Alienware Area51m R1 RU.efi edit to run RAM at higher speeds

[Amir.s]

1 minute ago, amirhesamsadeghpour said:

 

Besides those three, change the ones I marked with the red lines as well, similar to the picture I sent.

[DDAY3493]

What kind of changes does the underlined settings do? Is that for timings?

[Amir.s]

9 minutes ago, DDAY3493 said:

What kind of changes does the underlined settings do? Is that for timings?

093F is the memory multiplier. When you set it to 0B, the RAM frequency changes to 2933 MHz. The 0940 row contains the memory timings, which are the ones I marked with the red lines.

[DDAY3493]

It definitely worked but the computer started acting very weird the minute it got to the windows OS. Will see if that behavior continues. I definitely appreciate your help! 

[Amir.s]

2 minutes ago, DDAY3493 said:

It definitely worked but the computer started acting very weird the minute it got to the windows OS. Will see if that behavior continues. I definitely appreciate your help! 

The timings need to be set manually. If the system doesn’t display an image with these timings, we’ll increase them because two of your RAM sticks are already running at CL18 timings at 2666 MHz. Because of that, we may need to set the timings to CL19 or even CL20.

There’s absolutely nothing to worry about, and these settings are completely safe. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message and I’ll help you through it.

[Amir.s]

1 minute ago, amirhesamsadeghpour said:

The timings need to be set manually. If the system doesn’t display an image with these timings, we’ll increase them because two of your RAM sticks are already running at CL18 timings at 2666 MHz. Because of that, we may need to set the timings to CL19 or even CL20.

There’s absolutely nothing to worry about, and these settings are completely safe. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message and I’ll help you through it.

Change the ones I marked in yellow to 13.

[DDAY3493]

Yes I will keep you updated, if there is any issues. It seems to be running good so far! I really appreciate your help! 

[Amir.s]

3 minutes ago, DDAY3493 said:

Yes I will keep you updated, if there is any issues. It seems to be running good so far! I really appreciate your help! 

One of your RAM sticks supports XMP and has good timings, but the other two are pretty bad. The ideal setup is to have matching RAM modules with the same timings and frequency.

[DDAY3493]

Yes I know, the other 2 memory sticks are still from when laptop was shipped from the factory. It seems like the timings probably still do need adjustments. It crashed on me

[Amir.s]

6 minutes ago, DDAY3493 said:

Yes I will keep you updated, if there is any issues. It seems to be running good so far! I really appreciate your help! 

 

Just now, DDAY3493 said:

Yes I know, the other 2 memory sticks are still from when laptop was shipped from the factory. It seems like the timings probably still do need adjustments. It crashed on me

We need to increase the timings to make the system more stable, because your RAM’s standard timings at 2666 MHz are CL18. If we set them to CL19, it should be more stable.

[DDAY3493]

How would I know the values to make it more stable? 

[Amir.s]

3 minutes ago, DDAY3493 said:

Yes I know, the other 2 memory sticks are still from when laptop was shipped from the factory. It seems like the timings probably still do need adjustments. It crashed on me

Make the changes I mentioned. I’ve marked them in yellow — change those values from 12 to 13. If it’s still not stable, try 14 and let me know.

Also, send me a picture of your RAM timings after making the changes.

[DDAY3493]

Alright, thank you...I will report back, give me one second! 

[DDAY3493]

It looks like the computer did not like those changes at all and crashed!! It booted again and went down to 2667Mhz in the bios. And the values in RU.EFI changed also 

[Amir.s]

4 minutes ago, DDAY3493 said:

It looks like the computer did not like those changes at all and crashed!! It booted again and went down to 2667Mhz in the bios. And the values in RU.EFI changed also 

The timings don’t seem to be compatible with your RAM. What timings are you currently testing with?

[Amir.s]

0xB43 = 00  disable memory warm boot test 

 

 

Try testing these CL22 settings too.

[DDAY3493]

Honestly I don't even know what the timings were before...I did however just applied the ones that you sent and it booted again! Will see how it goes...

[DDAY3493]

[DDAY3493]

This is the timings from now!

[Amir.s]

5 minutes ago, DDAY3493 said:

This is the timings from now!

Is the system stable now? Did you also apply the Memory Warm Test option?

 

 

With the right timing configuration, you should be able to run stable even at CL19. For now, reboot the system, set those three values I marked to 13, and test it.

[DDAY3493]

So far it seems stable...no crashes yet! And I have not applied that setting yet. 

[Amir.s]

3 minutes ago, DDAY3493 said:

So far it seems stable...no crashes yet! And I have not applied that setting yet. 

To test stability, you can use a memory testing tool or just launch a game and see if the system remains stable.

[DDAY3493]

Definitely seems to run pretty stable, I just played some Black Ops Cold War and it was running stable the whole time. Again, I really appreciate your help! 

[Amir.s]

12 minutes ago, DDAY3493 said:

Definitely seems to run pretty stable, I just played some Black Ops Cold War and it was running stable the whole time. Again, I really appreciate your help! 

Glad I could help! If you have any questions or run into any issues, just let me know and I’ll do my best to help.