Hey guys, I just setup a new rig. The bones are as follows:
Components:
With everything installed as directed in the MSI installation manual (and printed on the mobo itself), it will not boot. It says for dual channel memory to work install into dimms 2 and 4 first. Doing this causes the machine to cycle power on and off repeatedly after pushing the power on button until you pull the plug.
Workaround:
I narrowed it down to memory and discovered that I can boot and run properly in one of two conditions. One - place only one 8gb stick into dimm 4 to boot up with 8gb single channel memory. Two - place one stick into dimm 3 and one into dimm 4 to boot up with 16gb single channel memory. BIOS settings are all at factory default.
Tried this already:
Thanks
Components:
MSI Z97 PC Mate motherboard
Intel i7 4790K processor
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16gb (2x 8gb) kit - CMY16GX3M2A1866C9R
With everything installed as directed in the MSI installation manual (and printed on the mobo itself), it will not boot. It says for dual channel memory to work install into dimms 2 and 4 first. Doing this causes the machine to cycle power on and off repeatedly after pushing the power on button until you pull the plug.
Workaround:
I narrowed it down to memory and discovered that I can boot and run properly in one of two conditions. One - place only one 8gb stick into dimm 4 to boot up with 8gb single channel memory. Two - place one stick into dimm 3 and one into dimm 4 to boot up with 16gb single channel memory. BIOS settings are all at factory default.
Tried this already:
no memory - 3 PC beeps (as expected)
one stick in dimm 2, one in dimm 4 ("correct" way, doesnt post and cycles power forever)
one stick in dimm 2 only (doesnt post and cycles power forever)
one stick in dimm 1 and one in dimm 3 (doesnt post)
one stick in dimm 1 and one in dimm 2 (doesnt post and cycles power forever)
Reseated the CPU just for giggles (no change to all of the above).
Thanks
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