DDR3 1600 not working in a DDR3 mobo

Pedro DaSilva

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Hi everyone!
I just brough a new pair of DDR3 1600 (2x8GB XMS3 CORSAIR CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 9-9-9-24 1,65V) to stick in my old motherboard (PCWare IPMH61P1 rev.1.01-DG) but when i tried to turn on my pc, there's no boot, only three beeps and no video at all. I was using before a 2x4 DDR3 1333. I tried all possible combinations of the new pair also they combined with the old ones, but nothing seems to work. When i put a my old DDR3 1333 alongside with a new DDR3 1600, the system also doesn't turn on, just the beeps and no video.
Any help, sugestions i appreciate it.
 
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Probably not what you want to hear, but this sounds like the memory is not compatible with your motherboard. Have you tried using one at a time? So only one module? If, individually, each results in the system not booting, it would signal a compatibility issue. Chances of both being bad are highly unlikely. You should also verify you are running the latest BIOS version for that motherboard, just to be sure. You could also try resetting the BIOS to default immediately before installing the modules. If none of this works, I would be confident saying these are incompatible with your motherboard.

caledbwlch

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Probably not what you want to hear, but this sounds like the memory is not compatible with your motherboard. Have you tried using one at a time? So only one module? If, individually, each results in the system not booting, it would signal a compatibility issue. Chances of both being bad are highly unlikely. You should also verify you are running the latest BIOS version for that motherboard, just to be sure. You could also try resetting the BIOS to default immediately before installing the modules. If none of this works, I would be confident saying these are incompatible with your motherboard.
 
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