new ram works with 2 sticks in and not 4 ??

James Manns · 23 Dec 2011 at 20:01

ive got the standard intel one on, dont think it can be overtightened,
and ive already updated the bios.
is there no setting associated with filling all of the slots ?

brigzilla · 23 Dec 2011 at 20:23

I had this issue with my current build, when i had 4GB in it worked fine, but then after putting the final 4GB in it would blue screen whenever I tried to do anything... My solution was to reinstall windows. but I dont know why that fixed it or how...

Leeroy123 · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:00

you sure you aint got a faulty ram slot on the board then? i take it your testing in slot 2 and 4 for 2 sticks at a time, but the fault may be on slot 1 or 3

James Manns · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:15

i checked them in 1 , 3 and 2 , 4.
ive put all the settings in the bios either back to the original or on auto and its booted but im waiting to see if i still get blue screen when i try and do anything

James Manns · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:23

hasnt fixed it..

Leeroy123 · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:26

So you tried one stick at a time on every slot?

James Manns · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:31

i tried 2 in 1,3 and 2 in 2,4, that worked so im guessing the slots must be ok ?

Leeroy123 · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:31

im gonna add you on msn mate see if i can help

James Manns · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:35

ok cheers

Leeroy123 · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:38

addy sent

Justintime · 24 Dec 2011 at 01:48

Boot with 2, loosen the timings or even try 1333MHz, then add the other 2 and see if that works.

MoodyB · 24 Dec 2011 at 14:28

Try 1066mhz for the ram speed, or as near to it as you can get.

I have 4x2gb OCZ 1600mhz sticks which all work randomly at 1333 or 1600mhz on my Asus P7P55D motherboard.

If I lower the ram speed to 1066mhz, they work perfectly.

James Manns · 26 Dec 2011 at 22:09

could this be caused by the heatsink not being properly seated ??

Surveyor · 26 Dec 2011 at 22:30

James Manns said:
could this be caused by the heatsink not being properly seated ??

It can be caused by the heatsink fittings being over tightened.

It can also be caused by damaged pins in the CPU socket.

James Manns · 26 Dec 2011 at 22:50

i took the cpu out to have a look and one pin isnt uniform with the rest, cant quite tell as they are really really small

Surveyor · 26 Dec 2011 at 23:32

James Manns said:
i took the cpu out to have a look and one pin isnt uniform with the rest, cant quite tell as they are really really small

If you post a very clear and in focus picture, highlighting where you think the problem pin might be, someone will look at it for you.

James Manns · 26 Dec 2011 at 23:49

ok cheers ill have another look tomorrow