Ram/Resetting problems

A couple of days ago I bought 2x 512mb DDR 400 sticks of ram. The PC worked fine until I tried playing Battlefield Vietnam. At random times the PC would shutdown and restart by itself with no error messages. It has also happened while not playing games.
I ran memtest with both sticks in and got 5 error messages on test 10. So i decided to test them individually. 1 stick I ran for 14 hours and got no errors, and then I ran the other for 10 hours and got no errors. I then put both back in, ran memtest and got no errors after 9 hours.
Memtest showed these settings - CAS: 2.5-4-4-8/Single channel (64 bits)/Dimms 1 & 2/Non ECC
Im not sure what the CAS settings mean or what would happen if I changed them. Are these right? I looked on PNY's website and couldnt find any help with changing CAS settings or what the effects would be. From a few posts i've read i've noticed that people have changed their settings but i didnt want to do that without getting sum advice first.
Core Centre shows this: Vcore = 1.47v / 3.3v = 3.31v / +5.5v = 5.03v / +12v = 11.88v (but can peak at 11.97v or 12v)
could upgrading to the latest BIOS be worth a try 2?
any help would be greatly appreciated!

first suggestion i would have is use dimm slots 1 & 3 not 1 & 2 .. seams most 512mb sticks work best in those... if memtest runs error free with the mem timings on auto i would suggest you leave them on auto... only start changing them for stability reasons or if overclocking and then its usually to loosen then to say 2.5-4-5-8 for stability
hope that helps some as im no expert ... the memory guru's will surely be along soon

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K8NGM2-FID warm reboot/reset problems

Hi everybody:
The system:
MSI K8NGM2-FID Bios V 3.4
RAM - G.SKILL 2GB F1-3200PHU2
Processor Athlon X2 3800+
Drive WD2500YD 250GB 7200 RPM SATA150
DVD R/W Pioneer DVR-111D
DVD-R ASUS DVD-E616AG
Case Antec Sonata II w/ Antec 450 W PSU 3.3 V/32A 12V1/15A 12V2/17A
OS WinXP SP2 w/auto update set
The Problem:
When the system runs for more than 1-2 minutes and I do a restart under Windows OR hit the reset button it hangs with the HDD light on steady and no video output.
If I try a warm restart or reset button push immediately (10-30 seconds) after windows comes up the system restarts OK.
When the system is 'hung' repeated hits (short or 5-10 seconds) on the Reset button have no effect besides causing the DVD lights to blink (i.e., they seem to be getting a reset signal) but HDD light is still steady.
If I power the system down and restart it reboots OK - this means power down from the 'hung' state OR power down from Windows via 'Start' --> 'Turn off computer' or momentary push of power switch.
Looking at the Windows system log I see that warm boots done before many system processes load are successful, those afterwards are not. I have tried disabling these processes (i.e., App layer gateway, SSDP discovery, Norton protected storage) w/o any change in behavior.
This looks like a hardware problem to me, but I want to be sure it's one before I R&R the mobo w/ a spare.
Has anybody else seen this problem?
Thanks,
ss

Update:
It was the mobo - R&R w/new one: warm boot/reset problem gone. Plugged in drives w/o doing any software reinstall and unit came right up (and down and up and down....).
This is the second K8NGM2-FID that has gone south on me since March.
Both have been Ver 2.0 builds; the other one has a problem with onboard video but continues to function with an add-in video card (yah, it's better video too, but that's not the point). The warm boot problem described in the original post isn't a show stopper, either, but I can't use these boards in a system for sale (unless I sell it to my brother-in-law).
I have built eight systems since March using the K8NGM2-FID. Six were for customers and are still under my personal six month no-questions-asked warranty (the extended 12 month lots-of-questions-asked starts after six months). I have had to eat two at this point and am not too happy with the board. Since MSI no longer makes this board I am having to use another vendor's mATX-6150 unit, perhaps for the better, I don't know.
IMHO MSI is the best board maker in the consumer/office sector. I hope they can stay that way.
ss

Automatic reset problem (Palm Centro)

Recently, my phone begins to have a new problem.
When I use the phone, it automatically resets if I touch the screen during the conversation.
It disrupt my conversation.
I had done hard reset; but, the problem came up again.
What can I do?

Did the problem immediately return when you finished the Hard Reset, or after doing a HotSync? If the latter, then the problem is software-related and saved on your computer.
Did the phone get damaged in any way? Get wet?
Here's my normal help file for clearing out reset problems:
As with most problems that occur on a Palm phone or PDA, it is either software or hardware related and we have to determine which one.
Best method is to first make a complete backup of your unit to your SD card using the free "NVBackup" (available from http://www.freewarepalm.com) After the backup is complete, Hard Reset the unit, then test to see if full functionality returns.
Perform a Hard Reset as described in this Palm KB article: http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/common/article/45050_en.html
DO NOT HOTSYNC YET! Test the unit before reinstalling any software. If the unit works correctly, your problem is being caused by a "drug interaction" of software - maybe one rogue program, or a combination of several. You'll have to reinstall the third-party programs one or a few at a time to find the problem one. To avoid re-installing a software issue, rename your /Backup directory in your Palm folder (on a PC it's found here: C/Program Files/Palm(One)/"your HotSync ID name truncated"/Backup) to something like "/BackupOLD". Now perform the HotSync, choose your HotSync name you've been using, and all your PIM data will return, but not the third-party programs. Test for functionality again. If all is good, start installing the old programs from your /BackupOLD directory one (or a few if brave) at a time.
If the unit does not work after a Hard Reset is performed correctly, then it may be Hardware-related. (If it's a connection problem via either BlueTooth or Wifi, be sure nothing has changed on the unit you're trying to connect to!)
Hope this has helped,
Wyrenut
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RAM Preview Problems in After Effects CC

AE CS 6 RAM Previews work, but two problems to report with AE CC on the same computer. Possibly two faces of the same problem.
1. Having QuickTime Player open while doing a RAM preview makes the RAM preview stutter. I quit the player, and now the RAM preview plays back without dropping a frame, though Info palate shows "fps: 24 (realtime)", but the RAM preview playback is slow: ie, a tenor sounds like a baritone.
2. A RAM preview that looked and sounded fine last night, is now playing back slowly (tenor sounds like a baritone), though Info Palate shows "fps: 24 (realtime)". I have no other applications open. The only thing that changed is that I quit AE, slept the computer, slept a little myself, and then launched AE. Trashing the cache files (manually), rebooting, relaunching and re-RAM-previewing creates a functional RAM preview, so I assume there is some problem with the cached files or the retrieval of them.
Is anyone else getting either of these? If so, what is your system configuration?
Also, I posted on another thread that Quicktime import/render works with AE CS6 on this computer, but AE CC can not import, play, or render QT reliably (without throwing error messages). Perhaps all of this is part of the same problem.
Thoughts?
Cheers,
Benjamin
CS 6 CC | Mac OS 10.8.4 | MacPro5,1 | 96 GB Ram | PROJECT & MEDIA drive: Mercury Accelsior > 500 MB/s read/write | CACHE drive: Mercury Accelsior > 500 MB/s read/write | Nvidia Quadro 4000 Mac | CUDA Driver: latest update | Wacom Intuos 5

96 GB RAM is accessible in 10.8.4 on my machine according to OWC. I'm working on a stereoscopic 4K project with large files and hundreds of layers. I regurlarly render with AE MP while working with huge files in PS, and am glad to see the % of RAM AE uses displayed in my render cue between 3 and 60%.
I have 12 processors (24 with hyperthreading)
I have reserved 10 for other applications leaving 14 for After Effects
4 GB per x 14 = 56 GB for AE. leaving 40 GB for everything else
I've played with what and how much I have allocated being sure to keep the CPU counts even, but this does not fix the RAM preview problems described above. Any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Benjamin

RE: freezing and resetting problems when syncing a large music library

Hi there,
I got a new ipod classic 160gb for christmas. I updated the firmware to 1.0.3 and synced it for the first time. When I tried to play any music it locked up and went into a loop of resetting itself which I could only break by forcing the ipod into disk mode.
I restored the ipod and tried again syncing the music in chunks. This worked until the ipod was about 50% full then it started to freeze and reset again. I took this ipod back to the store but the new one had the exact same problem!
Through a lot of trial and error I have managed to get the ipod working with only part of my library synced. By syncing music a few albums at a time I have managed to get about 86gb (of 120gb) onto it, but surely this is not how it is supposed to be! I have a dual boot system and have the same problems using windows XP or vista.
I know that I'm not the only person experiencing resetting problems with the ipod classic. Are the users who are experiencing these endless resetting problems with the ipod classic those who have large music libraries (i.e over 80gb)? Can the ipod classic simply not handle the large volumes of music it was designed to hold?
The only features I was looking forward to in the new ipod were a) larger capacity hard drive and b) the ability to organise playlists into folders on the ipod for easier browsing. As it stands I cannot sync my full library and navigating through my playlists is so slow it is hardly worth bothering. I never had a minutes trouble with my 5th gen.
Have I been unlucky and the ipod classics I have recieved have been duds? In which case should I arrange another replacement? Or is this typical of the ipod classic user experience when the user has a large music library and many playlists? Should I await a firmware update that might remedy my problems?
Lastly am I doing something wrong? Any help or workarounds would be gratefully appreciated.

best thing to do is use Playlist and Smart Playliss to fill your iPod. Just so you know, since your post seemed to indicate you thought the playlists have to be tailored to what is already on the iPod, when you sync to playlists, any songs needed for those playlists are automatically moved onto the iPod. And any songs NOT in the playlists get removed.
Patrick

I got render and RAM preview problems. help?

i got render and RAM preview problems with after effects! please help me
when i started on a project earlier today the RAM preview was failing and it stoped making a preview after about a second, when i hit the RAM preview buttom again it continued to load and stoped again after a half second, and it continued to do that till it wasn't loading at all, just playing the same thing up even doe it haden't loaded the whole composition! BUT if i moved the (thing you see where you are on the timeline in need of a better name) it started loading a little more and then it stoped again.. so after alot of problems and moving i managed to make a RAM preview of the whole composition..
now the real problem: when i was done with my project and i was going to reender i did like this: i added my composition to the render queue, chosed my render settings and started to render, after exactly 37 frames it stoped and no window or anything poped up, the only thing that was telling me something was wrong was the render status, and it said: ''failed at 0;00;00;37'' that's not even a second! and BTW when i render after effects only uses 12% of my 6GB RAM memory.. i dont know what to do! i've tried other render settings but the same thing happens! can anyone help me?
BTW i'm swedish and only 14 so i might misspelled something..

Start here and make sure that you understand how RAM preview is supposed to work first:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/424030
What version of After Effects? Have you installed the recent updates? What operating system? What kind(s) of source footage? Has this ever worked before? What other software are you running? Do you have any third-party effects or codecs installed? Are you rendering with OpenGL?
What are your Memory & Multiprocessing settings? Are you using Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously multiprocessing?

P-RAM Reset

Hi Gang
Recently I reformatted a new system drive using Tiger 10.4.11 for my G5 Dual Core 2.0. Everything went well with the process. I've got plenty of RAM (8 Gigs), plenty of external storage, and I'm use Final Cut Studio 6.
Lately I've been getting the 'Beach Ball' indiscriminately; with no noticeable clues, except that I understand this could be symptomatic of IO Errors with regard to a new System Drive placed in a Tower that originally had another system drive.
The new drive does not have any known issues, it's is a 640GB WDGWD6400AAKS Caviar SE16 (bought it from OWC). http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD6400AAKS/
I tried to do a P-RAM Reset in order to clear cache and refresh the system;
Command Key (plus) Option Key
Plus P & R Keys
I was under the impression that I would hear 3 Chimes, however I got the little wrist watch timer and a system drive Icon and Identifier, and a forward arrow (to the right). Maybe because I have 2nd internal storage drive?
I waited for a 1 minute or longer - no chimes
The system rebooted, but I don't know if the cache was successfully cleared, and apparently I still get the darn Beach Ball.
Please note, (whether it matters), I had to actually put this new drive in another G5 tower in order to get the Apple Black OS X Disc to initiate the install. I already thoroughly covered this issue with plenty of help here.
Any other ideas on the P-RAM Reset?
Thanx
Mike

I was sure that I read at one time that 4-5 PRAM Resets in a row would also Reset NVRAM, but all I find now is Wars about to be started on suggesting Multiple PRAM Resets.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090918061501434
Have you tried NVRAM Reset?
Resetting NVRAM in Open Firmware
If your computer is Open Firmware-based (Power PC) and you are unable to reset NVRAM as described above, you may alternatively reset the NVRAM and Open Firmware settings using the steps in the Solution section of Message “To continue booting, type 'mac-boot' and press return”.
In some cases, an Open Firmware-based computer may not respond to the keyboard commands noted above, and may not allow starting up into Open Firmware by pressing and holding the Command, Option, O, and F keys during startup. If you are unable to get to an Open Firmware prompt (and your computer supports doing so), try powering on the computer with the power button held down continuously—as if you were doing a firmware update. This should force the computer into Open Firmware, allowing the steps in the article noted above to be used.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

MSI x48c platinum bios? ram? problem

I bought myself the following system (all brand new/ 1 month old):
mobo:
MSI x48c platinum
other random information on motherboard -
T6308P 0801CD TAIWAN 2UG4099621
MS 7353 Ver: 3.0
Fintek F71882FG
G809CAB
FL 1926.1
Ram:
Transcend 1 GB DDR3 1333 DIMM CC9 233207-0139 RoHS [3Q] x1
Trancend 1 GB DDR3 1333 DIMM CC9 232444-0190 RoHs [7W] x1
PSU
mega 600watt
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz FSB1333
GFX:
Asus HD4870DK 1GB
problem:
sometimes it does not boot at all, it just starts up and no screen displays, then after 5 seconds it shuts down and starts up again.
when this happens I power down the pc and push the reset button on the back of the motherboard.
It then starts up and there is display on the screen but then it gives the message: CMOS Settings Wrong, CMOS Date/Time Not Set, Press F1 to Run Setup Press F2 to load default values and continue
When I press F2 it boots into windows and the cpu runs fullspeed but the time is wrong and when I shut down again it starts up with no screen display and shuts down in 5 secs and follow the same process.
I have updated my bios to v7.3 since I did read through the forum and saw that there were other people that had almost the same problem like me, but I did it through Windows Live Update, and now everytime I do a bios update through live update it says that there is a newer version available (7.30), but I allready flashed it before with the same version it found on the update.
is there any settings that would help to stable my system with my current components or is something else the matter?
I have tried changing settings myself in the bios but everytime I do change something it does not work at all or the cpu runs at half speed in windows (1.58GHz)
Thanks in advance

CPU-Z 1.49 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors   1
Number of cores   2 per processor
Number of threads   2 per processor
Name   Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Code Name   Wolfdale
Specification   Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz
Package   Socket 775 LGA
Family/Model/Stepping   6.7.A
Extended Family/Model   6.17
Core Stepping   E0
Technology   45 nm
Core Speed   1995.2 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed   6.0 x 332.5 MHz
Rated Bus speed   1330.1 MHz
Stock frequency   3166 MHz
Instruction sets   MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor)   2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor)   2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor)   6144 KBytes, 24-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge   Intel X48 rev. 01
Southbridge   Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) rev. 02
Graphic Interface   PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width   x16
PCI-E Max Link Width   x16
Memory Type   DDR3
Memory Size   1024 MBytes
Memory Frequency   665.1 MHz (1:2)
CAS# Latency (tCL)   9.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD)   9 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP)   9 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS)   24 clocks
Command Rate (CR)   1T
System
System Manufacturer   MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
System Name   MS-7353
System S/N   To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Mainboard Vendor   MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
Mainboard Model   MS-7353
BIOS Vendor   American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version   V7.3
BIOS Date   11/06/2008
Memory SPD
Module 1   DDR3, PC3-10700H (667 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Transcend Information

Ram Management Problem.

I have a Mid 2012 12-inch MacBook Pro running 10.7.5 with a serious ram problem. I work in a research lab and use my computer to run a lot of memory heavy software, so I maxed out my mac with 16GB last winter. It has worked beautifully since installation, but recently I've run into some trouble. About a week ago I changed the name of my home directory following instructions on this forum, and ever since, my 16gb of ram has been terribly mismanged and nearly always consumed. I only have this broswer open with one tab and no other applications running and this what my memory usage looks like.
I've been using the purge command in terminal to help manage this problem, but with 16 gigs I shouldn't have a RAM problem. Once I have my typical slew of applications open my memory gets maxed out and the Page outs start logging up (This only started a week ago). Is it possible something with my RAM managment was messed up when my home directory was renamed? Does anyone have any suggestions of how I can find the root of this problem and trouble shoot it?

Back up all data. Don't continue unless you're sure you can restore from a backup, even if you're unable to log in.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Step 1
If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. To do that, unlock the preference pane using the credentials of an administrator, check the box marked Allow user to administer this computer, then reboot. You can demote the problem account back to standard status when this step has been completed.
Triple-click the following line on this page to select it. Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
{ sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR.. ; sudo chown -R $UID:staff ~ $_ ; sudo chmod -R u+rwX ~ $_ ; chmod -R -N ~ $_ ; } 2> /dev/null
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Step 2 (optional)
Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1 or if it doesn't solve the problem.
Boot into Recovery. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open.
In the Terminal window, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.

RAM Beeping Problems

Hello all,
I've been having a multitude of problems regarding my Mac beeping. Today, I booted my Macbook Pro after reseating my new RAM. After resetting the PRAM, the computer loads for 10-15 seconds, and greets me with this:
This is relatively new RAM. The code on the chip is: CT4GS3S1229M.1FMR
All help is appreciated.

Either you have bad RAM or the modules are seated improperly or you have damaged slots.
Intel-based Mac Power On Self Test RAM error beeps
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? RAM slot problems (and much, much more... :))

Have a brand new 'Intel' iMac 20", and installed RAM (from Crucial memory)into it.
Twice now I have had a major crash. First time it got sorted by re-seating the RAM, but now it's happened again. I think one of the two RAM chips may be faulty, but intermittently, which is a pain.
Can I ask the following to help me along:
1) Is it a known issue that there may be faulty RAM slots in the iMacs?
2) I may have to run MemTest on my system, which recommends starting in single-user mode to do a full RAM test. Can I start in single mode with a WIRELESS keyboard (according ao the Apple site you can with OS 10.4.8 - the bluetooth 'drivers' must be buried well deep if this is so!)
3) Read somewhere that resetting PRAM and NVRAM should be done after all RAM additions/alterations, but elsewhere that this is an evil falsehood. Which is true? And if recommended, again can I do this with a wireless keyboard.
4) Of course if your RAM is faulty your machine may not start up at all so HOW CAN YOU DO ANY OF THIS!!!??
(Thanks!)

1. No, there are no known issues with RAM slots in any Macs. However, if you were not careful to follow instructions on seating the new RAM you can damage a slot, although this is unlikely.
2. You don't need to use MemTest. Boot the computer with the OS X Installer Disc One that came with the computer. After the chime press and hold down the "D" key until the diagnostic screen appears. Run the extended diagnostics. If there are any memory or hardware problems they should be detected.
3. I've never reset the NVRAM (PRAM) after installing new RAM, and I've never had a problem. That said resetting the PRAM/NVRAM doesn't hurt anything.
4. Start by removing the new RAM you installed and use only the original RAM that came with the computer. If the computer works properly, then it's reasonable to assume the new RAM is faulty.
Be sure the new RAM you purchase meets the required specs as outlined in your User Guide. The RAM must be PC2-5300 667 Mhz DDR2.

Msi p7n sli platinum ram chips problem

ok i have a msi p7n sli platinum mother board, i've had it now for the past 2 - 3 years. I finally got around to upgrading the ram from 2xcorsair xms2 ddr2 1024mb ram chips to 2x corsair dominator 2048mb ram chips.
i have checked the motherboard specs the voltage and MHz arent a problem.
But when i use 2 of the new chips my computer wont load the boot screen a 10th of the time. When i use 1 of the new chips it runs all the time. I was thinking it maybe a problem with the bios, i have reset it several times to the correct voltage, as it doesnt automatically some times.
anyone have and idea what i can do to fix this.

Please give full system specs --> >>Posting Guide<<
Try running the RAM at 800MHz 5-5-5-15 1.8V 2T.

P35 Neo2 FR reset problem with high FSB

Hi,
after trying some OC at 3.2ghz (vcore 1.2500 (+0.0125)) 400x8; DDR/FSB 1:1 >>DDR800 (all RAM timing at default, vram at def) I noted that when I press ctrl+alt+del during boot or in a boot manager(specific or windows boot mngr) the pc do not restart normaly but power off and after ~2-3 sec restart (as in a fake boot or as when it check the bios setting after a mod).
After some investigation (tried some frequency with x8 CPU multiplier, and RAM mult. 1:1) I discover that at FSB>370mhz the pc start to make the reset as said over.(it also power down and restart as said when I mod the FSB over 370 and then save in the bios, but this do not happen when I mod FSB under 370)
AH! I moved the jumper on MB for the FSB to 333.(because if I don't with FSB over 382 it change NB and SB voltage).
After booting the os start as normal and I've done and succeded S&M test (so cpu should not be the problem, RAM also tested with that settings and seems ok(2xmemtest 700%))
Is this normal?Someone has this problem?Is this maybe because FSB is over specification?
Thanks

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 16-October-08, 17:52:12
Hello Viktor92,
unless this happens again and more frequently, I would simply attribute the problem to a confused BIOS (as a CMOS Reset seems to have solved the problem asap). Just watch your system and the Clock Speeds a little to check if that happens again. If it does not, there was most probably no serious problem behind it.
Hello Jack, the system is working perfect after many cold boots, setting the FSB at 334 mhz as it should. Two weeks ago I was fighting with a cheap internal carry disk that made poor contact (I'm trying vista ultimate 64) and I've made many forced shutdowns when I saw that the bios didn't find the disk. In one of the reboots the system started telling me that a previous overclocking has failed, then I've checked the bios parameters and saved it, but after this event I get two BSOD, and the FSB started to show an incorrect frecuency value, so maybe that was the cause that the bios gets "confused" as you said.

P7N Diamond QX9650 Resetting problems in games

With having similar issues to this post (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=116611.0), but being a new problem, new person, I felt it more prudent to start a new post to catch a wider populace hoping someone can help. Helps me keep track too!
Hi all,
Unfortunately I have had the same problem since i got this board almost 2 months ago (and all other bits, as it's new PC), so looking for help before I rma or try refund route. Bits I have should be in the siggy if i set it up correctly otherwise will post below this.
From getting the board, I think I had the v1 bios (cant check now!). Aside from the reset buttons not wanting to work, the only way to get windows and simple things working was to manually set 2.1v on ram, put NB 2 settings up from auto, and put some manual timings in of 5-5-5-15 2t, with others on auto and have left the ram at 800hz.
Windows is fine (or at least not died yet) but try anything 3d and it may last 10 minutes, an hour, 2, then it just instantly resets without warning.
With having nothing to lose, I put 1.18 bios on. Reset switch & button now work.
Have had to set ram voltage and NB as before otherwise vista load or experience run = reset, but memory timings now seem happy on auto (still 800hz). Still resets itself with games though!
Not tried setting any timings manually as I don't think it will improve matters and Im at a loss what to try with numbers. Memtest86 suggests all ram is ok.
This is the only post I have found so far of similar issues, but alas the voltage doesn't really help me as I have been there since day 1. Anyone able to help fix, or at least help identify what (of the many bits, as they are all new) may be at fault?

Quick update, exactly same thing happens with my old 8800GTX. 20 minutes of NVW2 and reset city. So I'm fairly convinced that it isnt the GX2 being faulty, nor being a driver issue (seeing as I have gone through so many now!). Each driver has been fully removed and cleaned, though usually they would produce a bsod.
As the 88 ran fine with a pentium D 3ghz with 4gb of ram, on an old abit ni8-sli, I cant see it being lack of power - though I am assuming the numerous benchmark reviews and psu calculators are correct (1 suggest 588W is enough for 2 GX2 with my current set up). Obviously I cant rule out psu being working but faulty, but I would have thought first draw of a 3d scene would be biggest draw or spike, and with it being so random.....
Cant see it being GFX card incompatability with the mobo, as others have no problems.
I can only think its 1 or more of the following now, unless someone can correct me.
1) Faulty mobo
2) Faulty ram, even though memtest found nothing
3) Needs completely manual memory timings (auto obviously not working for me, and I know for a fact having been there that some timings will load windows but run the experience benchmark and its instant reset, other timings = windows works but games = random reset). If it is timings and anyone has suggestions for mine, Im a noob so would need them all named or in order of the screen (used to be put things together on a pc and it works, never been near OC other than a multiplier change)
4) Some other BIOS setting(s) need to be manually changed (again, auto of things may not be generating happy settings, i.e. NB and RAM volts need to be manually set just to get OS to load)
5) PSU, but I can't see how....
6) CPU, again I cant see this faulty. Has survived 2 hour stress test no problem and win stuff works, just games that die (though peggle works fine, but thats hardly using much memory or stressing anything)
I'll check for more ideas tomorrow, otherwise Im on my last idea of pulling memory out and seeing what happens.
Spotty,
Seeing as I can crash on pretty much anything, I dont think changing that setting would help but Im open for correction.
Also, I can't see his card being faulty. I know for a fact my 88 works perfectly and has since i got it over a year ago, but with this board ram cpu = not happy. Obviously testing on another machine would be ideal to prove one way or the other if he could do that.

N96 ram memory problem

hi, i have my n96 for two weeks now. i don't have any problems with nokia maps, the pc suite, music player... (i've heard many saying that they have these problems), my problem is with the ram memory. i usually have only 38.7 Mb of free ram memory, even if i don't have any programes running in the background (not that i know of - i removed all programes installed by me). i updated the soft, hard reset. still the same problem.

The same problem for me too !
After booting my N96 with Handy Taskman I can see that I have only 45 Mb free RAM and with 128 Mb RAM it's not normal !
I asked the question on-line to Nokia and they were not capable of giving me an answer!
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