I built my computer about 3 1/2 weeks ago and from day 1 I was running into an issue where my computer ran into an infinite boot loop. I never had any output to my screen - it never even got to the BIOS. After some investigation I discovered that my computer wasn't turning on because I had two RAM sticks in it. I tried both turning it on with both sticks next to each other (channels 4 and 2, both channel A), and spaced apart (channels 4 and 3, one A the other B). Both ways it never turned on. Then I tried starting it with only 1 stick of RAM in channel 4 and it started perfectly fine. (I tested both sticks individually and they both worked so I don't think the RAM is bad).
After getting it to start properly with 1 stick, i still had no luck with dual channel (channels 4 and 3), but I did get my computer to post when I had both sticks next to each other (channels 4 and 2). This worked for about a week but after that first week I turned it on one day to find that it was back to getting stuck in this infinite boot loop. I removed 1 stick and started it up with 1 Stick of RAM in channel 4 and it worked again, but after putting back in the second stick next to the first one (channel 2) still caused the boot loop. Confused, I tried placing it back into the dual channel configuration (channels 4 and 3) just for fun (which didn't work on the first day I built my computer) and now this configuration allowed my computer to successfully boot.
Fast forward to today and I ran into the boot loop again. I did the start up with 1 stick, then turn it off and place back in the second stick for dual channel configuration and it's working again. So it seems this remove a stick and place it back is only a temporary fix. Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening to me and so I don't have to keep doing this every 2 weeks?
If anyone is wondering this is my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tVwh7h
Thanks!
After getting it to start properly with 1 stick, i still had no luck with dual channel (channels 4 and 3), but I did get my computer to post when I had both sticks next to each other (channels 4 and 2). This worked for about a week but after that first week I turned it on one day to find that it was back to getting stuck in this infinite boot loop. I removed 1 stick and started it up with 1 Stick of RAM in channel 4 and it worked again, but after putting back in the second stick next to the first one (channel 2) still caused the boot loop. Confused, I tried placing it back into the dual channel configuration (channels 4 and 3) just for fun (which didn't work on the first day I built my computer) and now this configuration allowed my computer to successfully boot.
Fast forward to today and I ran into the boot loop again. I did the start up with 1 stick, then turn it off and place back in the second stick for dual channel configuration and it's working again. So it seems this remove a stick and place it back is only a temporary fix. Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening to me and so I don't have to keep doing this every 2 weeks?
If anyone is wondering this is my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tVwh7h
Thanks!
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