Recoverd from a serious error

JrDave2324 · 08-11-2004, 07:28 AM

can i do that in the bios or what?

with disabling that would i still be able to use the two sticks??

**Praetor** · 08-11-2004, 12:17 PM

Yeah you can probably disable dual channel in BIOS... wait... what am i smoking.... just pop the 2 sticks of RAM into different, non-DC slots and its automatically disabled.

JrDave2324 · 08-11-2004, 08:14 PM

non-dual channel slots? i only have three slots to begin with, so how does that work?

JrDave2324 · 08-12-2004, 12:48 AM

ok well, ill prolly buy a different kind of non-dual channel memory and see how that works out. can someone reccomend some good 184-pin DDR (non-dual channel) RAM, right around the same performance level as my current RAM

or if theres a way i can make it work with my current memory thatd be good too!

**Praetor** · 08-12-2004, 02:46 AM

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non-dual channel slots? I only have three slots to begin with, so how does that work?

Depending on which slots you put ur memory into you can (dis)enable your Dual channel mode.

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can someone reccomend some good 184-pin DDR (non-dual channel) RAM,

"Dual channel" memory is the same as "normal" memory. "Dual channel" is just a marketing gimmick for "matched" pairs (actually sometimes they arent even matched). Pretty much any brandname memory should be good to go

JrDave2324 · 08-12-2004, 07:15 AM

ok so i got an e-mail back from Gigabyte and they said because Geil isnt name brand they cant guarentee compatability.....so i think im gonna sell the two sticks of Geil. Now the e-mail said that Kingston and Crucial have the best compatability with my mobo. so would you go with 2 of these Crucial or this Kingston package

**Praetor** · 08-12-2004, 11:57 AM

Probably the Kingston's but realistically it doesnt matter much ... jkust go with the cheaper route

dcmcgrain · 02-11-2006, 02:52 AM

I got the same error regarding "ServicePackFiles/i386/conrtols.man" being replaced by an unrecognized version... it occured when I was running Windows Update with the XP Update KB900725.

My comp was having major issues. I did a lot to try to fix it. No luck. I eventually uninstalled SP2, reinstalled Windows XP, and deleted a ton of old/unnecessary data and problems.

When I first ran Windows Update I got this error message. It seems to have had little affect on the computer - I think, it hasn't been long enough to tell, really.

I'm just confused as to what this could mean??? Could it be an issue???

And I'm guessing the work I was doing counts as "Major HD activity"

--
Dell Dimension 4600
Intel Pent4 2.8GHz
512 MB RAM
Windows XP Home, SP1
purchased in Summer 03.

08-11-2004, 07:28 AM	#31 (permalink)
JrDave2324 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Waukesha, WI Age: 22 Posts: 90	can i do that in the bios or what? with disabling that would i still be able to use the two sticks?? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro Geil 1024MB PC3200 160GB, 7200, 8MB Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9600XT Last edited by JrDave2324; 08-11-2004 at 07:32 AM.

08-11-2004, 12:17 PM	#32 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Yeah you can probably disable dual channel in BIOS... wait... what am i smoking.... just pop the 2 sticks of RAM into different, non-DC slots and its automatically disabled. __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

08-11-2004, 08:14 PM	#33 (permalink)
JrDave2324 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Waukesha, WI Age: 22 Posts: 90	non-dual channel slots? i only have three slots to begin with, so how does that work? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro Geil 1024MB PC3200 160GB, 7200, 8MB Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9600XT

08-12-2004, 12:48 AM	#34 (permalink)
JrDave2324 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Waukesha, WI Age: 22 Posts: 90	ok well, ill prolly buy a different kind of non-dual channel memory and see how that works out. can someone reccomend some good 184-pin DDR (non-dual channel) RAM, right around the same performance level as my current RAM or if theres a way i can make it work with my current memory thatd be good too! __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro Geil 1024MB PC3200 160GB, 7200, 8MB Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9600XT

08-12-2004, 07:15 AM	#36 (permalink)
JrDave2324 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Waukesha, WI Age: 22 Posts: 90	ok so i got an e-mail back from Gigabyte and they said because Geil isnt name brand they cant guarentee compatability.....so i think im gonna sell the two sticks of Geil. Now the e-mail said that Kingston and Crucial have the best compatability with my mobo. so would you go with 2 of these Crucial or this Kingston package __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro Geil 1024MB PC3200 160GB, 7200, 8MB Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9600XT Last edited by JrDave2324; 08-12-2004 at 07:45 AM.

08-12-2004, 11:57 AM	#37 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Probably the Kingston's but realistically it doesnt matter much ... jkust go with the cheaper route __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

02-11-2006, 02:52 AM	#38 (permalink)
dcmcgrain New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	Similar Issue I got the same error regarding "ServicePackFiles/i386/conrtols.man" being replaced by an unrecognized version... it occured when I was running Windows Update with the XP Update KB900725. My comp was having major issues. I did a lot to try to fix it. No luck. I eventually uninstalled SP2, reinstalled Windows XP, and deleted a ton of old/unnecessary data and problems. When I first ran Windows Update I got this error message. It seems to have had little affect on the computer - I think, it hasn't been long enough to tell, really. I'm just confused as to what this could mean??? Could it be an issue??? And I'm guessing the work I was doing counts as "Major HD activity" -- Dell Dimension 4600 Intel Pent4 2.8GHz 512 MB RAM Windows XP Home, SP1 purchased in Summer 03.

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