re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

Me and friend didn't see anything noticeable.

Yeah after I had both in I tried each stick alone in the second slot which is the one the manual says.

I don't have other ram to try. It seems to stick on the number 32 the longest.

When people have problems does it normal show all those numbers? The threads I see people just wrote that they have one particular code that's the issue.

Nothing is beeping. Is new egg just like Amazon, free shipping for replacement of mobo? I see the mobo I got on newegg is out of stock.

Thanks so much btw for the help.

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Once you get to the point of needing to swap out hardware for diagnostics, might be worth trying new RAM. (And I'm going to assume you tested each stick INDIVIDUALLY IN EVERY SLOT ONE AT A TIME).

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I would try this.

Also, try re-seating your CPU if you haven't already.

I'm gonna hook everything up and take pictures or another video for you guys in a bit. I just can't imagine it's the RAM. But hell if I know, I don't have other RAM to use to check.

I leave tomorrow for a vacation and won't be back till Monday night. If I can't get it working gonna submit an RMA this afternoon for the mobo.

Okay I got it, sort of. Idk know if I didn't do all the combinations or wires right last night or what but I redid everything. I can reach bios with one stick in the dimm 2 slot but not when I have two sticks one in 2 slot and other in 4 slot.

So know I guess I need to see if it's bad ram or bad dimm slot

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if I put the other stick there it won't work.

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Just to confirm, you are saying that you tried each individually, and only one works? And the other stick, even by itself, does not work in any slot?

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So since I got package of two sticks of 8 are they gonna make me send back both or just one? Any one have experience with that?

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If you're returning it to the retailer, you'll definitely need to return the whole kit in the original packaging. If RMAing with the manufacturer, I don't know... I honestly don't remember the last time I've had to RMA RAM. You'll want to replace the whole kit anyway if one of the sticks is genuinely defective. The modules in kits are tested together before they're sold. They often come from the same production batch. It's not unheard of for two seemingly identical sticks of RAM from different kits to not work together across channels.

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How often is memory just bad? Haven't read too many cases of that happening.

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It's rare. It used to be more common with higher voltage sticks like old DDR. But the video he posted was pretty telling that there was something going on with memory -- even if it were the DIMM slots causing the problem and not the RAM itself. But RAM is the easiest thing to swap out and test to at least try to rule it out. That's why it is so important to not only test them individually, but also in each DIMM slot, regardless of what the manual says. It could just as easily be motherboard compatibility issues. Maybe it's trying to force some default voltage, speed, and latency settings that one of the sticks can't handle.


I would also advise flashing the most current bios for that motherboard since you're able to POST now. BIOS updates generally improve memory compatibility. Worth trying just in case.

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How do I flash bios? You mean like when install Windows and set up Internet get the latest bios version?

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First check your bios version. The latest appears to be 1.8. Here's the changelog:
- Optimized Hynix A-die Memory
- Improved memory compatibility.
- Patched Ghost problem.
- Updated CPU microcode(0x7C).
- Improved PCIe SSD compatibility.

LINK

You don't need Windows to flash (but there's no reason not to install Windows now). You can put the bios file on a flash drive and then boot to your bios to use the M-Flash utility. The instructions are in your motherboard manual.

Ha!

It's always the fricking motherboard.

Go into the bios and set the RAM to its rated speed, timings and voltage.