Freeze at Bios Menu after installing new memory

ktg12791 · Jul 26, 2015

After installing new memory, I am experiencing system freezes at the MB-Bios screen. I can go into BIOS, Boot Manager or continue pass this screen. I have to do a hard restart if I want to try again. DIMM passes the MB MemOk! feature, but fails on start up. I've tested each stick of RAM individually to insure its not a bad component. I am doing a complete swap, not mixing the 2 sets.

Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D-Deluxe (BIOS are current)
Current/Old RAMM (Working):2GB x3 Corsair CM3X2G133C9 (Ver.2.2)
New RAMM(Problem):4GB x4 Corsair CMX16GX3M4A1333C9 (Ver.7.21)

Both 1333MHz, 9-9-9-24 timing, 1.50v

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Links to Replacement Memory and MB:
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/xms3-16gb-dual-channel-ddr3-memory-kit-cmx16gx3m4a1333c9
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P7P55D_Deluxe/HelpDesk_QVL/

Tradesman1 · Jul 26, 2015

Will 3 of the new sticks work by themselves? (There are no guarantees when mixing DRAM that they will play) if the 3 4GB sticks will play nice can try adding the older sticks and raise the DRAM voltage + 0.06 and the QPI/VTT up + 0.10

ktg12791 · Jul 26, 2015

Tradesman1 :

I've tried several different combinations in the DIMM slots. Any time a 4GB stick is inserted in any of the slots, the system will get stuck on the Bios menu. But let me try a few more times, just to make sure.

Tradesman1 · Jul 26, 2015

Do you have the latest BIOS?

ktg12791 · Jul 26, 2015

Yup, MOBO Bios are up-to-date. Bios version 2101 is the most recent.

Tradesman1 · Jul 26, 2015

Will a single 4GB stick work, it may be this is newer sticks that use 4Gb memory chips, if so it may simply not be compatible

ktg12791 · Jul 26, 2015

Tradesman1 :

I just tried using only one stick in the DIMM 1A slot. I can get into the Bios Menu from here now and it tells me that I have 4000+ Mb of memory installed, so the system is recognizing it.

When I continue to Windows, I get a BSOD on the OS startup screen. I've tried a couple of different times and got different errors.
BSOD Errors:
IRQL_NOT_ LESS_OR_EQUAL
PFN_LIST_CORRUPT
BAD_POOL_HEADER

I've also tried entering into safe mode, I get about halfway through the loading list and either get a never ending black screen or a BSOD, followed by an instant restart.

Finally, I have tried my MemOK! feature again. Says "MemOk! Succeeds in system booting!"

I tried this with a different stick of RAM as well with the same results.

Tradesman1 · Jul 26, 2015

Try raising the DRAM and QPI/VTT voltage as suggested above, then try a second stick, if OK add a third

ktg12791 · Jul 26, 2015

I raise the DRAM Voltage and IMT Voltage (I'm pretty sure that IMT is another name for QPI/VVT) as suggested, but still ran into the same problem. A BSOD on the OS startup. :/

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