Can anyone help please?
My PC configuration is as follows:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8IG1000
P4 S478 2,80 GHz HT FSB 800 box (14X200)
RAM Kingstone DDR 512 Mb PC-400 KVR400X64C3/512 CL3
Video onboard, AGP slot supports 8X/4X mode
Sound card onboard: Realtek ALC655 CODEC
Windows 98 SE
My PC is working on a single memory stick Kingstone DIMM 512 Mb PC-400 KVR400X64C3/512 CL3. I have read in the manual the mobo supports Dual Channel DDR technology. The conditions mentioned there include:
1. For P4 FSB 800 MHz it should be DIMM 400MHz
2. The memory stick should be the same size and type and should be inserted in different channels.
(The channels are usually marked with the same color so it’s difficult to make mistake.)
BIOS recognizes 2X512 Mb RAM, after booting Windows seems to load correctly. The message says: 1024000 byte memory working in dual channel. Everything seems fine until the last moment when it should switch to 1024X768 32 bit video but it does not.
There’s only small rectangle with navy vertical lines in left upper corner of the screen. I found the only working configuration is 640x480 pixels with 16 colors. This is actually Windows safe mode. But even then the memory doesn’t seem to work well. For example Norton Internet Security says: Can’t load virus definitions …etc.
I also tried both sticks of memory working in a Single Channel putting them into the same bank. Windows doesn’t load at all. However, BIOS sees the amount of RAM right.
Each stick of memory works fine separately as 512 Mb RAM.
Any suggestions? Please help.