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On Wednesday 24 Dec 2014 09:14:43 Mick wrote: |
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> On Tuesday 23 Dec 2014 21:53:07 Poison BL. wrote: |
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> > On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > > This is what I see when I plugged in two memory modules: |
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> > > ======================================================= |
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> > > |
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> > > *-memory |
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> > > |
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> > > description: System Memory |
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> > > physical id: 2f |
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> > > slot: System board or motherboard |
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> > > size: 16GiB |
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> > > |
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> > > *-bank:0 |
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> > > |
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> > > description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) |
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> > > product: Array1_PartNumber1 |
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> > > vendor: A1_Manufacturer1 |
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> > > physical id: 0 |
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> > > serial: A1_SerNum1 |
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> > > slot: DIMM_A1 |
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> > > size: 8GiB |
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> > > width: 64 bits |
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> > > clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) |
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> > > |
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> > > *-bank:1 |
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> > > |
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> > > description: [empty] |
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> > > product: Array1_PartNumber0 |
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> > > vendor: A1_Manufacturer0 |
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> > > physical id: 1 |
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> > > serial: A1_SerNum0 |
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> > > slot: DIMM_A2 |
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> > > |
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> > > *-bank:2 |
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> > > |
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> > > description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1333 MHz (0.8 ns) |
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> > > product: F3-2133C9-8GXH |
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> > > vendor: Undefined |
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> > > physical id: 2 |
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> > > serial: 00000000 |
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> > > slot: DIMM_B1 |
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> > > size: 8GiB |
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> > > width: 64 bits |
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> > > clock: 1333MHz (0.8ns) |
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> > > |
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> > > *-bank:3 |
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> > > |
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> > > description: [empty] |
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> > > product: Array1_PartNumber3 |
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> > > vendor: A1_Manufacturer3 |
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> > > physical id: 3 |
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> > > serial: A1_SerNum3 |
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> > > slot: DIMM_B2 |
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> > > |
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> > > ======================================== |
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> > > |
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> > > These were bought as a set from Amazon: |
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> > > |
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> > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ripjaws-PC17000-2133MHz-Memory-Platforms/dp/B00 |
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> > > 7C OT274/ |
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> > > |
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> > > but as you can see above only the second module reports a product code |
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> > > (product: F3-2133C9-8GXH), while the first module shows |
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> > > "Array1_PartNumber1". |
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> > > |
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> > > Is this normal? Is there something wrong with the memory module(s), |
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> > > the MoBo, or even the lshw command? |
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> > > |
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> > > -- |
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> > > Regards, |
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> > > Mick |
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> > |
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> > Primarily, I suspect that anything over about 1600MHz is going to |
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> > require poking the bios (or uefi) to actually run it at its spec'd |
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> > clock (enabling following the XMP profile defined by the ram, if the |
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> > mobo directly supports doing so, is usually all it takes), otherwise |
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> > it down-steps to either 1333 or 1600 as 'standard' defined speeds for |
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> > ddr3. |
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> I've set the UEFI memory menu to 'Automatic', so I expect that when I start |
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> compiling stuff it will increase to higher settings. |
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Hmm ... it didn't, or at least it wasn't reported by lshw. |
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> > As for why it's not reporting the product, vendor, and s/n's |
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> > properly, I'm not sure. I'd try swapping them to see if the issue |
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> > moves with them, but as long as they're actually able to run stable |
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> > (and reliably) at their spec'd rates, and they really are the sizes |
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> > they claim, I'd be inclined not to care whether the nvram values |
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> > beyond the speed profiles are read properly. |
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> I've swapped them and I can see that lshw displays exactly the same |
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> information, so it seems like a MoBo issue. Hmmm ... |
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> I know now that the memory is OK. I'll finish the gentoo installation and |
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> then I will flash the UEFI firmware with a more recent version to see if it |
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> is caused by dodgy firmware. |
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> Thanks for your help. |
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I flashed the MoBo with the latest firmware. The lshw output is the same and |
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swapping the RAM modules does not change what the MoBo reports. Only Bank 2 |
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reports the product number. |
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I O/C the memory to 2133MHz, at least that's what the UEFI is telling me. The |
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lshw stayed the same reporting 1333MHz as shown above. So, I'm guessing that |
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the UEFI is not talking to lshw in a particularly informative way. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |