Windows 10 installation and ram problem

mukund09 · Oct 26, 2016

Hey peeps ,
My motherboard had 4 gb ram for some time now so I purchased another ddr2 2gb ram to upgrade my system so I added it and wanted to install windows 10 on my PC. I saw the BIOS and it recognised 6gb ram.
So whenever I try to enter the windows 10 setup it says bad pool error and restarts my PC. So my motherboard's model no is (DG35EC Intel board )
So now setup is 2xtranscend 2gb ram 800 MHz
And 1 x hynix 2gb ram 800mhz
Graphic card - amd radeon 6670
Processor - Intel core 2 quad
So is the problem the uneven addition of ram or is it a windows error?

USAFRet · Oct 26, 2016

Almost certainly the RAM. Mixing RAM sticks is always a crapshoot.
Bring it back to the original 4GB and see if the OS installs.

mukund09 · Oct 26, 2016

Hmm
The motherboard is a dual channel so do I need to fill all the slots for the ram to work ? Or will the mb work with 3 rams?

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2016

3 slots would work , it's the mixing of the modules causing the issue. Even identical modules purchased at different times can be in compatible.

USAFRet · Oct 26, 2016

mukund09 :

No you do not need to fill all the slots.
The issue is the two completely different RAM sticks. Transcend and Hynix.

The issue is you are trying to change 2 things at once, and not knowing which is the problem.Win 10 or the mixed RAM.
Take the system back to a working state with the 2 original RAM sticks.

Does it boot?
Yes.
Then, install Win 10
Does it install?
Yes.

Later, you can play around with trying to add that other 2GB Hynix. But I wouldn't hold out much hope.

mukund09 · Oct 26, 2016

Hmm I installed windows with 4gb ram and it works fine with it . Whenever I try to add in the hynix ram it comes to the pool error

USAFRet · Oct 26, 2016

mukund09 :

My first comment:
"Mixing RAM sticks is always a crapshoot."

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 26, 2016

Hynix MODULES are the greatest to begin with , but even with the best modules on the market , mixing them is hit and miss.

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