Computer wont boot after adding second ram stick

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andrewg141

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I've been running on 8gb DDR3 ram and wanted another stick to allow me to play some more resource-dependent games, so I bought a second stick. When I installed it, though, my computer would not boot.

specs:
MOBO: AMD3+
current RAM: kingston 8gb DDR3
new ram: edge 8gb DDr3

Is it because I am mixing brands?
 
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bailojustin

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Power down the computer
unplug the power cable from the back
Locate on the motherboard, the CMOS reset pins.(If you have them)
Locate the CMOS battery (watch battery)
REMOVE THE CMOS BATTERY
SHORT THE PINS FOR CMOS RESET WHILE DEPRESSING THE POWER BUTTON FOR 30 SECONDS(if you have them)
If you dont have pins, REMOVE THE CMOS BATTERY AND DEPRESS THE POWER BUTTON FOR 30 SECONDS SOLID.

Reinsert the battery
plug in the computer and boot up

let me know results.
 
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andrewg141

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Should I try this with just the original RAM in or both original and new?
 
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Both of your ram sticks.
 
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After going into the motherboard I realized I don't have the required jumper, so I'll just return the ram I have and buy a set of 2x8 sticks. Thanks for trying to help though!
 
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Please.
If your motherboard does not have the jumper, then its as simple as unplugging it, removing the battery, and depressing the power button for 30 seconds.
The timings may be different and a cmos reset will bring "reset" the motherboard rom(bios) and drain all electricity.

You could still end up with the same problem, even with different ram.
Mixing brands does not have any negative side effects. Mixing ram with different speeds, size, and timings often causes trouble.I am guessing those are 1600 DDR3 8GB sticks, both of them?

This is just my free advice. Why return it and waste money when there is no need.
 
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Mixing ram is known to cause compatibility issues. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, in his case it doesn't work. There is a reason they sell those ram in kits.
 
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They sell ram in kits because it's from the same production batch.

Ram sticks are not "created" in pairs like you seem to think.


The only difference between kits and single sticks, are kits have been pretested together in the factory, to prove they work fine together.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with matching different ram if the sticks work together perfectly fine.

Buying a kit literally is buying 2 single sticks that have been tested to work well together.
 
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