I can't make my system run in dual channel mode

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ghostw0w

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I have 2x4gb rams that I bought yesterday and installed in my new computer, both ram sticks are working fine, the system recognized that both are in their slots it has installed 8gb ram, but its only using 4gb ram and its running in single channel memory mode, any help?

Gpu: Geforce gtx 1050
Cpu: Amd FX 8350
motherboard: asrock 970a-g/3.1
RAM: A-data ADATA XPG V2 Series - DDr3 2x4gb
 
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ghostw0w

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right now 2 and 4, I've tried 1 and 3 too neither work

and no I've scanned the whole bios theres nothing about dual channel
 
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hariziyo408

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i have a similar problem right now. i tried to put ram in slot 3 or 4 and my system wont boot even to bios the fans are spinning and everything tho. the dram led lights up. but when i puit the rams in slot 1 and 2 its booting fine. i dont know if the ram slot 3 and 4 are faulty. its hard for me to believe that coz my system is almost new. i just did a cpu swap and then this happened. and then when i returned the original cpu the problem is still there. did the cpu swap made the ram slots faulty? is this permanent? will i be able to do dual channel again or will i be able to even use slots 3 and 4 again?

heres a quick scenario of the problem:
ram in slot 1 and 2 = ok
single ram slot 1 = ok
single ram slot 2 = ok
ram in 1 and 3 = not booting
ram in 2 and 4 = not booting
ram in 3 and 4 = not booting
single ram slot 3 = nnot booting
single ram slot 4 = not booting

anyone help..
 
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Natan_3

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both of you probably just need to config your BIOS, for ghostw0w that has a 970a MoBo, enable a config called 'channel interleaving',(M.I.T>ADVANCED MEMORY SETTINGS, Change DRAM timing control from 'AUTO' to 'QUICK') before I did this I was only able to use slots 1 and 3 on my FX6300.
hariziyo408 try doing the same or finding a eqivalent to channel interleaving
 
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hariziyo408

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what may have caused this problem because it was working before i changed the cpu to a cpu that is the exact same model. i just did this to check if that cpu is working. my mobo is a z170-a asus by the way. any idea on what is the equivalent to channel interleaving in my mobo? this is the first time i heard of channel interleaving.
and do i need to put the ram in the position that i want to? before performing tbis config. which is 2 and 4. coz its not booting when i do that. its only booting when ram is placed in slot 1 or 2.
 
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ghostw0w

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I couldnt change it to quick, only disable or auto
 
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hariziyo408

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no success here either. tried the customer service of asus they told me to remove the battery tried it and nothing. at this point i dont think theres anymore to try. guess slots 3 and 4 are dead
 
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hariziyo408

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that will be my last resort before sending the mobo to asus. ill do it in a couple of days just waiting for a part to arrive. but if you ever did it first please post here the result.
 
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