[mythtv-users] Myth experiences with Zotac ION + ATOM mobo

Bill Williamson bill at bbqninja.com
Sun Jun 7 00:18:16 UTC 2009


On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 5:14 AM, Tom Lichti <redpepperracing at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Brian Wood<beww at beww.org> wrote:
> > On Saturday 06 June 2009 11:08:55 Tom Lichti wrote:
> >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Tom Lichti<redpepperracing at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> > On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Andrew Burgess<aab at cichlid.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> On 06/06/2009 09:07:48 AM, Mike Perkins wrote:
> >> >>> Tom Lichti wrote:
> >> >>> > On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 9:14 AM, John Drescher<
> drescherjm at gmail.com>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> wrote:
> >> >>> >>> I got my board yesterday, but it doesn't seem to recognize the
> >> >>> >>> Kingston RAM I have for it, any idea if it needs something
> >> >>>
> >> >>> specific? I
> >> >>>
> >> >>> >>> can't find any documentation that suggests there could be issues
> >> >>>
> >> >>> with
> >> >>>
> >> >>> >>> RAM. I am going to return the RAM this morning and try something
> >> >>> >>> different.
> >> >>
> >> >> I once had a mb that got the ram voltage wrong (it undervolted). Did
> >> >> you try manual dimm BIOS settings that match the dimm specs?
> >> >
> >> > It doesn't come up to the BIOS, it shuts down before that.
> >> >
> >> > Tom
> >>
> >> Tried a different power supply, same problem.
> >
> > Well that would seem to eliminate one problem (though it's not unheard of
> to
> > have 2 bad supplies). Have you checked the rating on the second supply to
> > make sure you're not overloading it?
> >
> > So we have to look at what's different between running your board without
> RAM
> > and with it.
> >
> > Obviously you will draw more current with the RAM installed. The board
> will
> > have circuitry to determine what voltage the memory wants, and create
> that
> > voltage from the main supply (in this case 19 volts).
> >
> > So the voltage regulating circuitry on your board might be bad, or the
> RAM
> > itself might be defective. It's unlikely you have two bad DIMMs, since
> you
> > tried them one at a time and they both caused the problem.
> >
> > This assumes you are using the correct RAM for the board.
> >
> > It boils down to bad RAM, or a bad board. The only relatively simply way
> to
> > find out is by substitution, though that's certainly inconvenient.
> >
> > If you have a milliammeter you can put in series with the 19V supply you
> might
> > be able to tell if the board is drawing excessive current, causing the
> > shutdown of the supply, or of the on-board regulators.
> >
> > I guess your only other option at this point is to talk to the
> > manufacturer/vendor.
>
> I've tried 4 different sticks of RAM with the same outcome, the first
> pair was "Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (1GB x 2) 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5
> Unbuffered DIMM (Kit of 2)", the second is "A-Data DDR2 800 240pin 2GB
> Kit (2x1GB) Unbuffered-DIMM Non-ECC Memory (w/ Heatsink)", I can't
> believe they are all bad, so it seems the only other issue could be
> the power supply or the board itself. I've tried two different power
> supplies with the same results as well, I can only point my finger at
> the board itself. It's a shame, since I was really excited to try this
> thing out!
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions. I have contacted both the vendor and
> the manufacturer, I don't expect to hear anything before EOD Monday
> from them, though.
>
>
Newegg is great with returns (I'm assuming you got it from them?), and it's
likely just a bad board.
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