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Upgrading Advice?
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2003, 09:28:09 PM »
I just rebuilt my system with an Intel 865PERL MB and the same Corsair XMS DDR400 memory mentioned above (3200LL).  The Corsair has a very aggressive SPD programming- it tells the MB to set the memory timing to a value that (in my system) causes the Corsair memory to fail repeatedly and often.  I had to manually back the timing off to 2-3-2-6 -1T  (from the SPD setting of 2-2-2-6 -1T).  Just a note to check this if you use the Corsair memory and run into trouble.

A note about your power supply- it has enough watts but P4 motherboards often demand to have the special P4 2x2 12V extra power connector (12V-ATX).  If your current PS doesn't have this then I think you either need to replace it or add some adapter.  My MB says it won't even boot without that power connected.