Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 17:16:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 17:16:05 -0500 Received: from relay.phys.ualberta.ca ([129.128.7.238]:15876 "EHLO relay.phys.ualberta.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 17:15:55 -0500 Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 15:12:12 -0700 (MST) From: Dmitri Pogosyan To: Subject: What Athlon chipset is most stable in Linux with 3 512MB DDR modules ? Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Since there is discussion of Athlon chipsets (and mainboards) and memory is mentioned, could anybody advice me what chipset (or motherboard) reliably supports 3 512 MB DDR modules (registered or unregistered, does not matter) ? I need as much memory as possible :). People at the shop tried to put together for me MSI KT266 Pro2 (Via KT266a chipset) with XP 1800+ Athlon and 1.5 GB memory in 3 512 Mb modules (unregistered, non ECC, probably by Kingston) and this configuration to pass memory stress tests they run (BIOS detects 1.5 Gb all right, and individual modules pass the test when used one by one in any of 3 slots). Also I heard AMD761 also had problems with 3 high memory sticks, although maybe not with registered one. (One mail order place refused to sell me 512 unregistered memory when I said I'll use it in Gigabyte motherboard saying it will not work). I'm not sure Via KT266a supports registered memory, does it ? Manual to MSI motherboard says 'unbuffered memory' support, but on the memory test site from MSI there are examples of registered modules they run, albeight only 3x 256 MB Thanks in advance for advice, Dmitri - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/