P35 Platinum & 4GB Ram

Is it working ok ?
I am thinking of buying one more CellShock 2GB Kit DDR2 800 4-4-4-12.
Any feedback from guys with this board using 4GB Ram would be great.

I know kingston are the "super-compatible" memory for the most motherboards developers.... In my case, I am running now a Q6600 with 4Gb of Kingston RAM...
Kingston HyperX DIMM 2 GB kit (Retail, DDR2-800, KHX6400D2LLK2/2G)
4 x 1Gb (2 kits) at 4-4-4-12 and 1.95v for memory at 800Mhz.........
Never had a problem with memory with any of the 4 bios versions...
If it helps....

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P35 Platinum - 4GB Problem

Hi guys, hope you can help me.
First things first, my system is as follows -
Intel Q6600 Processor - B3 Stepping
MSI P35 Platinum - BIOS flashed to 1.3
4 x Transcend 1Gb DDR2-800 Modules (5-5-5) (All Identical)
Gigabyte nVidia 8600GTS 256Mb
420Watt generic PSU - 3.3v/22Amp 5v/36Amp 12v/18Amp (It is also brand new)
The problem:
Boots fine with with up to 3 RAM modules installed. But refuses to POST with all 4 installed and hangs with the post code indicating the memory detection test (Red Green Red Red). I have removed and reseated all of the Modules, and tried them all in different slots to no avail. I have also tried unplugging all hard drives and DVD drives to see if it would get through POST, but this did not help.
I dont believe its actually a faulty RAM module as removing ANY of the modules will fix the problem, allowing me to boot with 3 DIMMS installed. And the system boots fine with each module installed by itself.
I have also changed the RAM timings from Auto to manual and fiddled with the timings, and gone back to "By SPD". Which did nothing.
Any thought and help would be appreciated.

Quote from: Darkling on 16-September-07, 15:19:29
4 x Transcend 1Gb DDR2-800 Modules (5-5-5) (All Identical)
What is the stock memory voltage? It should be listed on the sticks. Make sure you set this voltage in the BIOS.
Quote from: Darkling on 16-September-07, 15:19:29
420Watt generic PSU - 3.3v/22Amp 5v/36Amp 12v/18Amp (It is also brand new)
Return it and get something with more Amps on the 12v rail. 18A on the 12v just won't cut it.

P965 Platinum 4GB RAM - where's my DDR2-800 ???

The manual states you can run DDR2-800 with 4GB RAM. Using some top notch G.Skill memory that got awesome
reviews on newegg. But it just won't run at DDR2-800. Won't even boot, beep, or anything. I have 4x 1GB modules.
When they say 4GB at DDR2-800, do they mean 2x 2GB modules or something? Oh, and I did check all the latencies
and voltages. Worked like a charm with just 2x 1GB modules. Overclocked that to DDR2-1033 with just an additional
0.1V overvolt, and no change to latencies. ???

I haven't tried doing the mix and match thing. I should try that. I'll do it tonight when I get home. The modules are G.Skill model F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ. Search newegg for N82E16820231065. My bios version is the latest 1.4. The specified voltage for these modules is 2.1V. So I overvolted them to 2.2V previously. During this test, the system is NOT overclocked or overvolted. System will boot with DDR2-667 and seems to be stable. But the manuals says that is only when you have 8GB of ram. Again, DDR2-800 just doesn't work. Power light comes on and fans spin, but other than that, system appears to be completely dead. Monitors won't even come out of standby.

P35 Platinum and 1066mhz Ram OC

Hi there I just bought 4 x 1GB DDR2 1066mhz just would like to know how to set it to run at that speed can anybody help me out im looking for the easyiest way
Specs:
MSI P35 Platinum bios v1.8
MSI 8800GT 512mb OC
Intel Q9300
4GB 1066mhz Ram DDR2
Zalman 750watt PSU

you have to change the FSR: DRAM Ratio.... Your quad has 333mhz of FSB (if you didn't OC), so... you have to choose between 1:1.5 -> to push the mems to DDR 1000mhz (333 x 1.5 = 500mhz) or 1:1.66 to obtain DDR 1100mhz (333 x 1.66 = 550mhz)...
EDIT: see the especifications of your mems, surely they need 2.1v at least to go at 1000 or 1100mhz

P35 Platinum stuck with 008D error in boot with newly added OCZ Fatal1ty rams

Hi,
I was using 2x1 GB 800 MHZ OCZ vista performance rams without any problem. I just bought 2x1 OCZ Fatal1ty 1066 MHZ rams. In the specification of my P35 Platinum mainboard it tells that it supports 1066 (OC).
I don't want of course to run all my rams at 1066 MHZ. I just want to run all of them at 800 MHZ.
However, when I placed all 4 rams in every combinotion on the slots, computer boots but it stuck after the boot screen and there is "008D" in the rightdown corner.
Interestingly when I just put Fatality rams (2GB) computer doesn't boot! Only 1xvista perf. Mhz 1xFatal1ty or 1xvista perf. Mhz 1xFatal1ty works but stuck at after the boot screen.
I tried to enter 5-5-5-15 values and tried to adjust memory voltage to 2.1 V as told in the new ram's specification but doesn't affect. What is your solution? Since new rams do not work among themselves, are they broken or my board doesn't support them?

If I'm not wrong, your post sounds to me that you are trying to mix the OCZ Vista and OCZ Fatal1ty RAMs on the same board.
This is highly not recommended as both RAMs are very different in most aspects (Speed, latencies, voltage and made).
I would suggest that you clear CMOS and choose which set you'll want to boot the system with and settle with that.

P6N SLI Platinum Mainboard - 4GB RAM installed, 3GB showing (closed)

I didn't have too much time to trouble shooting this myself, but maybe you guys can help. The BIOS picks up 4GB RAM and after a fresh install of Windows XP 32bit, Windows is telling me that only 3GB is installed. Does anyone have a solution for this?
Thanks.
Specs:
Mainboard - P6N SLI Platinum
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (4 chips) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
HD - Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
Video - EVGA GeForce 8600GTS 256MB
Power - APEVIA ATX-AS680W

Quote from: adamzeliasz on 02-June-07, 02:10:58
Does Windows XP 32Bit still use all 4 GB but only showes 3GB? Or if I want to use that additional 1GB I need XP 64Bit? If I install x64 will it work with 32 bit applications fine?
"Does Windows XP 32Bit still use all 4 GB but only showes 3GB? "
no.
"Or if I want to use that additional 1GB I need XP 64Bit?"
yes.
"If I install x64 will it work with 32 bit applications fine?"
yes. pretty old 16 bit application will refuse to work, also you will need to use x64 drivers.

P35 Platinum and OCZ FLEX 2 4gb

Hello !
My sistem spec are : core 2 quad 6600 G0
P35 Platinum 1.6 bios
2*2gb OCZ Flex 9200 55515 2.1v
Gigabyte 3870
etc
I have a big problem overcloking my memorii over 1150 mhz . I need to set manualy tRD (Read Delay) some call it Transaction booster, some performance level.
The bios dosn't have this option !!!
I want to set manualy all this options :
tRFC , tRD , Write to precharge delay , Write to read delay (tWTR ) , tRRD , tRD_WR , tRTP , tREF . CR
Some of this setings are not in bios. What bios should i use ? or what can i do to have acces to manualy configure this ???

Hello,
note that the P35 Chipset natively supports only DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 memory modules. From the point of view of the memory controller, DDR2-1066 is already overclocking.
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I have a big problem overcloking my memorii over 1150 mhz
One reason for inventing DDR3-RAM was to be able to reach higher frequencies. So you may have reached the limits here.
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I need to set manualy tRD (Read Delay) some call it Transaction booster, some performance level.
The bios dosn't have this option !!!
Have you tried using Memset to be able to tweak additional timings?
http://www.tweakers.fr/memset.html

P35 Platinum: I have to press the power button multiple times to start

Hello fellow MSI customers,
as written in the subject, I have a problem with starting my PC. When I press the power button, the computer powers on, but there is no output to the screen. In fact, my LCD stays in standby mode. I can hear the fans running, so something is going on. According to the LEDs on the mainboard, it is a memory problem.
Now I turn the computer off, using the power button (have to hold it for a few seconds). When off, I start again and everything runs as it should.
After starting, I ran memtest86 multiple times without any errors. I ran a few games, compiled some programs, installed Vista 64bit, Linux, all without any crashes or hangups. It is just the starting that makes problems. After booting it is very stable.
Seeing that it could be a memory problem, I brought another pair of memory, just to be sure. I couldn't reproduce the problem on that day! Any type of memory I put in (the one before, or the newly brought home) the computer always started on the press of the button. So I thought, OK, maybe they were not seated correctly. But, alas, two days later it is again only starting by pressing the power button three times.
What I tried:
1. Boot using only 1 piece of memory stick
2. Boot using only 1 piece of memory, but different one
3. Use another pair of memory <- worked, but on that day it also worked using my original memory
4. Disconnected everything except graphics card, to make sure it is not a power supply issue (minimized power usage)
5. Tried all of the above with a different processor
6. Used another power supply
Any other ideas?
Here are my specs:
MSI P35 platinum
Core2 Q6600
Nvidia 7900GT
4GB V-Data DDR2 800MHz <--- I think this is the problem, any experiences?
Enermax Liberty 400W
a few other things (HDDs, XFi, DVD-RW)
By the way, how can I boot from an external DVD-RW? It doesn't show in the menu when I press F11 (boot menu).
Thank you for any help, muro
And just to let a bit of steam off:
1. I had major problems with the RAID controller (not MSI fault, rather intel) - I put two disks into a RAID 0, then RAID 1 and they always failed after a few boots - member missing on both disks. I was getting angry, so I put them as normal (non RAID) disks and everything is fine since, although no RAID.
2. Installing anything except windows with an IDE DVD-RW is very hard. It took me ages until I got Ubuntu booting (there are guides on the net, google is your friend), and much longer to get grub (boot loader) working. Long story short - if you have multiple disks, use the Linux disk as the bootable, do NOT put grub on the disk where Vista is installed.
3. I have no idea, how to update the BIOS, if I had to. I'm using 1.1 that came on the board. I use 64bit Vista and Linux, none of which is supported to upgrade the BIOS. Any hints how to do it (if I needed to)?

Hello,
now today is the day I've finally received my replacement board. The good news first - it DOES work! Yepeeee!
Now some more information:
The jmicron controller seems to be missing - a screen with something about "Marvel" is shown before the intel raid screen. However, it is only visible for a fraction of second, so I cannot read it. I think it detects my IDE DVD-RW so I'm quite certain it's the replacement for jmicron. I won't miss it - it took me ages to install Linux with the jmicron controller.
The problem where I had to restart the computer sometimes because it didn't even post (RAM error) is gone. It boots just fine now.
I had an extremely long first post - about a minute, but after that it boots very fast now.
anyway, regarding some questions around here - the manual states MSI recommends using an 350W power supply. My 400W is more than enough. Please note - it is an Enermax, not one bundled with a cheap case. My cheap RAM sticks also work very well now. I did try them on different boards before, so now I know I just had a faulty board.
In the end, I can only say this: This is my 3rd board already and it's the first one that works well. As the hardware changed, I presume there were major issues with this board that lead them to make a new revision. What is strange, though, is that the revision is still 1.1, as were my previous two. I pity everybody who had the same problems as I did, but I can now say that I'm very happy about the board now.
Cheers, muro

Need Help with Memory OC to 1066 on P35 Platinum Combo

Hi,
I've been trying to get my Corsair Dominator memory to 1066, but everytime I change settings, the system will not post. So far I've:
- Disabled EIST & DOT
- Disabled 'Configure DRAM Timing by SPD' and set values to 5-5-5-15 (left all others as is)
- Processor reports 333x9
- Set ratio to 1:1.6.7 bringing adjusted timings to 1109. I also have 1:1.2 for 1332 & 1:1.50 for 999
- Memory voltage set to 2.1
Not sure where to go from here as other MS reported here seem to have different settings than the P35 Platinum Combo.
Specs are:
- Intel E8400 3.0GHz Dual Core (45nm)
- MSI P35 Platinum Combo
- Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB GDDR4
- Xigmatek NRP-MC651 650W Modular PSU
- Corsair Dominator 4GB 1066 DDR2 RAM (PC2 8500)
- Samsung 22X DVD Burner
- Lexa Blackline Case
Any advice welcome -- I'm at a loss.

Hi,
You would probably better off, posting in the Overclocking section than here.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?board=27.0

P35 platinum combo will not boot windows after bios update via Live Update

Hi,
I had everything running on windows 7 fine until 2 days ago. I installed Live Update from MSI website. I was about to install driver updates for my motherboard, but the bios update went instead. my pc tried to restart after the bios update installed, but it failed. would not post and would only see black screen.
then i removed one of my memory sticks. it would post, but then windows would not start up. it would get stuck at windows loading screen. i tried to reformat with my windows cd. but during install it would blue screen of death me. i tried multiple times and it would always blue screen of death with different errors. the last one i remember was a message saying i should off turn shadowing and caching.
this all started happening after i attempted bios update via Live Update.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I have a core2quad 9450
this motherboard
MSI P35 Platinum Combo LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130141
this ram
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145
this harddrive
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236
this video card
XFX PVT88PYSF4 GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150280
Thanks!!!

at a guess you need to reset bios to ahci
a bios flash defaults to ide mode

Help P35 platinum problems

Hi, I'm new in the forum.
I have bought a p35 platinum about three weeks ago, it is fantastic and I like it very much, but I have some problems with it.
If I list them, could you help me??
My complete configuration is:
mb: msi p35 platinum;
processor: Q6600 (without O.C.);
ram 4x1gb team elite ram 800mhz;
video: ati 2600xt 512mb gddr3;
. At first, the motherload's bios colour was black, but suddenly it became classic blue. Now it's blue yet. Is it normal?
. When I turn on the Pc it a emits "beep"(that should be a sign of bad operation of the AMI bios).
. The bios read 3.25gb of ram, but I've installed 4gb.
. dual core center inform me that the CPU fan is 0, while, it goes on spinning. (it happens often)
. A lot of programs, like Sandra or Everest 2007, read the chipset ICH9 instead of ICH9R.
. Live Update crash when it looks for bios versions.
. After installing the bios 1.3 the start is more slowly, besides there is a screened where I can read the marvel component. unfortunately I can read just this, then I will try to do a screen.
PS:
Despite of I had this problems, I go on loving my magic motherload. I hope you will help me, because I don't know what to do.
My O.s. is Windows vista Ultimate.

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3. My O.S. is 32 bit vista ultimate and my O.S. too read 3,2gb of ram but, also when the O.S wasn't istalled on my PC, my platinum p35 read anyway 3,5gb that could be utilized and 4gb installed.
Read here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=111120.0
You need a 64bit operating system to make use of all 4gb of ram.
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it became classic blue. Now it's blue yet. Is it normal?
It is supposed to be blue.
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2. The "beep" that my motherboard (that is new, nobody used it) emit is just one and short, one second after the apparition of MSI logo.
It means everything is OK.

P35 Platinum won't boot

Hi all.
My specs are :
C2D E6850 3.0Ghz
p35 Platinum Motherboard v1.1 ( Bios Version 1.3 )
Corsair 620W HX V2 Series Modular PSU
Creative S/B Audigy SE 7.1 OEM
Patriot 4GB PC2-6400 C5 Extreme Performance (2x2GB) [PDC24G6400ELK] Latency : 5-5-5-15 [2.0v]
500GB Seagate/Maxtor SATA2 16MB
MSI GeForce 8800GTX 768MB PCI-E OC
NEC Optiarc 18x DVD-RW RAM SATA Black
List of problems :
1)
1 boot. auto restart after 2 seconds after starting to boot
2 boot ( RRGR ) - reboot
3 boot -> message that overclocking failed and fail-safe default settings loaded and I'm able to use bios or all stays just like in the second boot till the end of the times ( untill you turn off the PSU and turn it again -> then go to boot one )
2) When in bios it shows that CPU clock is 1.8Ghz but it should be 3.0Ghz
3) It cant find a HDD but it's plugged into us usual and in bios I can see it but when it starting to boot it can't resolve the HDD.
Any ideas ? Thanks

My config:
MB: P35 platinum ver. 1.2
BIOS: Unknown
PROCESSOR: Intel Quadcore Q6600 G0
RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2 PC800 2x2Gb (total of 4Gb in 2 slots)
PSU: Corsair 620HX (620W)
CASE: Antec SOLO
Noctua NH12F
FANS: 1 x Nexus 120mm fan, 2 x Nexus 92 mm fans
HD: 2 x WD raptor 74Gb
VIDEO: PNY Quadro Fx570
Now I have the same identical problem....
New configuration, assembled by myself.
Plugged only processor and thermal unit, PSU, video, fans.
Connections motherboard-PSU: ATX 24 pin (main power to motherboard), ATX 12V 8 pin (CPU power), ATX 12V 4 pin (PCI express X16 power)
Jumper setting of FSB leaved by default (200. Other values avaiable: 266, 333).
I DID NOT PRESS the CLEAR CMOS BUTTON.
1st PHASE (maybe due to not press the CLEAR CMOS???)
1st boot: a series of autorebooting for a while.
After that a message of wrong overclock settings, but at least i was able to enter on BIOS.
ISSUES:
Under "System information" i noticed a correct identification of CPU model and number BUT under "CPU frequency" a wrong CPU speed (1,80 GHz instead of 2,4) AND under "Usage memory" something like 3Gb instead of my 4Gb.
So i cleared the CMOS by pressing "CLEAR CMOS BUTTON" on the P35.
2nd PHASE
Reboot...
Loaded the BIOS.
Now the Processor frequency is correct.
But when i opened the BIOS "CELL menu" -> "Advance DRAM configuration", and made some changes on DRAM latency (according to the values suggested by my DDR2 manufacturer, Patriot) the BIOS froze up.
Waited for a long while...but at the end I rebooted.
After reboot...PROBLEM WITH MEMORY: the PC just freeze on "Memory Detection Test" (LED sequence: red, red, green, red), so no chance to modify anything (no video, no keyboard, nothing...).
I tried to clear the CMOS again, but nothing.
I tried to unplug the motherboard battery, but nothing.
I tried with putting only one DDR2 module, but nothing.
Right now i can not try another memory module (I hope that tomorrow a friend of mine can borrow me one, so i can make some tests).
BUT FOR THE MOMENT....ANY IDEA???
I'm quite scared....Did I kill my DDR2?????
Or it's an issue with the brand PATRIOT???? (On the forum i read a lot of issues between P35 and memory modules made by Patriot!).
If so, can we hope in a BIOS upgrade that will fix the problem?
HELP ME...

Pls help! I cleared CMOS now I've lost RAID: P35 platinum

Hi all,
Last night I had a problem with my PC not reading a CD. I read on another forum that it may be a problem with my CD drive not being recognised and it recommended pressing the 'clear CMOS' button then rebooting the system.
However, I have now lost RAID. It boots fine on one drive but lists the other as simply another drive. I went back into the BIOS and re-activated RAID, but when I do this the operating system fails to boot and gives me an error message saying:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows root> system32\config\system
I have backed everything up while the machine is good, but would dearly not want to have to re-install everything again!
Is there any way I can recover it to the way it was before?
I did a search a found this thread, not entirely sure if it's the same problem:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=35930.0
Cheers,
Zap
Details of my system:
Mobo: MSI P35 Platinum 1333MHZ FSB, Processor: Intel Q6600 2.4GHZ, 4GB ram, HDD: 2 x 500GB Samsung in RAID (mirrored)
Operating System:XP SP3

Ok guys, here are the further details: (BTW triangle, it's RAID1).
In the BIOS here are some of the settings i've applied:
On chip ATA devices:
PCI IDE busmaster = Enabled
RAID mode = RAID
The boot sequence is set to:
1. CD ROM
2. One of the HDD's (2 are listed as being available)
3. Disabled
Now, it boots OK to the Intel Storage Manager page. If I press CTRL-I to open the configuration utility I get the following details:
RAID 1
ID = 0
Name = Volume 0
Status = Normal
Bootable = Yes
So if I exit, it goes to attempt to boot XP. However before I get any sign of life from XP I get this error message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows setup using the original setup CD-ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.
Now if I set RAID mode = IDE in the BIOS the system will boot normally on one HDD. At the moment I can open explorer and see that the 2 HDDs are listed as Local Disc (C:) and Local Disc (E:)'.
I checked the SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM on both the HDD's and found a difference in the file size between the two- I'm guessing because I'm currently using one disc and ignoring the other.
SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM file sizes:
Local Disc (C:) = 40.9MB (41.1MB size on disc)
Local Disc (E:) = 40.6MB (40.8MB size on disc)
So I assume because the two files don't match XP treats them as being corrupt when in RAID 1 mode.
Can I simply copy the SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM file from one disc to the other? What about the other items on the disc that don't match considering that other files have changed aside from this one?
Should I attempt to copy the entire C drive to the E drive....?????
Thanks again guys,
Cheers Zap.

[P35 Platinum] Memory lost: 4 GB = 3,25 GB?

Well... I now have system for some time now and works fine, but there is another problem: my computer sees only 3,25 GB memory, while I have 4 GB.
I seen in BIOS this gem (Standard CMOS features->System Information):
Physical memory: 4096 MB
Usage memory: 3328 MB
Wooonderful. ??? Anyone knows what I can do to get full 4 GB?
Motherboard: P35 Platinum (MS-7345 v1.x)
Bios version: v 1.0 050407
Memory: Kingston HyperX PC-800 2048 MB DDR2 KHX6400D2K2/2G Dual Channel, (generally 4 sticks for 1024 MB each)

Quote from: Denis B on 26-August-07, 02:04:58
I understood very well. I am an Software Engineer. I can refer you to this MSDN post for more information on the subject:
http://blogs.msdn.com/hiltonl/archive/2007/04/13/the-3gb-not-4gb-ram-problem.aspx
A qoute:
"Significant chunks of address space below 4GB (the highest address accessible via 32-bit) get reserved for use by system hardware:
• BIOS – including ACPI and legacy video support
• PCI bus including bridges etc.
• PCI Express support will reserve at least 256MB, up to 768MB depending on graphics card installed memory
UPTO 768MB depending on gfx card installed memory..
This means that essentially you have about 512-768mb ram that you cannot use as the OS isn't able to use the address space as it is reserved for the above mentioned devices.
EDIT:
This is also true for AGP graphics cards
Sorry about the first post was very vague..!
I need to remind to all. To have gfx to share the physical memory, is only when your gfx does not have enough RAMDAC capacity itself.
For example, if you PCIE/AGP card is only 256MB and you have 2GB RAMs. Under non-graphics intensive enviroment, you will still see 2048MB RAMs detected. If under graphics intensive operations and the system finds that 256MB is not sufficient, it'll borrow the part of the "allocated" size from the physical memory. Most commonly seen in boards supporting AGP cards, where you'll see AGP Aperture Size. This is where you'll be able to allocated 16MB to 512MB depending on your board and BIOS for the gfx, if in any case it needs to borrow some.
Example, I've allocated 512MB out of 2048MB for my 256MB gfx, I'll still see about 2048MB physical memory while system is not using graphics intensive applications. If I run a rendering application, example LightWave 3D, the application finds 256MB isn't sufficient to do rendering of graphics, it'll communicates with OS and from OS to understand how much physical memory is allocated for borrowing to suffice the gfx for the job. OS will detect BIOS settings and return information to application. Thereafter, application will initiate the amount of memory that needs to be borrowed, example 256MB. From here 256MB will be blocked specially for the gfx and application to complete the task without disturbance. This is when you'll see a drop in physical memory detected.
Another common scenerio is onboard graphics with shared memory of up to xxx MB, which is commonly found in laptops.
I just hope that this will strengthen the point brought up as it is not only software based but also hardware based for this to happen.
Best Regards.

P35 platinum, memory and videocard questions

Hi folks.
I recently had a problem with an Asus P5K board in the sense that it doesn't allow use of 8gb of ram (despite saying it does) when you use 4x 2gb sticks. I want to replace this board with a P35 platinum but first I want to make sure my geil 8gb kit (4x 2gb DDR2 6400 sticks) will work (I'll be runnnig windows xp x64).
Also I have an XFX Geforce 8800 Ultra which has quite a big cooler, I read in some reviews of the board that the southbridge heatsink is too high for cards with big coolers like that to fit neatly. My question is will it still work? Can I screw the card in or do I have to live in fear of it plummetting out of the slot?
Thanks in advance for your answers.

I've tried 4 x 2GB OCZ DDR2 memory sticks. P35 Platinum detects 8GB main memory but shows usage memory as only 4GB out of 8GB. I've emailed MSI helpline if they can help out.
Quote from: BSFWhite on 05-July-07, 22:05:13
Hi folks.
I recently had a problem with an Asus P5K board in the sense that it doesn't allow use of 8gb of ram (despite saying it does) when you use 4x 2gb sticks. I want to replace this board with a P35 platinum but first I want to make sure my geil 8gb kit (4x 2gb DDR2 6400 sticks) will work (I'll be runnnig windows xp x64).
Also I have an XFX Geforce 8800 Ultra which has quite a big cooler, I read in some reviews of the board that the southbridge heatsink is too high for cards with big coolers like that to fit neatly. My question is will it still work? Can I screw the card in or do I have to live in fear of it plummetting out of the slot?
Thanks in advance for your answers.

P35 Platinum & 4GB Ram

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