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Help with RAM...
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Xeroblade
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14. February 2006 @ 10:43 |
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today i just got 2 sticks of 256mb, i already have 1 stick of 512mb in my computer now and it will allow up to 4gb of ram so i put both sticks in and it gives me a beep about ever 3 seconds or so but i can take 1 stick out and it works just fine giving me 768mb of ram so whats the problem???
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14. February 2006 @ 16:32 |
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try each stick by its self in each slot you may have a bad slot or a bad stick somtimes a different order of the moduals makes a difference
is your ram Sd or DDR
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ddp
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14. February 2006 @ 17:26 |
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philraz, it will be ddr as highly unlikely there is a sdram board that can handle 4gig
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14. February 2006 @ 17:30 |
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yep your right still test your moduals and slots individualy
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UrDady
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14. February 2006 @ 23:26 |
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no thats not the proplem u proply have four ram slots and ithink tow are blue and two are black or somting like that u only can put to rams or for but not three so ur hop is to buy anthr ram or take away on ram and 100%\ sure
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14. February 2006 @ 23:41 |
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give me the make and model of your board if the slots are in pairs they may be for different speeds of ddr
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Xeroblade
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15. February 2006 @ 05:28 |
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15. February 2006 @ 05:51 |
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Thats why? You have a dual channel board. You can only run pairs or one stick. Ya better hope the pair yeah running is a matched set or your going have instability issues.:>
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Xeroblade
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15. February 2006 @ 09:23 |
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they are not a matching pair so can i go buy a 512mb to match my 512mb? while i keep my 2 sticks of 256mb in?
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15. February 2006 @ 09:29 |
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No by exact pair I mean same density...same speed...etc....same size....same brand name. They do sell matched pairs, but its not necassary as long as you go by the above rules.
epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
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15. February 2006 @ 13:22 |
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Xeroblade
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16. February 2006 @ 09:32 |
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alright awesome thanks for the help guys i appreciate it alot
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ddp
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16. February 2006 @ 13:46 |
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16. February 2006 @ 19:10 |
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Sorry I missed out on this conversation, but some Gigabyte boards can run Dual Channel mode with 3 sticks of memory.
I called their support, and for my old board, it was slots 1,2 and 4. Not 1,2, and 3 which would be a typical choice.
I had the same prob on my old board, the GA-7N400-L.
It's always a good thing to talk with manufacturer's tech support as well, cuz there just might be exceptions to the rule.
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