just turned new compuer on !

Tiop · 29th May 2005, 12:05 PM

how do i turn offf computer if i miss the press del to enter setup thingy ? first time i turned it on seems ok.

2nd do i have the xp cd in drive or do i enter bios (del.) set up hdd, then restart or something with xp cd in drive ?

HumbleBum · 29th May 2005, 12:07 PM

hold the power button?

Tiop · 29th May 2005, 12:08 PM

ok ill do that thanks

SLATYE · 29th May 2005, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiop

how do i turn offf computer if i miss the press del to enter setup thingy ? first time i turned it on seems ok.

2nd do i have the xp cd in drive or do i enter bios (del.) set up hdd, then restart or something with xp cd in drive ?

If you hold down the power button for 5 seconds, it'll turn off (or just turn off the PSU if it has the switch to do that).

Generally, you'd go into the BIOS, check that everything is right (HDD detected as Primary Master or on SATA, RAM at correct timings, CPU at correct speed) and then change the boot order to something where the CD drive is before the HDD (I normally use A:, CDROM, C

. Then put the Windows XP CD in, save and exit the BIOS, and on the next boot it should run Windows setup. If you've got a SATA HDD and the controller is a non-native one, you'll need to give Windows the right drivers (probably included on a floppy disk in the box). If it's a PATA drive or if the SATA is native (should be for any 24-pin mainboard like yours) then you can just let Windows detect the drive, format it to NTFS, and install.

Tiop · 29th May 2005, 12:29 PM

ok cool the only problem is in the bios it says i have 2048mb physical memory when i only have 2x 512mb sticks installed is this a problem what do i do ? is it becasue it is ddr ram ?

Tiop · 29th May 2005, 12:40 PM

ok ive set max memclock to 400ddr (instead of auto),

have to set memory timming 1t or 2t, what should i be it is ocz 1gb value.

not sure what to do with CAS# latency, RAS# to CAS# delay, Min RAS# active time.

the ram sticks say 3-4-4-8.

every thing else looks fine.

-=N0N@ME420=- · 29th May 2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SLATYE

change the boot order to something where the CD drive is before the HDD (I normally use A:, CDROM, C

. Then put the Windows XP CD in, save and exit the BIOS, and on the next boot it should run Windows setup.

it boots into xp setup automatically if you have only 1 hard drive not formatted.

Tiop · 29th May 2005, 12:53 PM

ok thanks mate

can any one help me with the physical memory i think it is the t1, t2 could casue bios to say i have 2048 not 1024mb. ive set the to ddr400 but that is all i saved and exited and i still have 2048mb

could it be that the ram is not listed on the motherboards qualified vendors list ?

SLATYE · 29th May 2005, 1:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiop

ok thanks mate

can any one help me with the physical memory i think it is the t1, t2 could casue bios to say i have 2048 not 1024mb. ive set the to ddr400 but that is all i saved and exited and i still have 2048mb

could it be that the ram is not listed on the motherboards qualified vendors list ?

Did you buy the RAM new with the rest of the parts? Are you absolutely certain that they didn't actually give you a pair of 1GB sticks by mistake? I've never heard of a mainboard detecting too much RAM before, and it won't have anything to do with the speed settings or timings.

If it doesn't have heatspreaders, what is written on each of the chips? How many of those chips are there on one stick?

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Originally Posted by -=N0N@ME420=-

it boots into xp setup automatically if you have only 1 hard drive not formatted.

Good point. I'm used to doing it when the HDD is formatted.

Tiop · 29th May 2005, 1:09 PM

well the sticks say 512 on the ocz stickers, and there is 16 chips on each ram module (8 on each side).

each chip reads as follows OCZ 0520 X4P 560840H.50 (hard to read lol)

-=N0N@ME420=- · 29th May 2005, 1:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiop

well the sticks say 512 on the ocz stickers, and there is 16 chips on each ram module (8 on each side).

each chip reads as follows OCZ 0520 X4P 560840H.50 (hard to read lol)

Try placing the ram in different slots.

For the moment I would just set everything to SPD or Auto, just until you get into windows and can do some proper burning in.

Tiop · 29th May 2005, 1:27 PM

ok ill try putting it in the to black slots (currently in 2 blue slots what mobo manual says to do). and if that dont work ill put back in blue and leave it and see what happens

Tiop · 29th May 2005, 1:31 PM

my mobo manual says (2-11) "due to cpu limitation, DIMM modules with 128mb memory chips or double sided x16 memory chips are not supported in this motherboard. (ASUS A8N-SLI)

Tiop · 29th May 2005, 1:43 PM

ok i tried putting them in the 2 black spots didnt help. so ill put them back in blue slots and hope for goodness what you think ?

-=N0N@ME420=- · 29th May 2005, 2:00 PM

I'd say your buggered.

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29th May 2005, 12:29 PM	#5
Tiop Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hunter Valley Posts: 293	ok cool the only problem is in the bios it says i have 2048mb physical memory when i only have 2x 512mb sticks installed is this a problem what do i do ? is it becasue it is ddr ram ? __________________ Best Signature "Inserted Here" Last edited by Tiop; 29th May 2005 at 12:34 PM.

29th May 2005, 12:40 PM	#6
Tiop Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hunter Valley Posts: 293	ok ive set max memclock to 400ddr (instead of auto), have to set memory timming 1t or 2t, what should i be it is ocz 1gb value. not sure what to do with CAS# latency, RAS# to CAS# delay, Min RAS# active time. the ram sticks say 3-4-4-8. every thing else looks fine. __________________ Best Signature "Inserted Here" Last edited by Tiop; 29th May 2005 at 12:43 PM.

29th May 2005, 12:53 PM	#8
Tiop Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hunter Valley Posts: 293	ok thanks mate can any one help me with the physical memory i think it is the t1, t2 could casue bios to say i have 2048 not 1024mb. ive set the to ddr400 but that is all i saved and exited and i still have 2048mb could it be that the ram is not listed on the motherboards qualified vendors list ? __________________ Best Signature "Inserted Here" Last edited by Tiop; 29th May 2005 at 12:56 PM.

29th May 2005, 1:09 PM	#10
Tiop Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hunter Valley Posts: 293	well the sticks say 512 on the ocz stickers, and there is 16 chips on each ram module (8 on each side). each chip reads as follows OCZ 0520 X4P 560840H.50 (hard to read lol) __________________ Best Signature "Inserted Here" Last edited by Tiop; 29th May 2005 at 1:14 PM.

29th May 2005, 1:27 PM	#12
Tiop Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hunter Valley Posts: 293	ok ill try putting it in the to black slots (currently in 2 blue slots what mobo manual says to do). and if that dont work ill put back in blue and leave it and see what happens __________________ Best Signature "Inserted Here"

29th May 2005, 1:31 PM	#13
Tiop Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hunter Valley Posts: 293	my mobo manual says (2-11) "due to cpu limitation, DIMM modules with 128mb memory chips or double sided x16 memory chips are not supported in this motherboard. (ASUS A8N-SLI) __________________ Best Signature "Inserted Here"

29th May 2005, 1:43 PM	#14
Tiop Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hunter Valley Posts: 293	ok i tried putting them in the 2 black spots didnt help. so ill put them back in blue slots and hope for goodness what you think ? __________________ Best Signature "Inserted Here"