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[Meaker]

Socket 1156:

If you install the ram into slots 1 and 3 of the board and leave 2 and 4 empty your board will not post.

Ram must be inserted into slots 2 and 4 FIRST.

Socket 1366:

If you install the ram into slots 1, 3 and 5 of the board and leave 2, 4 and 6 empty your board will not post.

Ram must be inserted into slots 2, 4 and 6 FIRST.

 

[stulid]

thanks for the info.

 

[AiiR]

ta m8

 

[NathWraith]

I though this was common knowledge?

 

[rjk]

the first and most important step in building your pc...

read the motherboard manual

 

[Phyre]

Just out of curiosity, why is this?

 

[macca672]

the first and most important step in building your pc...

read the motherboard manual

read the manual? its a man thing, we dont need to read manuals we are instant experts in everything we do

i found out the hard way with my i5 build 3 hours of hair tearing later i caved in and read the mobo manual

 

[Yakyb]

read the manual? its a man thing, we dont need to read manuals we are instant experts in everything we do

i found out the hard way with my i5 build 3 hours of hair tearing later i caved in and read the mobo manual

3 hours before thinking about moving ram? i wouldn't necessarily call it a man thing

 

[stulid]

Guys with pride never relied on no guide!! MrT snickers advert

 

[Meaker]

Just out of curiosity, why is this?

The way the memory controller channels on the CPU are set up.

 

[BIGBC]

It really winds me up when people say "its a guy thing" not to look at manuals. A lot of useful info in them, I always, always check which DIMMs should be populated first. Have seen it be different across Gigabyte boards and Asus boards - saves a lot of hassle spending 20 seconds checking beforehand.