Tom,
I am getting checksum errors even with just the sdrams. Do you know how to
clear the cmos? Otherwise, my only recourse is to remove/re-insert the
battery. There is one option in the bios for changing the speed to 60ns from
70. I might try that.
Dharam
Tom Turak wrote:
> I have this board, and a couple like it from TMC that have 72 and 168 pin
> slots. My advice is do not mix memory types. I am still running
> one of these with two 64 meg EDO 72 pin simms, but they are a lot
> happier with 168 sdrams, and they are very unhappy when both 72
> and 168 are installed. My QDI has an LX440 chipset, and the TMC
> is using a VIA VP3.
>
> Tom Turak
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Behalf Of Dharam Bhardwaj
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:46 PM
>
> I need some help with adding more RAM to this board. It has 2 slots for
> 72 pin and 2 for 168 pin SDRAM. The 72 pin slots are taken up by 2 x
> 16meg (32 meg). I added one stick of 64 meg sdram, and the board
> immediately complained with a checksum error. I replaced the 64 meg with
>
> 2 sticks of 16meg sdram, and got the same error.
> What is my best recourse? I do not have a manual for this thing.
> The board manufacturer, QDI, of this board - Explorer IV, does not seem
> to have a reference for this board. Maybe my search was not adequate.
> Anyone know another site for this board's specs? I have tried Tom's and
> Anand's without luck - maybe I need to hone my search skills? Also, I
> can't seem to find the pins to clear cmos. BTW, the sdram is pc100, but
> this should not cause the error, right?
>
> Any help is welcomed.
>
> Regards,
> Dharam
>
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