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    Gigabyte GA M61P S3 Dual Channel Prob

     
    I have just purchased the above mobo along with 2 gigs dual channel DDR2 OCZ memory modules. The memory is fine because the PC will POST when the memory is in slots 1 and 3, but when i put the sticks in 1 & 2 or 3 & 4 for Dual mode it will not POST. Is there something I am missing here? Is there a setting the BIOS to activate the dual channel mode?

    I tried one stick in each of the slots to test and they only worked in slots 1 and 3.

    Under the Advanced Chipset Settings it shows the following:
    DIMM1 105ns
    DIMM2 75ns
    DIMM3 105ns
    DIMM4 75ns
    I attempted to change the DIMM to all say 105ns as those were the slots that were working, but I did not get a POST when i did this. Other "ns" options are 75ns, 105ns, 127.5ns, 195ns, and 327.5ns

    My MOBO manual said that in order for Dual Channel to work the sticks should be in 1 & 2 or 3 & 4.

    Specs: Gigabyte GA M61P S3 MOBO, 2x1GIG OCZ DDR2 800, AMD X2 5000+ Black Edition Brisbane 2.6Ghz running OC'd 3.2Ghz, 500Watt PSU, GeForce 8600 GT 256mb.

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    There is nothing in the bios specifically about Dual Channel. The only things are the voltage in the BIOS and the following in the Advanced Chipset Menu:
    1. GPUR Bank Flip
    2. K8<->NB HT Speed
    3. K8<->NB NT Width
    4. DRAM Configuration
      1. Set Memory Clock
      2. CKE Power Down Mode
      3. CKE Power Down Control
      4. DDRII Timing Items
        1. CAS# Latency [5t]
        2. 1T/2T Comman Timing [2t]
        3. TwTrCommand Delay [3t]
        4. Trfc0 for DIMM1 [105ns]
        5. Trfc2 for DIMM2 [75ns]
        6. Trfc1 for DIMM3 [105ns]
        7. Trfc3 for DIMM4 [75ns]
      5. Write Recovery Time [6t]
      6. Precharge Time [3t]
      7. Row Cycle Time [23t]
      8. RAS to CAS R/W Delay [5t]
      9. RAS to RAS Delay [4t]
      10. Row Precharge Time [5t]
      11. Minimum RAS Active Time [15t]
    5. PCIE Spread Spectrum
    6. SATA Spread Spectrum
    7. HT Spread Spectrum
    And that is everything I could find having to do with memory. Still at a loss......I really don't want to replace the mobo so if we can't fix it I can live without it for now

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    Bump for an answer!

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    Check if your OCZ memories are 2.1V. I know the mobo defaults to 1.8V, but you can change it probably.

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