New Ram can't get past Windows startup screen!

mattc1998 · Oct 1, 2017

Hey guys so yesterday my new ram arrived, http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/ms-7280-%28k9a-platinum%29/CT767435

I ordered 4 sticks of 2gb ram.
Put the first one in and was fine then put in my second one in the second slot and was left with "starting Windows" any help about how to get past it? Is my ram in correctly?

I'll post some further details of my PC below:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Athlon%2064%20X2%206000%2B%20-%20ADX6000IAA6CZ%20(ADX6000CZBOX).html

That's my PC

Model number MS-7280

Graphics card: GT 610

I don't know what this issue is, PLEASE HELP!!!

Saga Lout · Oct 1, 2017

I hope I'm misunderstanding you but are you inserting these sticks to a live motherboard?

The trick is to put them all in at once, listen to the snap of the clip that holds it down then go for the power button.

mattc1998 · Oct 1, 2017

What do you mean by live motherboard?

I've just tried putting them all in at once and booted, I now have no display? What should I try now

mattc1998 · Oct 1, 2017

I'm pretty new to this stuff so just wondering if the ram is perhaps to quick? Does it matter if your ram is quicker than my cpu?

Saga Lout · Oct 1, 2017

I misunderstood the way you wrote it, as if the machine wouldn't go any further after the second stick went in. Why didn't you go for all four at once?

I wasn't helped by a failure in one of the links so if you can give us the make and model of the motherboard, it would help.

Strip two or three of them out and see what happens next. I hate to have to say this but you do know they only fit one way round, don't you? It's a serious but potentially insulting question but you wouldn't believe how many didn't.

mattc1998 · Oct 1, 2017

Thanks for the reply, sorry about the link my model number is MS-7280
I did try all 4 sticks at once but that resulted in no display through my monitor :/

Saga Lout · Oct 1, 2017

It looks like dual channel from the image I found. It needs DDR2-800 UDIMM or it would also accept DDR2-667 UDIMM. Any higher figures than those won't work.

mattc1998 · Oct 1, 2017

Weird because I have 4 DDR2 800 UDIMM ran sticks

Saga Lout · Oct 2, 2017

Assuming they're all a matched set, the only theory is one of them is a dud. Can you go back to testing each stick on its own then testing which one pulls everything down when added into the mix.

mattc1998 · Oct 2, 2017

Alright I will try that now, so one at a time I'll let you know what happens

mattc1998 · Oct 2, 2017

Okay so it appears all run fine on their own but not together...

mattc1998 · Oct 2, 2017

I may have faulty ram, would one bad ram stick be enough for it all to not work with each other?

thx1138v2 · Oct 3, 2017

MERGED QUESTION
Question from mattc1998 : "Is my ram too quick for my mobo?"

mattc1998 :

The only thing I see in the manual about RAM adjustments is the latencies. That would affect speed but not my enough to be perceptible.

First try to reset to default settings in the BIOS and reboot. If that doesn't work, power down and remove the BIOS backup battery. You also have to set and unset a jumper for the reset to occur. See page 2-19 in the manual.
https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/support/K9A_Platinum#down-manual

You may have a defective RAM module so try each of them individually.

mattc1998 · Oct 3, 2017

Okay so I've literally tried them all one by one, and there're fine on their own all of them. Only when there are more than one do I have an issue :/

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