Can any1 confirm if my irqs are ok??

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Am just investigating the ongoing instability bsod's on my new build. I looked at my irqs today after a number of bsods related to gfx drivers

IRQ

Shared IRQsIRQ
I'm a bit concerned around irq16 which seems to be running everything
From XP System Information
I've never needed 2 look at these b4 but when i have haven't seen key areas gfx & hd controller sharing.

Have read about pps having to reinstall to manipulate irqs to give better sharing options. Do i need to do something like this , or is the above normal.

thanx

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Heres mine, with factory defaults enabled in the bios. Graphics card is x1900xt and sound card is auzentech xplosion. I know its a different board, but it might give an idea.

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Thanks a lot m8 tmine look fine when compared to yours irq16 is the same which was the 1 that concerned me.
Same format as u=


I installed a different version of the intel inf drivers earlier which seems to have eased things, somewhat.

Can u just confirm that my xp install routine was ok:-
1) Xp Sp2 slipsteamed
2) F6 raid drivers
3) install Inf Drivers
4) Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager
5) Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet
6) SoundMAX Audio Driver
7) Ati Drivers

I know on amd rigs that things can get screwed if sp2 isn't loaded 1st etc.,

cheers

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The install order hasnt made any difference to me so far, but, I usually do...

xp sp2 integrated (didnt ned any drivers at f6)
lan drivers
windows update + any certified drivers
then any other drivers, chipset, graphics, sound etc.

Is it crashing when gaming? Orthos stable?

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Left orthos running this pm while i did other things i also set TAT running as u can start logging & so if it crashes u have an idea of how long it ran. I got around 75 min. Tried running 2 instances of HCI Windows Memtest(899mb each) which ran about 150% coverage b4 bsod.

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Have you entered the subtimings for your ram? I had some instability until I did that. The ones corsair recommended didnt work for mine, so had to guess

Does it BSOD at stock settings as well?

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Lol!! 3rd time lucky trying to post this - Error in Explorer & bsod earlier.

Best info i have on sub timings is here:-
1) SPD Info - see SUMMARY SPECIFICATION
- will check if auto is using the sub timings shown.
2) Memset 1000 Timings from Asus Commando Test Results these are about identical 2 whwt i have. Am running at 3:5 900 which should be easy enough @2.2v rated = 1000 @2.2~2.3v

Have got static read control disabled - it seems to be the norm in settings i've seen - is this right options are Auto/Fast/Faster - Tried auto & got instant bsod.

cheers

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Some of those subtimings on that page look bizarely high I think.

TRFC = try 35 (those settings on your page says 105!)


TRRD = 10
Rank Write to Read Delay = 10
Read to precharge delay =10
Write to Precharge Delay = 15

if that doesnt work, try 3-10-5-13 for trrd, rank write to read delay, read to precharge delay, write to precharge delay.

try those first, with 5-5-5-12 or 5-5-5-15 for the main ones.

its all worth a try

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Some of those subtimings on that page look bizarely high I think

the 105is in nanosecs. see the very bottom of the link for data in proper money

thanks will give them a try & see how they go. this is reminiscent to the tweaking i had to do with my g-skill La on my old rig;D. it is just finding that spot i think.

thanks

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the 105is in nanosecs.

Ah I see

Did you set it back to stock and try orthos?

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Am running 2x instances of memtest again as this stresses memory way more i think than orthos. I can browse etc., whilst running orthos. Using 2x825mb instances of memtest uses majority of ram & bring anything else to a crawl. I'm posting this on wife's rig, test has run 107% so far error free will try running it through night. Cores are running @41C which is fine memory @800 using 5-5-5-12 6 4? 10 10 15 the last is +4 on the auto setting.

Thanks 4 help will see how it goes

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Got up to a bsod page fault error which is most likely memorry error. last Tat record was @04:10 so the memtest ran for just under 4hrs.it had done 3 clear passes when i went to bed. Weakness of memtest is it can only check the memory it's allocated 2x825mb so there may be a fault elswhere, which would cause termination by bsod.

It may also mean that stability it's just another tweak away

above was at
TRRD = 10
Rank Write to Read Delay = 10
Read to precharge delay =10
Write to Precharge Delay = 15

Main at auto settings 5-5-5-15

will try 3-10-5-13 for trrd, rank write to read delay, read to precharge delay, write to precharge delay. later when i can these look similar to vlues for 800 in my spd.

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Getting there mate 5-5-5-12 any better? My corsair didnt like running at 5-5-5-15, but were ok at 5-5-5-12.

Could do with finding someone thats got your ram really

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Could do with finding someone thats got your ram really

that's why i've been looking at

Asus Commando Test Results

see link above - post #7

from 2nd post:-

I tested that I was stable at stock speeds (2.4GHz) first and then went straight to my normal settings which are:-
9 x 400 4:5 @ 1.45v
2 x 1Gb Cellshock PC8000 C4's - 500MHz - 4-4-4-12 - TRD 7 @ 2.2v

All I did for the Commando was to manually set 4-4-4-12 and left all sub-timings at default, which is pretty much what I did on the P5WDG2 WS Pro.

This is in line with another thread mjh74 - using the cellshock 6400 where settings were default.

Have definately got some extra stabilty from these settings. but still some bsods ran memtest earlier testing the 5-5-5-12. it bsod's after 2hrs. Trying orthos now on large in place ffts to test memory run 1+ hours so far.

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A longshot, but have you tried a fan over the ram and those heatpipe things?

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A longshot

Any shots welcome

Have OCZ XTC Cooler running atm & changed zalman direction so that air is blown out of it over memory as
Reversed my cooling will give this a try.
120mm will blow into zalman from rear

CPU exausts over memory & frontwards

am wondering if the heatpipes being inverted may be giving issues. temps look fine have got thermal sensor cables on nb & sb Temps are :-
MB = 32C, NB Hsink = 30C, SB Hsink 26C
The mobo temp is around 4c up on last mobo i've just put that down to sensor variation. Wonder if there i a slow temp build which ends with a crash through overheating.

Am getting Memtest Deluxe which can boot from CD & so check all ram + the ability to have logs. pretty good value 4 £7.

So will be running that overnight again , i may leave the case on it's side so mobo will be in desktop case position.

Orthos run aborted after bsod after 1.5hrs.