mobo and case compatability

towly · 08-29-2005, 05:35 AM

found this quote while searching google.

"Looks like you were right - that error means that the CMOS setting does not match memory."

so appartently the comp doesnt detect the ram size, id change it, but there's no point now that im updating my mobo.

also does anyone know how longs it takes to get stuff from newegg.

update: well i tried to change the info in the CMOS but it didnt update the amount of ram. Does the necessarily mean that the ram is bad, or is there something im doing wrong? I went into the bios and did "save settings and exit" but nothing.

Rick G · 09-01-2005, 01:09 AM

Remember that you are using comparibly old technology and it may not recognize the large memory. Glad to see the you changed your mind on the usable components, you are much better off going with new case, psu and mobo. Found a good one for you at newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130473 should be about same price range and a much better board.
I order from newegg a lot and shipping is fast and processing is fast but it all depends on where you live.

towly · 09-02-2005, 12:28 AM

actually i already ordered this mobo:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131468

it looks decent, i hope they fixed all the problems that people were saying in the written reviews.

Rick G · 09-02-2005, 01:42 AM

That board should be ok. Remember a socket A will not allow running ddr like the newer 754 and 939 boards. You may still have a problem with the bios not recognizing the full 1 gig of ram.

towly · 09-02-2005, 01:50 AM

why not?

it says it supports up to 3 gigs of ram.

**Lax** · 09-02-2005, 01:52 AM

Quote:

That board should be ok. Remember a socket A will not allow running ddr like the newer 754 and 939 boards. You may still have a problem with the bios not recognizing the full 1 gig of ram.

My K7S5A is one of the worst Socket A mobo's there is and it runs DDR fine.

towly · 09-02-2005, 01:55 AM

so did i **** myself over by buying this board or should i be okay. The only problem i heard with this board was that it has problem with sata harddisks, and i have a pata harddisk. I mean im building a mid-level pc, I went economy on the case and looked for a medium price for a mobo (60 dollars was medium to me, compared to 40 dollar mobo and 80 dollar mobo's) so that I could get a kick ass vid card, cpu and fan. I hope by now they fixed most of the problems on it.

edit:

Quote:

This is a solid motherboard for the intermediate user. It's almost the exact same as it's big brother (deluxe model) save for a couple of features. The X model only has the one ethernet port nor does it include Soundstorm. The realtek sound does just fine though. Also this board doesn't support DUAL CHANNEL memory settings so if that's what you want, look elsewhere. All in all, this board is stable and a workhorse. Great performance for the money. Barton 2500+, 1 gig of Kingston ddr400, Radeon 9700.

so apparently someone is running a gig of ram w/ no problems.

08-29-2005, 05:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	found this quote while searching google. "Looks like you were right - that error means that the CMOS setting does not match memory." so appartently the comp doesnt detect the ram size, id change it, but there's no point now that im updating my mobo. also does anyone know how longs it takes to get stuff from newegg. update: well i tried to change the info in the CMOS but it didnt update the amount of ram. Does the necessarily mean that the ram is bad, or is there something im doing wrong? I went into the bios and did "save settings and exit" but nothing. Last edited by towly; 08-29-2005 at 06:05 AM.

09-01-2005, 01:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
Rick G Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 294	Remember that you are using comparibly old technology and it may not recognize the large memory. Glad to see the you changed your mind on the usable components, you are much better off going with new case, psu and mobo. Found a good one for you at newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130473 should be about same price range and a much better board. I order from newegg a lot and shipping is fast and processing is fast but it all depends on where you live. __________________ New Sys Abit AW9D Max OCZ Plat @ x 1gig OCZ Gamextreme 600 PSU 8800 GTS 640 sony dvd burner WD 200 gig sata hdd Thermaltake shark case Viewsonic 22" widescreen

09-02-2005, 01:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
Rick G Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 294	That board should be ok. Remember a socket A will not allow running ddr like the newer 754 and 939 boards. You may still have a problem with the bios not recognizing the full 1 gig of ram. __________________ New Sys Abit AW9D Max OCZ Plat @ x 1gig OCZ Gamextreme 600 PSU 8800 GTS 640 sony dvd burner WD 200 gig sata hdd Thermaltake shark case Viewsonic 22" widescreen

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09-02-2005, 12:28 AM	#13 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	actually i already ordered this mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131468 it looks decent, i hope they fixed all the problems that people were saying in the written reviews.

09-02-2005, 01:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	why not? it says it supports up to 3 gigs of ram.