Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-amd64 (299 mails)

["Pettini, Don" <don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

	Hi,

	I second the swap of memory to DDR333, if you look at a couple
of tests that have been performed, the difference DDR333 to DDR400 is a
couple of percent depending on what benchmark.  Can you try it with
DDR33 4x256MB Registered ECC, two in each processors memory slots?  I
have this config(but 4x512MB), all PCI slots full supporting 2TB of
RAID5 and RAID10 storage and the system is rock solid.  There are known
problems with older chip revisions handling DDR400 in the Opteron
Processor forums, usually on 244 veriants though.   

	Don
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darrell Shively [mailto:sused@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:28 AM
> To: John McCorquodale
> Cc: suse-amd64@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Any success with Tyan Thunder K8W (s2885) ?
> 
> On Tuesday 13 January 2004 20:45, John McCorquodale wrote:
> > [...]
> > I've got one going here and it's rock solid.  AGP is a little 
> > sluggish, but I'm working on that with Tyan and hope to 
> send a success 
> > story/howto to the SuSE list at some time soon.  I have had SATA 
> > working briefly but am not using the onboard at the moment 
> (I have a 
> > 3ware 8506 SATA raid card instead).
> 
> Well, at least now I know it is possible.
> 
> > My memory is 1GB ECC registered DDR333 directly from dallas memory, 
> > and I've got 8GB installed with good results on my pair of 246s.
> 
> Interesting: you are using 246's but DDR333 memory?  I am 
> using DDR400, which may be part of the problem.  May I ask if 
> there was any technical reason for going with the 333Mhz parts?
> 
> > Note that you MUST be using the suse -156 or later 2.4.21 kernel on 
> > that board or there are huge problems.  Start with that if 
> you're not 
> > there yet and see how far that gets ya.
> 
> A good suggestion.  I just downloaded & upgraded but alas it 
> made no difference.  I am still suspicious of an 
> incompatability between this motherboard and memory.  A 
> helpful soul in another forum posted this link which I found 
> interesting:
> 
> 	http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20040112/index.html
> 
> > Good luck!
> >
> > -mcq
> 
>    Thanks - think I need it
> 	- Darrell
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