[OT] memtest errors on Gigabyte EG45M-DS2H

[strawks]

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Sorry again for polluting this list with OT stuff, but it might be of
some help.

In a last attempt I tried to update the BIOS and it works now :D
Every config seems to work (I didn't test all of them but two modules on
DIMM 3 & 4 does boot and is OK).

So if you own a Gigabyte EG45M-DS2H and have memory issues first check
your BIOS revision (I upgraded from F2 to F4).

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regards,
strawks

strawks wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Sorry for posting it here since it is totally OT but since some of you 
> have the same motherboard as mine maybe someone might be able to help me.
> 
> I have a Gigabyte EG45M-DS2H motherboard, E8400 Core 2 CPU and 2x1GB 
> Kingston memory (KHX8500D2K2/2GN), BIOS settings are set to "load 
> failsafe defaults".
> 
> I ran memtest86 2.11 and It reports strange errors :
>   - only one module on DIMM 1, 2 or 3 -> no problem
>   - only one DIMM on DIMM 4 -> "unexpected error - halting"
>   - two modules on DIMM 1 & 2 (so single channel) -> no problem
>   - two modules on DIMM 1 & 3 (dual channel) -> thousands of errors
>   - two modules on DIMM 1 & 4 (dual) -> thousands of errors and 
> "unexpected interrupt" or just freeze
>   - two modules on DIMM 3 & 4 -> doesn't even boot (no POST)
> 
> Has anybody with this board experienced issues like this?
> I suppose it's just faulty hardware but I don't know if this problem is 
> caused by bad RAM or faulty memory controller or anything else (I don't 
> have other hardware to do more tests). Any idea?
> 
> thanks.
> 
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