E1705 with OCZ2MV6674GK

Tried running it with just one of the 2GB sticks in there?

From what I have read, it's the E1705 bios limiting it (and is a problem in some older servers and mobos as well). There's a sticky in this forum that is titled "**E1705/M1710 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS** Go here first ".

So, uh, go there first.
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread205763.html


FYI, article explaining the "real" meaning of 4GB limit in x86 os.
http://www.brianmadden.com/content/a...it-really-mean-

Ah, sorry about that. Skipped over the fact of your mouse hanging/unstable.

As someone else suggested, pull a stick and try to operate the system on 2GB. Then switch out the chip and try it again. Not sure which is SLOT0, but both slots do not have to be full (u can leave one empty). So if you try one and the system doesn't post, try the other slot.

If it's still unstable trying it with each stick seperately; still got your old sticks? If so, go back and install them and see if it's unstable.

I remember back in the day I've fried many of ram modules. It's Winter time, which is the time of the year for the highest Static Electricity... You never know.

-E

It is possbile your having some kind of comaptiblity issue with the 2 Gig Sticks, I would consider RMA if it is still in the return windoe and try a different manufacter of Memory

Try updating your BIOS to the latest, and if that doesn't fix it, RMA or return the sticks and buy a different brand.

Another idea would be go grab CPU-Z and see what the actual timings that your BIOS is setting each stick to per the SPD it decyphers, from each chip.

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

It may be that the bios is setting them incorrectly. Maybe even get both in the system just long enough to get CPU-Z to spit out what timings it went to, compared to each stick's results. I believe I've read in the forums here that there is a bios update/hack that allows you to adjust the timings manually.

Don't be a hero and try to get the lowest timings. I was doing that and running into stability issues at 2.7v on my desktop trying to get over 1080Mhz with lower-than-stock timings. Highest bandwidth I cranked out was 9.1 GB/s (yes, B=Bytes, not bits there).

Once I relaxed, and even raised-above-stock timings, I was able to get the desktop's memory up to 1200mhz to match the FSB (1:1 FSB:Memory ). And am now cranking out 15.2 GB/s. Unbelievable.

That convienced me that the-lowest-timings-isn't-everything in the game of speed. It was most definantly so back in the DDR days, but DDR2 has taken off and left them in the dust.

Did you run memtest? Go to www.memtest86.com

Download and test each stick individually. Take a while - you want to get about 6 passes on each stick. Make sure you test them in different slots as well.

If either of them fail, RMA.

EDIT: In response to Buck47's post, on 2.5 hours of sleep, I read, "Did you [mean] memtest?". Hence what caused the post below. Sorry. But non-the-less, some good info is below.

Nope. I meant CPU-Z.

MemTest tests the memory, but I've still had faults in mem chips even after it tested them OK. Not reliable IMO, but then again it's been years since I've used it. I kind of like Prime95 actually for my mem testing (over a few days, that is).

CPU-Z was mentioned for him to check the timing the BIOS is forcing the chips to run at. If it is not adhering to the SPD timings from the manufacturer of the chips, then either the BIOS is detecting a fault or it simply doesn't like the chips and is trying to compensate - or the chips are faulted and the bios is adjusting the timings to compensate "for the most part" until his system hangs.

Basically looking to see what the bios is forcing the timings to vs. the SPD has been a good indication of a detection fault for me. If the timings are dead-on, then it most likely is the chip(s). If the timings are off, I'd look more at the bios/mobo combination and mem compatibility. Most of the time, it's been high-end memory overclocked in mobos that weren't detecting the SPD correctly for me.

I say to review each chip seperately because I've seen mobos take a "matched pair" of sticks, and give different timings (when overclocked) per stick when reviewed individually.

Since the SPDs are dead-on, then I'd point a finger at the chips as the culperate (sp ck).

You said the system is stable with just 1 chip in, either chip? If they were a matched pair, ask for another set. Expect to pay shipping (eh, worth the effort).

OCZ's Tech support is 2nd to none.
Go here: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...splay.php?f=46

Once you join their support forums, post your problem, and you'll most likely get RMA support immediately from OCZTony. Again, you will first need to post your problem and the steps you've taken to troubleshoot.

I've used OCZ modules exclusively since the year after they opened their doors. Great quality and excellent support.

I kind of doubt it's the OS.

austinnichols: Are you trying to enable PAE with 2003?

Argh, i meant the /3GB switch not PAE. For VMWare, you'll want to run /3GB !!

In short: Windows 32bit (2000/2003/XP/Vista) does a 50%/50% split of memory available, up to 4 GB, for the "Kernel" and for the "Applications". Meaning, 2 GB is available for os/kernel (waaay more than enough), and your apps are limited to 2 GB address space. The /3GB switch changes to a 25%/75% rule, where the OS gets 25% of the memory available and the apps get a 75% of memory available. I use the "%" percentage because this works even with less ram of 4GB, but it only goes to the max of 4GB.

The only difference is Vista auto-enables the /3GB now, and I just had to set /PAE using bcdedit.