[LiveBrianD]

See if you can find something about the current status in there. You might need to look around a bit (I don't have an asus board, so I don't know exactly where the settings are on one.).

[Cherve]

LiveBrianD, on 10 March 2012 - 07:32 PM, said:

See if you can find something about the current status in there. You might need to look around a bit (I don't have an asus board, so I don't know exactly where the settings are on one.).

the only thing i seen was system memory 8192MB. there is a tab called ai tweaker and the first setting changes to auto, manual, D.O.C.P., or X.M.P. would that help? Also would overclocking help?

[LiveBrianD]

If you're having problems with things, the last thing you want to do be doing is overclocking. Your PC's bios may not have a screen that shows the ram modules, but you should look around to be sure. (I just checked my thinkpad and it doesn't have one. I know my gigabyte board does but I don't feel like rebooting the machine right now so I can take screenshots of that. Your motherboard doesn't have such a screen according to the manual. I downloaded the manual PDF, and it says that you can't, for instance, comment on the document unless you enter the password. Guess what? The document's called e4283_P6T.pdf and the password is e4283 lol... nice security there.

This post has been edited by LiveBrianD: 10 March 2012 - 09:39 PM

[Cherve]

LiveBrianD, on 10 March 2012 - 09:23 PM, said:

If you're having problems with things, the last thing you want to do be doing is overclocking. Your PC's bios may not have a screen that shows the ram modules, but you should look around to be sure. (I just checked my thinkpad and it doesn't have one. I know my gigabyte board does but I don't feel like rebooting the machine right now so I can take screenshots of that. Your motherboard doesn't have such a screen according to the manual. I downloaded the manual PDF, and it says that you can't, for instance, comment on the document unless you enter the password. Guess what? The document's called e4283_P6T.pdf and the password is e4283 lol... nice security there.

so what should i do? should i change anything in the bios?

[coastie65]

Cherve, on 10 March 2012 - 10:24 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 10 March 2012 - 09:23 PM, said:

If you're having problems with things, the last thing you want to do be doing is overclocking. Your PC's bios may not have a screen that shows the ram modules, but you should look around to be sure. (I just checked my thinkpad and it doesn't have one. I know my gigabyte board does but I don't feel like rebooting the machine right now so I can take screenshots of that. Your motherboard doesn't have such a screen according to the manual. I downloaded the manual PDF, and it says that you can't, for instance, comment on the document unless you enter the password. Guess what? The document's called e4283_P6T.pdf and the password is e4283 lol... nice security there.

so what should i do? should i change anything in the bios?

Hi. First, go into the BiOS and reset the default settings. Second, put the Corsair Ram in slots 2, 4, & 6, and run CPUz and give us the screen shots of that. Then, switch it out to the second set in the same slots and do the same. I am seeing a lot of inconsistancies in the Latency and Timings and I need you to do that so I can sort things out.

This post has been edited by coastie65: 11 March 2012 - 05:14 AM

[Cherve]

coastie65, on 11 March 2012 - 05:13 AM, said:

Cherve, on 10 March 2012 - 10:24 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 10 March 2012 - 09:23 PM, said:

If you're having problems with things, the last thing you want to do be doing is overclocking. Your PC's bios may not have a screen that shows the ram modules, but you should look around to be sure. (I just checked my thinkpad and it doesn't have one. I know my gigabyte board does but I don't feel like rebooting the machine right now so I can take screenshots of that. Your motherboard doesn't have such a screen according to the manual. I downloaded the manual PDF, and it says that you can't, for instance, comment on the document unless you enter the password. Guess what? The document's called e4283_P6T.pdf and the password is e4283 lol... nice security there.

so what should i do? should i change anything in the bios?

Hi. First, go into the BiOS and reset the default settings. Second, put the Corsair Ram in slots 2, 4, & 6, and run CPUz and give us the screen shots of that. Then, switch it out to the second set in the same slots and do the same. I am seeing a lot of inconsistancies in the Latency and Timings and I need you to do that so I can sort things out.

I reset the default settings in BIOS. I tried both sets of RAM in slots 2, 4, and 6 but my computer did not start up. Instead i put them in 1, 3, and 5 the picture has both sets.

[LiveBrianD]

It's not the ram then. Some PCs are a bit sensitive to what slots you use (if not using all of them). Try getting a tube of thermal paste (ex. arctic silver 5), and then remove the CPU VERY CAREFULLY!!!! Look for bent CPU pins (they'll be out of place with the rest). Those can cause exactly this type of problem. When you put your CPU back on, you really should apply new thermal paste, as the old may have dried out a bit and you may get air bubbles. To do so, get a coffee filter (because they're lint free), clean off the CPU and CPU cooler, and put a pea sized drop in the middle of the CPU. When you put the cooler back on, it'll squish that drop so it fills the entire surface evenly.

[Cherve]

LiveBrianD, on 11 March 2012 - 08:52 PM, said:

It's not the ram then. Some PCs are a bit sensitive to what slots you use (if not using all of them). Try getting a tube of thermal paste (ex. arctic silver 5), and then remove the CPU VERY CAREFULLY!!!! Look for bent CPU pins (they'll be out of place with the rest). Those can cause exactly this type of problem. When you put your CPU back on, you really should apply new thermal paste, as the old may have dried out a bit and you may get air bubbles. To do so, get a coffee filter (because they're lint free), clean off the CPU and CPU cooler, and put a pea sized drop in the middle of the CPU. When you put the cooler back on, it'll squish that drop so it fills the entire surface evenly.

For the thermal paste does it matter what brand, do you recommend one over the others? Next lets say I take the CPU off and all the pins are fine what is the next thing I do? and reverse if there are bent pins how should I bend them back without damaging anything else and what do I do after?

[Cherve]

I just had the super trends alone in the pc and i added the corsairs to see what would happen. The first time i tried that the computer wouldnt even sart up but now it is started but the sixth slot is still empty. Slots 1, 3, and 5, are super trends. Slots 2, 4, and 6 are corsairs. The BIOS still read 8GB, Windows 7 still reads 8GB, and CPU-Z still reads 10GB. Just a little more info hope it helps.

[waldojim]

Cherve, on 11 March 2012 - 09:09 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 11 March 2012 - 08:52 PM, said:

It's not the ram then. Some PCs are a bit sensitive to what slots you use (if not using all of them). Try getting a tube of thermal paste (ex. arctic silver 5), and then remove the CPU VERY CAREFULLY!!!! Look for bent CPU pins (they'll be out of place with the rest). Those can cause exactly this type of problem. When you put your CPU back on, you really should apply new thermal paste, as the old may have dried out a bit and you may get air bubbles. To do so, get a coffee filter (because they're lint free), clean off the CPU and CPU cooler, and put a pea sized drop in the middle of the CPU. When you put the cooler back on, it'll squish that drop so it fills the entire surface evenly.

For the thermal paste does it matter what brand, do you recommend one over the others? Next lets say I take the CPU off and all the pins are fine what is the next thing I do? and reverse if there are bent pins how should I bend them back without damaging anything else and what do I do after?

Does it matter? Not much really. What would I recommend? Arctic Silver 5 is the most readily found and relatively cheap. It does have a curing time though of 24 to 48 hours. OCZ Freeze works just as well, has no electrical conductivity, and no curing time. The problem is finding it.

[LiveBrianD]

Cherve, on 11 March 2012 - 09:09 PM, said:

LiveBrianD, on 11 March 2012 - 08:52 PM, said:

It's not the ram then. Some PCs are a bit sensitive to what slots you use (if not using all of them). Try getting a tube of thermal paste (ex. arctic silver 5), and then remove the CPU VERY CAREFULLY!!!! Look for bent CPU pins (they'll be out of place with the rest). Those can cause exactly this type of problem. When you put your CPU back on, you really should apply new thermal paste, as the old may have dried out a bit and you may get air bubbles. To do so, get a coffee filter (because they're lint free), clean off the CPU and CPU cooler, and put a pea sized drop in the middle of the CPU. When you put the cooler back on, it'll squish that drop so it fills the entire surface evenly.

For the thermal paste does it matter what brand, do you recommend one over the others? Next lets say I take the CPU off and all the pins are fine what is the next thing I do? and reverse if there are bent pins how should I bend them back without damaging anything else and what do I do after?

It doesn't matter too much if you aren't overclocking a ton or anything. I don't recommend arctic silver ceramique though - I have some of that, and with it my desktop was hitting 60C under load (acceptable temp) with a lot of noise. With the thermal paste that came with my cooler master tx3 (and the paste was said to be junk), load temps dropped to 48-50C with WWAAAYYY less noise. By the way, the curing time probably doesn't matter too much unless you're overclocking the hell out of your CPU. At stock speed, I doubt it'll matter much, the CPU will just run a few degrees hotter until the paste cures.

If the CPU pins are fine, there may be something else wrong with the motherboard or CPU. (Remember, if you have to RMA the motherboard, you need the protective cover for the CPU socket; otherwise they won't accept it.) If there are bent pins, don't even bother trying to fix them, you will probably screw up the board, thus needing an rma. As I said, when I tried that, I ended up making the machine not POST at all (making beep errors), and I had to rma the board.

This post has been edited by LiveBrianD: 12 March 2012 - 10:09 AM