Posts by black_plague22

Quote: Originally Posted by FriedToast Ah. Oops. Funny you mention that... might want to try again and see what Allen Zhang says. PCT might be able to help you out, too- although they've been very slow in responding...

Quote: Originally Posted by FriedToast Might want to fire off a mail to Sager on this one. They might be slow to respond, but at least you'll have an official answer and won't be wasting time & money w/ the...

Run MEMTEST. My symptoms were identical and MEMTEST said a memory stick was bad.

Quote: Originally Posted by G-Omaha Absolutely ALso be aware that the unit is sensitive to the CAS levels and ratings of the memory. Worng specs and it's a total no-go. Arg, I see. Just bought soem of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by khu Update: So I pulled the connector from IDE1, stuck it into IDE2, plugged in my Samsung, and it works! So...my IDE controller is fried???? That's NOT good, as I'm out of warranty, so...

Quote: Originally Posted by khu I don't have it jumpered. Both the old toshiba and the new Samsung are unjumpered, indicating Master status. Doesn't seem to be seen in BIOS, which is why the RAID controller BIOS says...

Quote: Originally Posted by khu I got my new Samsung, but the 8790's not recognizing it. I simply replaced the Toshiba with the Samsung (after a little problem with the screws on the mounting bracket). Just says on POST...

I just checked mine, and it says Pheonix. http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/phoenix/new.htm According to this, 1-3-3-1 says a failure of memory or motherboard. Ouch.

Quote: Originally Posted by G-Omaha Absolutely ALso be aware that the unit is sensitive to the CAS levels and ratings of the memory. Worng specs and it's a total no-go. Even if I would be replacing both...

Quote: Originally Posted by G-Omaha Basic difference between the two memories and you machine is that one will work and the other on won't. I take it that means I should look for the standard flavor, instead of...