-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Jo Ann's New system - Dept. of RAM
- From: "Jo Ann Weaver" <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:55:41 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Hank,
Didn't know how your software would understand the AIEEE. I was just putting
for Hank like GMan put smiles for Hank.
Jo Ann
-------Original Message-------
From: hank smith
Date: 02/22/07 16:46:27
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Jo Ann's New system - Dept. of RAM
why you screaming for me?
anything wrong?
73
hank smith
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Ann Weaver" <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:57 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Jo Ann's New system - Dept. of RAM
> AIEEE! (Screaming for Hank)
>
> Now that I've got that out of my system, if it's possible I'd like to have
> my new baby up and running by my birthday ( March 13th) if it's possible.
> Ain't computers both wonderful and extremely aggravating?
>
> Jo Ann
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: GMan
> Date: 02/22/07 02:33:18
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Jo Ann's New system - Dept. of RAM
>
> Good Morning, Jo Ann, (assumption? perhaps)
>
> Ok, I just ran across an unbiased review of the board (AnandTech) and it
> is,
> in fact, a known problem with the board's tightly set timings and not with
> the RAM. This issue affects more than just this particular board, too.
> ASUS is currently working on an updated BIOS that corrects the problem.
> This basically means there's nothing wrong with the OCZ we've been
> discussing and, as I suspected, it comes down to the board makers trying
> to
> be the best performers and setting their timings too tight.
>
> Alright, as a result of the above revelation, we've now got to talk about
> mainboard revisions. When a mobo maker releases a board, it normally
> comes
> with the first stable BIOS they designed for it already installed. When
> they update the BIOS, they make it available on the internet for owners of
> that board to download and flash. If they're still manufacturing that
> board, they drop the original BIOS and use the newer one instead. To
> differentiate between the older and newer boards, they use a revision
> number. Subsequent BIOS updates will coincide with higher revision
> numbers
> until they eventually stop producing that particular mainboard. They may
> or
> may not continue to produce newer BIOS updates once the board is no longer
> manufactured.
>
> Having said all that, you're going to want to buy this board with the new
> BIOS already installed because there's no way for you to flash the BIOS
> without having installed the RAM already. It's one of those catch-22s
> unless you get the newest revision. Of course, this means you'll have to
> hold off on the board until it's available with this new BIOS AND you'll
> have to specifically ask for this revision, since stores online & off will
> still have some of the older stock they're trying to unload. This
> AnandTech
> review I'm reading is dated Dec 22nd of 2006, so the new revision may
> already be available. I'll let you know what I find.
>
> Peace,
> GMan
>
> "
>
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