Gigabyte motherboard problems???

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I have a gigabyte x58a-ud3r motherboard & I have been having issues with the ram running at 1600 mhz. I have adata 1600 ddr3 that is advertised as running with timings of 9-9-9--27 with a voltage of anything between 1.50-1.75. Now heres the problem if I place 3 strips all in the "WHITE" slots I can change the ram timings to what there supposed to be with no problem "BUT" I have 3 other strips (there all adata ddr3) that all work (I've tested them all) 2 of the strips are the same type of ddr3 & the third appears to be the same as it has the same markings on the label but has a voltage of 1.75. No the problem begins after the initial 3 strips of ram are placed all in the WHITE slots, then when I go to place "any" of the other 3 strips in any of the remaining 3 BLUE banks when I boot the computer up I get the "detecting ram size/amount" message & it shuts down, but after 3 boot up cycles it does go to desktop on the 3rd boot. I have tried placing the 3 strips ALL in the blue banks and then adding the other strips into the white banks also & still same result. Now from what I've read both on here, on the web (looking up adata ddr3 timings,etc) and on tweaktown forums, gigabyte forums,etc this appears to be a voltage issue to which I have tried working with the voltages to no avail either. I do remember reading an older post that said which bank to place your forth strip of ram in once you have the intial three in but can't remember nor can I find that post, not that that may help as I'm sure this is strictly a voltage issue. Can somebody please help me out here I'd really appreciate it all.
 
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The sticks that you have just do not work with each other. There are some differences. Could be very minor but they were not tested together as a kit.

Try the other sticks and see. Go into bios and set up the profile again, maybe?

If still not working together, try raising the memory voltage some. I would not go over .20V of the rated voltage.

If still not working, can raise the CPU memory controller voltage some, like .15V. It might be listed as VTT voltage or something else.

If still not working, the best bet would be to buy a single kit of the amount of memory that you want. That way you would be guaranteed that all sticks work together.
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Mixing RAM kits is a common problem causing compatibility issues. If your DIMMs have different DRAM voltages then you are mixing kits.

Your combination of RAM has never been tested by the manufacturer, but you are free to do your own compatibility testing. Mixing kits is not guaranteed to work and may lead to booting problems and inability to operate at rated speeds. You may want to try running at a slower speed.
 
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5 of the strips are the exact same strips which even complicates matters moreso, if i place 3 of the strips in the "white" slots computer boots up right away with no cycle of 3 reboots & they will run at the ddr3 recommended settings "BUT" if i put in either of the two remaining other strips (the other two strips that are the same exact ramm, brand name, speed, manufacturer, same voltage & all) the computer will boot but it goes through the 3 reboot cycle & after the 3rd reboot it will load perfectly fine & it will also give me the "detecting ramm size (or amount)" message, this is why i'm quite sure where everywhere i've read concerning this issue that the so-called secret seems to lie in the settings or voltage settings to which i can't seem to find out no matter what i have tried???



 
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But I'm not mixing kits, these are five 2gb strips that are EXACTLY all THE SAME. I could see clearly if I was mixing boards that were of different serial #'s or ran at different speeds or something of that nature but they are ALL EXACTLY ALIKE so this is why I cannot understand why they are not working all at once or at least "properly working". As I said, the computer does boot up with all five EXACT strips in "but" it goes through the process of booting up 3 times (and show the mb splash screen & also the "Verifying DMI Pool data-Detecting DRam Size message") before it will finally boot to desktop. So you see the ram does work & does boot the computer but ONLY after it goes through the reboot process 3 times with showing the "Verifying DMI Pool data-Detecting DRam size" message on each reboot??? This is why I repeatedly say that as far as what I have come up with on not only this forum but others alike that this is due to voltage & settings.

 
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Unless you bought all of the sticks together in one kit, you are mixing the sticks and/or kits up. Kits are tested to make sure that each stick works with the others before they are sold. It does not matter if the are the same, they might not work together if they are from different kits. Close to the same is worse.

Look in the manual that I linked to above. I don't think that five sticks will work anyways. The manual clearly spells out how you can place various numbers of sticks. And if I remember right, five sticks was not there.
 
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I'll try it with the 4 strips in bank 1-3-5-2 & report back tomorrow, thanks.
 
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Ok computer did boot right up & got past the "Verifying DMI Pool data-Detecting dram size message" & updated succsesfully then booted straight into windows & all seemed well. But once everything loaded and i was on my desktop i noticed it only shows 6gb of ramm installed not 8??? And i did follow the instructions straight from the manual from the link you provided & it does say you can run 4 strips (not 5 like i was try to do) & they are all in the correct banks???
 
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The sticks that you have just do not work with each other. There are some differences. Could be very minor but they were not tested together as a kit.

Try the other sticks and see. Go into bios and set up the profile again, maybe?

If still not working together, try raising the memory voltage some. I would not go over .20V of the rated voltage.

If still not working, can raise the CPU memory controller voltage some, like .15V. It might be listed as VTT voltage or something else.

If still not working, the best bet would be to buy a single kit of the amount of memory that you want. That way you would be guaranteed that all sticks work together.
 
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