Michael Shell wrote: > Don't feel dumb, many people can never recover from an error in the > manual. ;)
Heh. True enough. Looking at the chart again today, I noticed that for a pair of DIMM's, the two valid selections are slots 1 and 3, or 2 and 4. Obviously, 2 and 4 didn't work, if one counts from right to left. *snip* > Some MBs try to control the speed of a three wire fan by lowering its > input voltage from +12V. The 4 wire fans use an extra pulse width > control line to control the speed. I would not assume that that motherboard > could control the speed of a 3 wire fan, but it should be able to regulate > the speed of a 4 wire fan. The 3/4 pin fan selector may really mean: "If > set to three wire, don't even try to control the fan speed". Right. What I was thinking of are the fans that have a thermal sensor on them, or something that has a speed adjustable fan, ala the Zalman CNPS9500. > One thing I learned (based on my experiences with an Amptron MB) is that > it does not pay to try to save money on a MB. That last part of the > price has all the stuff that prevents so many annoyances. True enough. However, the board was purchased on a whim, so it would be throwing good money after bad. > Thanks for letting us know the answer. I'm sure it help somebody > out of a jam in the future. And I learned a symptom to associate > with bad DIMM ordering. ;) Glad to be an example for everyone! :-) However, this may have a semi-happy ending. I emailed the support group and one responded. For a board that is apparently pretty old, he is asking the BIOS group a few things on my behalf. He also seems to be trying to help out as much as he can. I'm keeping this thread in my inbox and will post the results, if anyone is interested in this semi-off-topic subject. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
