problems with new RAM, boot time and CPU usage

Blue123 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:29:00 GMT

Thanks for your reply. As for the BIOS issues, I have already tried manually setting them to the correct amount. I don't have the most recent BIOS update, however, and I'm not sure how to do the update. I downloaded them from the MSI website (http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=bios&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1140), but the instructions on doing so seem somewhat confusing. I'm also not sure on how to use MemTest86+, but that's something I'm looking into.

Cheers.

EDIT: I managed to do the BIOS update, but still have no clue on MemTest86+.

Re: Macbook Aluminum Late 2008 RAM issues

cpuguy83 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:15:56 GMT

Hello, I am also experiencing the same exact issue.

And actually when I go to look for my part numbers/SN, etc I just have a bunch of zeros.

Re: Windows 7 Blue Screen with new 8GB on Abit In9 32X-max

jellybelly20708 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:15:52 GMT

Thank you for your suggestion, however, I did that and none of the memory modules were bad. That is to say, any module in slot 4 would cause the BSOD. Since I had been running the systems for a couple of years with 4-1GB memory modules, I believe that the problem is not with the slot.

I have received suggestions to tweak the voltage a little which I will try soon.

Thanks, but a bad Crucial memory module is not the problem!

Jim

Re: Baisse de performance en écriture M225 64 Go firmware 1819

seboasis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:58:36 GMT

Salut , si ca peut te rassurer voici les performances que j obtiens malgré l utilisation de wiper.

--------------------------------------------------
CrystalDiskMark 2.2 (C) 2007-2008 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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   Sequential Read : 151.845 MB/s
Sequential Write :   62.658 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 130.161 MB/s
Random Write 512KB :   49.068 MB/s
   Random Read 4KB :   30.177 MB/s
Random Write 4KB :    5.002 MB/s

Test Size : 100 MB
Date : 2009/11/21 7:48:03

Je suis vraiment degouté car ces disque coutent cher et les performances ne correspondent plus du tout au descriptif du produit.....Ce produit n est pas au point.J'attend avec impatience la sortie d un correctif.

C'est long.... trres long..... trop long....

Re: Status of Garbage Collection Firmware

lsdmeasasp — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:16:05 GMT

Ya you are correct on on that, just surprised no one has guinie pig'd up yet. I think it would be fine and work actually, but like you said these are Expen$ive so no one including me has tried yet.

It's too bad Crucial did not offer us the option like the other brand did, with the GC/Trim firmware choices. RAID Users should be able to choose for sure. And you know indilinux sent them both firmware versions.

Please let us have the other firmware Crucial, if you don't want it posted to the main firmware page please at least make it available in the forums to us users who know what it is meant for and know the consequences of wear leveling.

Trim and GC both would wear on the disks, so not sure why they choose one instead of making both available.

Re: Ballistix Tracer on EP45T-UD3LR

lsdmeasasp — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:11:29 GMT

Well those are made for X58 motherboards, so I am not so sure how well they will work with P45?

I can help you try though for sure, I reviewed a set of the Blue ones not long ago. You can see my review here if you like >>

http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Ballistix-Performance-Memory/Crucial-Ballistix-Blue-Tracer-DDR3-Overclock-Review/td-p/4542

You would need to overclock your CPU for sure if you ever wanted to run them at the full 1600Mhz Speeds. You would need to use at least 400 FSB. Just letting you know, in case you were not aware of how that would work

Are you using the latest BIOS? If not please update your BIOS, the latest for your model is F6c

http://america.giga-byte.com/FileList/BIOS/motherboard_bios_ga-ep45t-ud3lr_f6c.exe\

Please use Qflash to update your BIOS, DO NOT USE @BIOS!! If you need help flashing let me know and I will link you to the guide I wrote up on using Qflash.

Please try these settings for 1333Mhz for now, with two sticks (4GB) of memory in slots 1+3

[b][u]MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)[/u][/b]
Robust Graphics Booster ...............: Auto or Fast
CPU Clock Ratio ..........................: 8
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.....................:.0
CPU Frequency ...........................: 2.66

[b][u]Clock Chip Control [/u][/b]
[b][u]Standard Clock Control[/u][/b]
CPU Host Clock Control..................: [Enabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ............: 333Mhz
[B]PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) .........:Set to 100[/B]

C.I.A.2 .................................:[Disabled]

[b][u]Advanced Clock Control [Press Enter][/u][/b]
CPU Clock Drive...........................: <<< 800
PCI Express Clock Drive.................: <<< 900
CPU Clock Skew (ps)....................: <<<
MCH Clock Skew (ps)...................: <<<

[b][u]DRAM Performance Control[/u][/b][u][/u]
[B]Performance Enhance...................: [STANDARD][/B]
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.).....: Disabled
(G)MCH Frequency Latch...............: [Auto]
System Memory Multiplier ..............: 4.00B
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..............: 1333
DRAM Timing Selectable ................: [Manual]

[b]Standard Timing Control[/b]
CAS Latency Time........................ 7
tRCD ......................................... 7
tRP'........................................... 7
tRAS.......................................... 20

Leave all below on Auto for now, except tRFC and CMD Rate

[b][u]Advanced Timing Control[/u][/b]
tRRD...........................................
tWTR..........................................
tWR............................................
tRFC........................................... 58-68
tRTP...........................................
Command Rate (CMD) ....................:2 << Set 2, you can try 1 later

[u][b]Driving Strength Profiles[/u][/b]
Driving Strength ............................ << Set to OC 1333 for both channels

[b]Channel A[/b]
Static tRead Value.........................: Set to 9 for now
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:Auto <<< Leave for all below as well
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps

[b]Channel B[/b]
Static tRead Value.........................:Set to 9 for now
tRD Phase0 Adjustment...................:Auto <<< Leave for all below as well
tRD Phase1 Adjustment...................:Auto
tRD Phase2 Adjustment .................:Auto
tRD Phase3 Adjustment..................:Auto
Trd2rd(Different Rank)....................:Auto
Twr2wr(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Twr2rd(Different Rank)...................:Auto
Trd2wr(Same/Diff Rank)..................:Auto
Dimm1 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps
Dimm2 Clock Skew Control...............:Auto ps

[b][U]Motherboard Voltage Control[/b][/U]

[b]CPU[/b]
CPU Vcore….……….........................:Auto if not overclocking, if you are overclocking please do find and set your own voltages

CPU Termination…..... 1.200V*.......: << If overclocking Please set to stock, Auto overvolts this way to much. Optimal range for overclock would be 1.2-1.5 depending on Vcore, try to keep at least .1 under vcore. Auto is fine if not overclocking. <<< you may need to increase this a little, try 1.225-1.25

CPU PLL…………………....1.500V*.......: << If overclocking Please set to stock, Auto overvolts this way to much. Optimal range for overclock would be 1.5-1.65. Auto is fine if not overclocking

CPU Referen.…………....0.755V*.......: <<< .64% Of Vtt (Termination above) Auto Will set this correctly

CPU Reference2………,,0.800V*.......:<<< .67% Of Vtt (Termination above) Auto Will set this correctly

[b]MCH/ICH[/b]
MCH Core…………….....1.100V...........: << Set 1.20-1.24, if you have no luck also try 1.0-1.05 as some boards a decrease here helps instead of the normal increase.
MCH Reference….…….0.800V...........; <<< Leave
MCH/DRAM Ref.…......0.900V...........: <<< Leave
ICH I/O……………….....1.500V............: <<< Leave
ICH Core…………...……1.100V............: <<< Leave

[b]DRAM[/b]
DRAM Voltage ……....1.800V............: << Set to 1.60-1.66
DRAM Termination .…0.900V............: <<< Leave
Channel A Reference 0.900V............: <<< Leave
Channel B Reference 0.900V............: <<< Leave

[b][U]Advanced Settings[/b][/U]
Limit CPUID Max. to 3.....................: [Disabled]
No-Execute Memory Protect............: [Enabled]
CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)................: [Disabled]
C2/C2E State Support....................: [Disabled]
x C4/C4E State Support..................: [Disabled]
CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) ...........: [Enabled]
CPU EIST Function.........................: [Disabled]
Virtualization Technology................: [Disabled] Enabled if you use Vmware/Virtual PC

[b][U]Integrated Peripherals[/b][/U]
Legacy USB Storage Detect ..............[Disabled] *Note* Must be enabled to flash from USB

Re: Upgraded RAM; Now High CPU usage

diligentinquire — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:10:52 GMT

The "customer support" I am getting, is this forum. Need the crucial cust suppot url mentioned above pls. probably my goof, just do not see it. Sorry. Diligent. Smiles.

Edit.\: Guess I got the idea. Cancel the above request. Thanks folks, Diligent.

Re: brand new flash drive- lost memory

Crucial_Katana — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:14:08 GMT

Dragging the file to the trash can should free up space on the drive as a result. Have you tried formatting it in the Disk Utility, and see if that recovers the lost megabytes?

Please follow these instructions to format your Flash device using OS 10.

1. Select the "Finder"
2. Select "Applications"
3. Select "Utilities"
4. Select "Disk Utilities"
5. Select the flash device i.e. Flash card, USB Drive etc
6. Select "Erase"

If this process does not resolve the issue, please post back here for further assistance.

Re: Windows 7 Blue Screen with new 8GB on Abit In9 32X-max

Crucial_Katana — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:22:24 GMT

To rule out the memory, or alternatively to verify which one of them it is that's causing the problem, test them one at a time in slot 1 on the motherboard. If they all pass, then install one of them in slot 2, and run the test again. Then move that module to slot 3, and so on until you have tested all four modules and all four slots.

If you have a bad module, we will replace it per the terms of our warranty. You can either contact our Customer Support department or use the links on our RMA page to request an exchange. Be sure to use the proper link for your location, and reference this thread so they can see the troubleshooting you have done.

US Customer Service
US Warranty and Returns

UK/EU Customer Service
UK/EU Warranty and Returns

repartition 4g Gizmo?

frankjbrown — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:42:16 GMT

One of the Gizmo's recently purchased in a 4 pack seems to have a problem. Looking at it in XP Disk Manager, it has a 1.12 gb partition and a 2.61 gb partition. I can not delete the partitions to create a single one, and I can not Format the 2.61 partition. Any suggestions as to how to proceed? Thanks!

Memory

Ralph — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:23 GMT

Hello, I'm searching for a pair of 512MB for a Dell Dimension 8100 at a reasonable price. Dell wants $600 for the pair. Help! Thanks.

Re: Maximum ram capacity for Dell XPS 420?

nikong33k — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:38 GMT

I also have an XPS 420 and want to upgrade to 8GB of system memory. Crucial's web site is saying that all XPS 420s can only be upgraded to 4GB total memory. BUT Dell's manual for the machine indicates that the maximum is 8GB (all usable if you have a 64-bit OS). Link and excerpt from the documentation is below.

Link: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xps420/en/OM/HTML/parts.htm#wp1462641

Click on Memory then scroll down to see the info. This is the first time I have seen disagreement between Dell's documentation and Crucial's info. Now I am confused. :-) What's the truth? Win 7 64-bit runds great on my machine but I want some improvement editing video and the 4GB in it does not appear adequate as far as Adobe Premier Elements 7 goes for a 4 minute video. Hmmm.

Addressing Memory With 8-GB Configurations

Your computer supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory when you use four 2-GB DIMMs. However, the amount of memory available to the operating system is less than 8 GB. This is because certain components within the computer require address space in the 8-GB range; and any address space reserved for these components cannot be used by computer memory.

NOTE: 8 GB memory is available only if you ordered an operating system that supports 64 bits. If you ordered a system that supports only 32 bits then the memory available is 4 GB.

Baisse de performance en écriture M225 64 Go firmware 1819

Seth-01 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:15 GMT

Bonjour,

j'ai fais l'acquisition d'un SSD Crucial M225 de 64 Go. Il fonctionne sous Windows 7 x64 avec une carte mère ayant un chipset AMD 790GX. Le mode AHCI est activé dans le bios.

J'ai flashé avec le firmware 1819 apportant le TRIM et tout allait très bien depuis 3 semaines. Depuis hier par contre j'ai observé à l'aide du logiciel ATTO version 2.41 une baisse importante de l'écriture qui est passé de 150 Mo à 100 Mo. J'ai essayé malgré tout un wiper 5.25 mais rien à faire, l'écriture reste bloqué à 100 Mo alors qu'au début, j'avais bel et bien les 150 Mo en écriture. La lecture n'est pas affectée par ce "bug".

Avez vous déjà rencontré un cas similaire et comment l'avez vous résolu ? Merci de votre aide.

Seth-01

Re: Ballistix Tracer on EP45T-UD3LR

charlesshoults — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:24 GMT

Yes, I bought two of these: BL25664TR1608

http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=BL25664TR1608

Currently, the computer is stable with one stick of memory in the first memory slot, with timings of 9-9-9-24 at 1.5V, which for the short term I can live with. If I increase the memory voltage to 1.64V and restart, the motherboard throws an error for power issues and reverts settings to previous values.

My processor is configured as 333x8 to get it's 2.66GHz, which also times the memory to 1333MHz, which is also fine. It would just be nice to use all 4GB. When I finally get around to it, I'm going to buy two sets of CT2KIT25664BA1339 to get my 8GB.

Ballistix Fails in ASUS Workstation

jawsurgeon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:53 GMT

Ballistix memory fails to work in ASUS P5E-WS Pro Workstations. I installed 8 GB of 2 different types of Ballistix memory modules in 2 brand new MB. Both experienced intermmittent crashes, data corruption, OS failure over a period of 4-5 months. RMA'd MB's to ASUS, replaced drives, reinstalled OS'....ran complete burnin diagnostics. you ge the picture. Finally I just bought new memory; Crucial memory. Once installed and Ballistix was removed these systems have run continuously for almost 6 months without a single failure.

I would NOT recommend this memory ..buy something else.

However, I would recommend Crucial..they have been great !!! they took back all of the memory and credited my account !

Re: memory question

dwilson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:34:08 GMT

Forgot to credit Lee Penrod at Directron.org about the clock speed vs. memory data rate. If you decide to do the upgrade, there is a fine tuning issue. It did not matter when all 4 modules were identical 512, but with mixed sizes it might make a difference which slots. Probably it's worth consulting motherboard manual or ASUS, since for some Intel boards their manual advises putting one matching pair in slots 1 and 3, the other in 2 and 4. That way the faster 2 channel mode is obtained, otherwise only single channel, although all the modules work either way. The Intel boards colour code the slots such that one pair is blue, the other black. There is a thread on this forum that also might help: http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Standard-DRAM-Memory/Ram-not-shown-in-slots/td-p/4570;jsessionid=43D8C4755EB17196FEDEF74C8C9F8092 One might think, why not get 4 x 1GB to simplify, but there seems to be a problem that the 4th GB will not be even half used because a 32 bit O/S needs the upper addresses for its own use and one would need a 64 bit O/S to use all 4 completely, and the 64 bit O/S, although faster, tends to need twice the memory of a 32 bit. Possibly I have this garbled but your 3 GB choice seems a sweet spot .

Re: Write Performance screwed after firmware update M225 128GB

manishpatel80 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:54 GMT

Hello all,

Ok I have read through the thread on the OCZ forum that shows how to improve write performance if its dropped with the latest firmware i.e. 1819 or as OCZ call it 1.4

http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64659

I tried all of it and it works for about an hours then my writes go from 185+ mb/s to about 120+ mb/s.

Now I have seen that is I run the freespacecleaner Check the box to write FF's and pick the SSD you want to clean.

and let it run then I get my performance back up to 185+ mb/s.

This seem to last until I write data back to the drive then the performance goes down again.

So what I do at the moment is run the freespacecleaner program with the checkbox ticked and then don't write to my drive.

Also note that if you run a benchmark on the drive like atto then the first run is fine, but then the second run how the lower write speed, so don't run the benchmark software at all on the drive.

Let hope the new firmware will resolve the problem. Or I am going back to version 1571