FPGA not detected with certain RAM Speeds

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FPGA modules used together with the PCILeech Direct Memory Access (DMA) Attack Software

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FPGA not detected with certain RAM Speeds #46

Closed bin5k closed 4 years ago

bin5k commented 4 years ago

I recently decided to mess with X.M.P/Ram speeds and i noticed the FPGA stops working if i changed the ram speed to anything above 2700mhz.

Everything works fine with these ram speeds:

2133mhz (Default speed) 2666mhz 2700mhz

2800mhz - The FPGA is not detected in Windows at all and reading memory doesn't work 3200mhz (X.M.P) - Nothing works.

Even with X.M.P Off, just manually choosing 2800mhz, nothing works at all. I also tried different PCI-E slots and extension cables with the same result.

I'm wondering if I'm the only one having this issue or what ?

my setup is:

FPGA: AC701/FT601 (Bitstream 4.2, 4.0) OS: Windows 10 / Build 1903 RAM: 32 GB DDR4 (Default Speed 2133mhz, X.M.P = 3200mhz) CPU: Intel i9-9900K (default clocks)

gcakir commented 4 years ago

Did you try installing it into PCIe x1 slot?
Did you try increasing (i.e. relaxing) the timing settings of RAM modules when you manually set 2800MHz?

Sometimes, it might require multiple restarts (full power cycles) until the OS sees it. In some cases, I'd first install it into x16 slot and start the computer but the OS wouldn't see it. Then I'd turn off the system completely and install it back into x1 slot, and then it would work.

There is this also: https://github.com/ufrisk/pcileech/issues/105

bin5k commented 4 years ago

* Did you try installing it into PCIe x1 slot?

* Did you try increasing (i.e. relaxing) the timing settings of RAM modules when you manually set 2800MHz?
Sometimes, it might require multiple restarts (full power cycles) until the OS sees it. In some cases, I'd first install it into x16 slot and start the computer but the OS wouldn't see it. Then I'd turn off the system completely and install it back into x1 slot, and then it would work.

There is this also: ufrisk/pcileech#105

I tried multiple slots (x4, x16 and the x1) and the result is the same. About the 2800mhz i tried with auto timings and X.M.P timings and nothing is detected at all.

It's a weird issue because 2700mhz and bellow works just fine but 100mhz more and nothing works.

ufrisk commented 4 years ago

can you please retry this with latest v4.4 fpga bitstream released just today to see if it resolves this issue?