Hello everyone,
SPECS:
ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Simply put, I decided to double my existing RAM with the same sticks I bought around two years earlier, bumping me from 8gb to 16gb. I powered down, grounded myself, installed sticks into slots 2 and 4 on mobo, went to power back on and computer would not start. However, case fan, lights and harddrives are the only thing that seemed to work. Additionally, pressing the power button on the case will not allow me to shutdown. Only shuts down by flipping switch on the surge protector.
What I have tried:
Removed sticks, tried to power back on... same result
Removed all sticks, took out CMOS battery, reinstalled old sticks and battery... same result
Removed all sticks, cleared CMOS, Reinstalled 1 stick at a time in different slots... same result
Removed all sticks, cleared CMOS (held down power button?), put in old sticks, put shortening tab back on first two prongs, power on... still nothing
I ran through about 20 of the above combinations... same result
I have been scouring this forum and many have posted similar problems, and evidently, fixed by some combination of what I have already tried. Does anyone have any ideas as to what else it could have been?
Thank you all in advance!
SPECS:
ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Simply put, I decided to double my existing RAM with the same sticks I bought around two years earlier, bumping me from 8gb to 16gb. I powered down, grounded myself, installed sticks into slots 2 and 4 on mobo, went to power back on and computer would not start. However, case fan, lights and harddrives are the only thing that seemed to work. Additionally, pressing the power button on the case will not allow me to shutdown. Only shuts down by flipping switch on the surge protector.
What I have tried:
Removed sticks, tried to power back on... same result
Removed all sticks, took out CMOS battery, reinstalled old sticks and battery... same result
Removed all sticks, cleared CMOS, Reinstalled 1 stick at a time in different slots... same result
Removed all sticks, cleared CMOS (held down power button?), put in old sticks, put shortening tab back on first two prongs, power on... still nothing
I ran through about 20 of the above combinations... same result
I have been scouring this forum and many have posted similar problems, and evidently, fixed by some combination of what I have already tried. Does anyone have any ideas as to what else it could have been?
Thank you all in advance!
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