ddr2 board revival refers to efforts to restore or revitalize the ddr2 platform.
ddr2 board revival refers to efforts to restore or revitalize the ddr2 platform.
But stability could be an issue... I think updating the BIOS would help, but Abit seems to be winding down. It’s also conceivable that when the board was created, 4GB DDR2 sticks weren’t commonly sold or were very costly, leading Abit to cap it at 8GB. Even now I notice HP systems often run well beyond that limit.
I’m confident I can locate the latest BIOS updates for flashing onto a flash drive, though I’m currently struggling with the details of updating the BIOS itself. My knowledge is limited, but I can explore methods to install or flash the BIOS correctly. I’ll keep you updated as I learn more.
Because the board is old, it may not work with USB updates; you might need to use a floppy disk instead. Good luck!
Windows 7 is currently running on the PC and accessing all memory properly. However, I’m experiencing some technical difficulties with updating the operating system and downloading files via the old IE. Here are a couple of photos showing the working system.
I'm preparing the setup to upgrade to Windows 7 on a flash drive so I can examine the hardware and share the 3D benchmark details later.
The motherboard doesn't allow overclocking, I don't believe so... Also, the computer I had two 470 MHz in SLI and now I'm facing tech problems because one of the 470s is running at a different frequency—639 versus 601.
I know that this is an old thread. But if you google for "Abit KN9 SLI" and "16 GB RAM", this is the first relevant. To make it clear: Yes, it is possible to run this mainboard with 16GB DDR2, split to 4x 4GB in dual channel. But it can't run more than 10GB RAM at 800MHZ, that crashes. So 16GB need to run at 667MHZ. I use Samsung RAM bought from ebay/China for 15€ per kit. It runs stable for more than one month now. At this moment the KN9 SLI is used as my daily mainboard, because the newer AM4 board is broken. Windows 10 runs flawless, but slow.