4 GB Better Than 8 GB

I hade Vista 64 Ultimate running on an Intel DG965WH motherboard with 8 GB
RAM. Vista was very slow. Logitech camera showed garbled picture.
I cut visible RAM to 4095 MB in msconfig. Vista now boots at least twice as
fast,
is more responsive and the Webcam picture is superb!

Computers are fun!

Tom Lake

Update the BIOS on your mobo and you may well get all eight firing well..

--
Mike Hall - MVP
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx




<> wrote in message
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>I hade Vista 64 Ultimate running on an Intel DG965WH motherboard with 8 GB
> RAM. Vista was very slow. Logitech camera showed garbled picture.
> I cut visible RAM to 4095 MB in msconfig. Vista now boots at least twice
> as fast,
> is more responsive and the Webcam picture is superb!
>
> Computers are fun!
>
> Tom Lake

That sounds as if Vista cannot handle 8 GB...
What have you done Bill G?.
AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH


<> wrote in message
news:A681A2D0-7C4B-49CB-8DB1-...
>I hade Vista 64 Ultimate running on an Intel DG965WH motherboard with 8 GB
> RAM. Vista was very slow. Logitech camera showed garbled picture.
> I cut visible RAM to 4095 MB in msconfig. Vista now boots at least twice
> as fast,
> is more responsive and the Webcam picture is superb!
>
> Computers are fun!
>
> Tom Lake

could be bad RAM, or mismatched RAM, etc.


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"Mr. Vista" <Mr. > wrote in message
news:...
> That sounds as if Vista cannot handle 8 GB...
> What have you done Bill G?.
> AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH
>
>
> <> wrote in message
> news:A681A2D0-7C4B-49CB-8DB1-...
>>I hade Vista 64 Ultimate running on an Intel DG965WH motherboard with 8 GB
>> RAM. Vista was very slow. Logitech camera showed garbled picture.
>> I cut visible RAM to 4095 MB in msconfig. Vista now boots at least twice
>> as fast,
>> is more responsive and the Webcam picture is superb!
>>
>> Computers are fun!
>>
>> Tom Lake
>
>

"Mike Hall - MVP" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> Update the BIOS on your mobo and you may well get all eight firing well..

Unfortunately, the BIOS I have was released 11/25/07 8^(

Tom Lake

"Dave" <> wrote in message
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> could be bad RAM, or mismatched RAM, etc.

It's 4 sticks of G.Skill 2 GB RAM with identical specs. Also, it passes
Memtest diagnostics.
Is there a more comprehensive memory test program? I'd like to really root
out any
possible errors. Thanks!

Tom Lake

Are the Memory Hole (and MTRR, if available) BIOS settings set correctly for
more than 4GB of RAM?



<> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> Update the BIOS on your mobo and you may well get all eight firing well..
>
> Unfortunately, the BIOS I have was released 11/25/07 8^(
>
> Tom Lake

"Dominic Payer" <> wrote in message
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> Are the Memory Hole (and MTRR, if available) BIOS settings set correctly
> for more than 4GB of RAM?

Nah. This is an Intel motherboard. It doesn't allow access to any of those
parameters.
They simply aren't in the BIOS. Is there a way to open up hidden BIOS
options on an Intel
motherboard?

8^(

In article <A681A2D0-7C4B-49CB-8DB1->, toml_
says...
> I hade Vista 64 Ultimate running on an Intel DG965WH motherboard with 8 GB
> RAM. Vista was very slow. Logitech camera showed garbled picture.
> I cut visible RAM to 4095 MB in msconfig. Vista now boots at least twice as
> fast,
> is more responsive and the Webcam picture is superb!

On the Intel website they state that 8GB of DDR2 RAM has to be a
specific speed and such or there will be issues.

A post on the web (not from me) indicates the following issues with 8GB
"I have 8GB of DDR2-800, and my Intel DG965WH motherboard only supports
4GB at that speed. I would have to drop to 533 or 667 DDR2's to go up to
8GB (and I can't just clock it down; I tried that)."


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AMD rulez.. :-)

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"Leythos" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> In article <A681A2D0-7C4B-49CB-8DB1->, toml_
> says...
>> I hade Vista 64 Ultimate running on an Intel DG965WH motherboard with 8
>> GB
>> RAM. Vista was very slow. Logitech camera showed garbled picture.
>> I cut visible RAM to 4095 MB in msconfig. Vista now boots at least twice
>> as
>> fast,
>> is more responsive and the Webcam picture is superb!
>
> On the Intel website they state that 8GB of DDR2 RAM has to be a
> specific speed and such or there will be issues.
>
> A post on the web (not from me) indicates the following issues with 8GB
> "I have 8GB of DDR2-800, and my Intel DG965WH motherboard only supports
> 4GB at that speed. I would have to drop to 533 or 667 DDR2's to go up to
> 8GB (and I can't just clock it down; I tried that)."
>
>
> --
>
> Leythos
> - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
> - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
> drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
> (remove 999 for proper email address)