[Solved] Help..can't get more than 2gb to work in ga-965g-ds3

I just loaded windows 7 and it worked fine. I decided to add more memory. I have 2 1gb corsair pc6400. I added 2 more of them and then computer starts to boot and before windows starts i get the blue screen of death. I tried the new chips by themselves and they work fine in either channel as do the old chips however the computer will not boot with all 4 in. So then i bought 2 new 2gb corsair pc6400 and computer will not boot at all with them in either slots? seems like no matter what configuration it will not boot with more than 2gb? any ideas?

i'm pretty sure its rev 1..i do not have the box and i cant see a rev number in the bios or on the bd...i recall it being rev 1

If anything, 7 is much better with hardware - trust me, I've tested extensively

The rev number should be in this corner of your board:

havent ried just a single 2gb dimm yet..my guess is it will work..no reason to think the dimms are bad

thanks...i'm winding down too..i will try that tomorrow and then post results...i really appreciate your help..by the way so far i love windows 7!!

Download a copy of this, MemTest86+:
http://www.memtest.org/download/4. [...] 00.iso.zip
The file will unzip to an ISO image; in win 7 you can right click on it, select 'open with' > 'windows disc image burner' (oops - need a blank CD in the drive, first!), click the 'verify disc after burning', and it will make you a bootable, comprehensive RAM tester. Setup your BIOS with your CDROM in the boot order, by going to the "Advanced BIOS Features" page, and setting "First Boot Device" to "CDROM", and "Second Boot Device" to "Hard Disk" (will change it back later for boot speed - want it first as this may take us a while, and a lot of runs of MemTest...); put in one stick, boot to the CD, and let MemTest run a complete pass; then, power down and swap sticks - rinse, lather, repeat... What we want to do is 'qualify' the RAM, and make sure the BIOS' automatic adjustments are good, and the sticks themselves don't have a problem. Assuming they both 'pass' individually, then, put the two of 'em in, and run it again, to verify that your boot problem is actually memory related...

I can guarantee that win 7 will boot to 2, 4, or 8 gig of RAM with no problems (have tried them all) - haven't tested with 1, as I don't keep any 1G DIMMs around here - see 'em as pretty pointless... The problem that has led to an ols wive's 'net tale' about install problems with 8 G is not a windoze problem, it is the fact that large numbers of people with 8 gig don't have a rock solid stable 8 gig, and the win installers are a really good 'stress test' in and of themselves!

still no good...each 2g dimm passes by itself and when both in they both pass the full 40 minute test for 4gb of memeory but system still crashes to bsod and then reboots...same as it ever was...any other thoughts?

Usually, not... There is a procedure called a 'blind flash', that will sometimes 'recover' a system with a badly trashed BIOS, but I think it, too, is dependent on having at least a partially intact boot block. The trick is, you need to have a floppy, and it needs to be first in your boot order before the disaster, as, once the thing goes down, you most likely can't enter the BIOS to set the floppy first! (I have often wondered if GB boards would accomodate setting a 'nonexistent' floppy as the first thing in the boot order - I guess it would be an easy experiment, as it would simply involve unplugging my floppy cable - ah well, one of these days when I 'have the box open' anyway... The big trick, at my age, is remembering to do it when I've got it open for something else, that's likely got my full attention at the time It's amazing how much time I spend standing at the base of the basement stairs, trying to recall why I'm down there!) Another useful thing for disaster recovery is the fact that your BIOS will not only store CMOS sets of parameters to the set of 'storage slots' built into the BIOS, but will save them to an external device, like a floppy, or a USB stick; here's a piece from my 'standard overclocks' series: