To support my Photoshop habit, I decided to update the old P965.
After running a 3.2 ghz processor w a gb of cheap crucial ram, I decided to up the ante a bit. First I switched to 4 gb of 4-4-4-12 PQI RAM (4 x 1 gb). No problems. Then I added a Q6600, and started to get system hangs. I get a BSOD more often in Photoshop than elsewhere.
A M$ note that came up indicated a possible BIOS issue where the core dump indicated a BIOS and processor mis-match.
I didn't flash the BIOS from the original F4 version.
I noticed the BIOS says the procesor temp is 20 deg C (which seems unlikely) and the Zahlman copper orb style cooler wasn't running very fast. The case is well ventilated, but does not seem to be putting out much heat. I figure I should set the fan on full (manuL) for any future experiments.
As the system is in an akward spot, I haven't checked the board rev yet (took me some time to figure out just where to look, but I'm there now), but I know its the F4 version sold in the US, and by inference, I'm assuming its Rev 1.3 (yes, I'll check for certain before I update the BIOS).
So, is it crappy RAM, wrong BIOS for the Q6600, or excessive heat that's the first priority?
Any thoughts on a path forward will be appreciated.
Dave
After running a 3.2 ghz processor w a gb of cheap crucial ram, I decided to up the ante a bit. First I switched to 4 gb of 4-4-4-12 PQI RAM (4 x 1 gb). No problems. Then I added a Q6600, and started to get system hangs. I get a BSOD more often in Photoshop than elsewhere.
A M$ note that came up indicated a possible BIOS issue where the core dump indicated a BIOS and processor mis-match.
I didn't flash the BIOS from the original F4 version.
I noticed the BIOS says the procesor temp is 20 deg C (which seems unlikely) and the Zahlman copper orb style cooler wasn't running very fast. The case is well ventilated, but does not seem to be putting out much heat. I figure I should set the fan on full (manuL) for any future experiments.
As the system is in an akward spot, I haven't checked the board rev yet (took me some time to figure out just where to look, but I'm there now), but I know its the F4 version sold in the US, and by inference, I'm assuming its Rev 1.3 (yes, I'll check for certain before I update the BIOS).
So, is it crappy RAM, wrong BIOS for the Q6600, or excessive heat that's the first priority?
Any thoughts on a path forward will be appreciated.
Dave
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