Rick...

Aditionally, I built a PC for my daughter using the same motherboard (ECS
K7SOM+) and used PC133 128mb (two sticks) and tested the 8 chip sticks on
that and got exactly the same results. This was using their compatibility
selector. I did contact the tech support team at Crucial, and informed them
about the problem. Again as I said, they did send me a 4 chip stick and the
problem disappeared. They sent me an E Mail back the very next day thanking
me for the information and that they would do further testing on this
particular incident. They DID honor the company warranty, so the bottom line
is that this thread is definately NOT a slam against Crucial, indeed it's
the opposite.

The unique thing about this line of mobo is that they have two banks of
sockets for SDRAM memory, AND two banks of sockets for DDR memory, and an
incredible list of compatible sticks that may be used. You just cant use
both types together. The board supports 2gb of whichever type you settle on,
so it is no slouch, and for the all the bells and whistles onboard, and
factoring in the price, an unbelievable price.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Glazier" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Attempted upgrade leads to no POST


> Note that my experience with Crucial has been all positive.
>
> Their official "company line" is that to guarantee 100% motherboard
> compatibility you need to purchase direct from them AND use their
> online motherboard compatibility selector.

> I didn't buy directly from them once, and they still honored the warranty
> with no problems, but things are cheaper now and they might be getting
> a little less tolerant of people that may (or may not) get the sticks from
BestBuy
> or some on-line place where "one size fits all"...
>
> As always YMMV and IMHO...                              Rick Glazier
>
> From: "Dean Kiley" <[log in to unmask]>
> > A call to Crucial, and a
> > bit of arguing, they finally sent me a 4 chip stick, and everything
works
> > fine, including bios recognition. A logical assumption is that the
sticks
> > need to match exactly, and the 8 chip just is not compatible with this
> > board.
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Barry Pedersen" <[log in to unmask]>

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