Sandra freezes Opteron systems solid

MisterDNA

MisterDNA

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I don't get it. Fresh from a Windows XP Pro 32-bit or Windows 7 Pro 64-bit install, it's impossible to run the Sandra Memory Bandwidth benchmark because it immediately locks these systems.

I had thought it had something to do with the memory controllers in a Dual Opteron rig being absolutely insane and saturating the Hypertransport links, but leaving it overnight gave me the same locked solid result.

I know for sure it's not my RAM as the internal diagnostics of my Intellistation A would catch that and I have chipkill ECC enabled anyway. The other platform is the HDAMA motherboard that's so well-regarded.

Am I missing a driver? I have this feeling it's something insanely simple.
 
enginurd said:
Have you contacted SiSoft?
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I haven't because I can't see why it would be their problem. I'm not a paying customer.

It had to work at some point since there are such benchmark results for the same platforms back when they were the latest and greatest.
 
it may be an issue with either your on a 64 bit OS now, or that your on Windows 7....i dont have any experience with the program so i cant say from experience
 
W.Feather said:
it may be an issue with either your on a 64 bit OS now, or that your on Windows 7....i dont have any experience with the program so i cant say from experience
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That's the weird thing. Whether under XP Pro 32-bit or Win7-64, I get the same thing. Truly confusing.

But my renders complete without issue.
 
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