Second ram stick preventing system from starting

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Sorry im not really good at these things if there's grammar errors please forgive me

So i bought a new stick of ram 8GB corsair value select 2666mhz to be exact

i bought it to match my other single 8GB corsair 2666mhz stick


I put it in my system & then started my PC after waiting for a bit it didn't post so i switched off my PC changed the dimm slot it was in & then started it again.... nope it didn't post so I removed the new stick & booted it with my older one & that worked fine.

I decided to test my new ram on my brothers Asus A320 board & it worked fine his PC booted up correctly & registered the ram.

I updated my bios & then tried again to no avail. I also reset the CMOS

i checked if the ram was seated properly

i've also noticed that the light on the motherboard just stays orange & when its working fine it goes green then white

I sent the ram back to the store & got a replacement the new stick also prevents my system from booting i tried it on my brothers PC & that works fine.....

I tried my 2x4 GB sticks ram & that worked fine on my system

does anyone know how i could fix this problem

Specs
Asus B350-F Rog Strix
Ryzen 1600

Any help is appreciated.
 
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i can mix my brothers ram with mine ( different brand & speed ) & its fine
 
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I've tried just about every config i can

but at the moment i think my working stick is in B2 & the other stick is out of my system at the moment

i'll check when i get home
 
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I was using A1 & B1 last night when i was fiddling with the ram trying to get to get it to boot
i forgot to put my working stick back in A1
 
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Test the RAM by itself. If it works, great. If it dosent, you know its the issue.
Next step, already covered:

RAM not sold in matched kits only works most of the time. You are part of the portion that didnt. Your brothers RAM works because its not the kit you are testing, it has nothing to do with your RAM.
 
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i can use both of my corsair sticks in his system fine though so it must be a motherboard issue
 
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The new stick doesnt work on its own my motherboards light just goes orange & all the fans start going at full power

my older stick works fine on its own though but it wont work with that other stick paired

Both my sticks work fine on my brothers A320 board so it could be a motherboard issue maybe ?
 
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If the new stick, on its own, in the same exact slot, with proper BIOS settings (xmp profiles, etc) does not work, I would return it for a new kit.
If it were motherboard issues the other sticks shouldnt be working.

If I had to guess, its an issue with settings.
 
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i guess i'll have to tinker with the motherboard settings then.....
 
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