basic memory & bios question

ledzep · Jul 27, 2004, 06:50 PM

hi guys
im reading all i can get on memory & bios tweaking and there is one thing im not clear about, one of the most importante bios options for tweaking the memory is the DRAM ratio (CPU

RAM) , in my Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Rev1.0 bios ver F8 there is a "config DRAM timings SPD/MANUAL" so far so good but thats all there is spd or manual and there is no option to change the ratio like shown in all the mauals there should be a ratio such as 1:1 ,5:4 ,3:2 in may case there is only spd or manual and the next options below are:
"active precharge delay [10,9,8,7,6,5]
"DRAM RAS# to CAS# delay [4,3,2]
"DRAM RAS# orecharge delay [4,3,2]
"refresh mod select [7.8,15,64us]
"delayed transaction [enabled/disabled]
AGP aperture size [...128,256]
PSB parking [disabled/enabled]
command per clock [auto/disabled/enabled]
fast chip select [auto/enabled/disabled]
dinamyc paging mode [auto/disabled]

my memory is 4x256 GeIL Golden Dragon PC3200 400MHz 2,6,3,3 Dual Channel DDR Kit
CPU: intel p-4 2.4C.

what is wrong with my bios?

TIA , ledzep

Vampyromaniac · Jul 27, 2004, 09:38 PM

what happens when you set it on manual?

ledzep · Jul 27, 2004, 10:24 PM

nothing it just enables the options for modification such as the cas latency , dram cas# to ras# etc

GutterPunk · Jul 27, 2004, 11:16 PM

thats all that does... its a whole different option for setting cpu : dram... in my bios diff board tho they are in seperate funcions... mine is for changing the frequency its below that... it allows you to go higher cpu clock w/o having to go high on ram if im correct

ledzep · Jul 28, 2004, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by GutterPunk
thats all that does... its a whole different option for setting cpu : dram... in my bios diff board tho they are in seperate funcions... mine is for changing the frequency its below that... it allows you to go higher cpu clock w/o having to go high on ram if im correct

well if i understand you right, i have a whole different function under a diff menu in the bios for "cpu host frequency" under "frequency / voltage control" menu there i can set the cpu host clock control
with cpu host frequencies ranging from 100-355mhz.

is this what you are meaning?
i have 2 different options in the bios under different menus, 1 for ram tweaking (cas latencies , DRAM to RAS# etc) and another for cpu clock speed.

what do i make of this?

TIA , ledzep

ledzep · Jul 28, 2004, 09:43 PM

bump!

GutterPunk · Jul 28, 2004, 09:46 PM

hah... I have a totally different board, but i believe i can change my ratio under frequency control...

Mine isnt under the ram settings rather frequency control... its like that on the 2 boards i have that i can over clock on...

ledzep · Jul 29, 2004, 12:27 AM

thanks mate , any gigabyte mobo owners around here? thanks ledzep.

GutterPunk · Jul 29, 2004, 01:35 AM

AHHH!!! Its under some sort of advanced setting on my friends gigabyte if i remember correct! try lookin for some sort of advance settings whether w/in another menu or sometin hah! im tryin man

Jul 27, 2004, 06:50 PM	#1
ledzep DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 260 Rep Power: 0	basic memory & bios question hi guys im reading all i can get on memory & bios tweaking and there is one thing im not clear about, one of the most importante bios options for tweaking the memory is the DRAM ratio (CPURAM) , in my Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Rev1.0 bios ver F8 there is a "config DRAM timings SPD/MANUAL" so far so good but thats all there is spd or manual and there is no option to change the ratio like shown in all the mauals there should be a ratio such as 1:1 ,5:4 ,3:2 in may case there is only spd or manual and the next options below are: "active precharge delay [10,9,8,7,6,5] "DRAM RAS# to CAS# delay [4,3,2] "DRAM RAS# orecharge delay [4,3,2] "refresh mod select [7.8,15,64us] "delayed transaction [enabled/disabled] AGP aperture size [...128,256] PSB parking [disabled/enabled] command per clock [auto/disabled/enabled] fast chip select [auto/enabled/disabled] dinamyc paging mode [auto/disabled] my memory is 4x256 GeIL Golden Dragon PC3200 400MHz 2,6,3,3 Dual Channel DDR Kit CPU: intel p-4 2.4C. what is wrong with my bios? TIA , ledzep __________________ [color=limegreen]P4 2.4C@3.2ghz \| 4xGeil 256MB PC3200@2.5,4,4,8 \| Thermaltake silent purepower 480W \| ATI 9800 Pro 128mb (r350) + ATI Silencer #1 max@440/370 \| Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Rev1.0 \| SB Realtech AC97 Audio onboard \| 2IBM (120+80GB, 8mb Buffer)@7200rpm \| WinXP Pro SP-1\| DX 9.0c & UniAN 5.6\| LG Flatron 775ft (17")@1024768\|[/color] [color=palegreen]aquamark03-> 52,306 \| 6,561<-3dmark03[/color] [color=yellow]3Dprof - try it![/color] Last edited by ledzep; Jul 27, 2004 at 08:33 PM.

Jul 27, 2004, 09:38 PM	#2
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Jul 27, 2004, 10:24 PM	Thread Starter #3
ledzep DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 260 Rep Power: 0	nothing it just enables the options for modification such as the cas latency , dram cas# to ras# etc __________________ [color=limegreen]P4 2.4C@3.2ghz \| 4xGeil 256MB PC3200@2.5,4,4,8 \| Thermaltake silent purepower 480W \| ATI 9800 Pro 128mb (r350) + ATI Silencer #1 max@440/370 \| Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Rev1.0 \| SB Realtech AC97 Audio onboard \| 2IBM (120+80GB, 8mb Buffer)@7200rpm \| WinXP Pro SP-1\| DX 9.0c & UniAN 5.6\| LG Flatron 775ft (17")@1024768\|[/color] [color=palegreen]aquamark03-> 52,306 \| 6,561<-3dmark03[/color] [color=yellow]3Dprof - try it![/color]

Jul 27, 2004, 11:16 PM	#4
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	thats all that does... its a whole different option for setting cpu : dram... in my bios diff board tho they are in seperate funcions... mine is for changing the frequency its below that... it allows you to go higher cpu clock w/o having to go high on ram if im correct __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Jul 28, 2004, 09:43 PM	Thread Starter #6
ledzep DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 260 Rep Power: 0	bump! __________________ [color=limegreen]P4 2.4C@3.2ghz \| 4xGeil 256MB PC3200@2.5,4,4,8 \| Thermaltake silent purepower 480W \| ATI 9800 Pro 128mb (r350) + ATI Silencer #1 max@440/370 \| Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Rev1.0 \| SB Realtech AC97 Audio onboard \| 2IBM (120+80GB, 8mb Buffer)@7200rpm \| WinXP Pro SP-1\| DX 9.0c & UniAN 5.6\| LG Flatron 775ft (17")@1024768\|[/color] [color=palegreen]aquamark03-> 52,306 \| 6,561<-3dmark03[/color] [color=yellow]3Dprof - try it![/color]

Jul 28, 2004, 09:46 PM	#7
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	hah... I have a totally different board, but i believe i can change my ratio under frequency control... Mine isnt under the ram settings rather frequency control... its like that on the 2 boards i have that i can over clock on... __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Jul 29, 2004, 12:27 AM	Thread Starter #8
ledzep DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 260 Rep Power: 0	thanks mate , any gigabyte mobo owners around here? thanks ledzep. __________________ [color=limegreen]P4 2.4C@3.2ghz \| 4xGeil 256MB PC3200@2.5,4,4,8 \| Thermaltake silent purepower 480W \| ATI 9800 Pro 128mb (r350) + ATI Silencer #1 max@440/370 \| Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 Rev1.0 \| SB Realtech AC97 Audio onboard \| 2IBM (120+80GB, 8mb Buffer)@7200rpm \| WinXP Pro SP-1\| DX 9.0c & UniAN 5.6\| LG Flatron 775ft (17")@1024768\|[/color] [color=palegreen]aquamark03-> 52,306 \| 6,561<-3dmark03[/color] [color=yellow]3Dprof - try it![/color]

Jul 29, 2004, 01:35 AM	#9
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	AHHH!!! Its under some sort of advanced setting on my friends gigabyte if i remember correct! try lookin for some sort of advance settings whether w/in another menu or sometin hah! im tryin man __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt