Memory issue

[nictracy]

Hi i have a asus P5N-d MB and i cant get it to post with any ram in slots 3 or 4. I was just wondering if this was a bad MB or a bad setting. The board just came back from an rma cause it would only start up for 2 seconds then shut right off they have seemed to fix this problem but like i said now my pc only boots with ram in slot 1 and 2!

 

[Ubrales]

Are you trying to install RAM modules in all 4 slots?

 

[nictracy]

yea pc boots to post and to os fine with ram in slots 1 and 2 but as soon as i put any in 3 or 4( even a single stick in 3 or 4) it locks up at post.

 

[Ubrales]

Looks like a RAM compatibility issue. Pull out one stick from slot 1 and record the specs. - then make sure that you install identical RAM in slots 3 and 4.

(If you transfer the RAM from slots 1 & 2 over to slots 3 & 4, and you experience the same problems as earlier, then your slots 3 & 4 are bad).

 

[nictracy]

well i guess the slots are bad because all my ram is the same and has ran in the pc before i sent it for rma service this is how it came back.

 

[nictracy]

oh yea thanks alot for your time and help!

 

[Ubrales]

You are correct! RMA the board along with a sheet listing all these things that you did to troubleshoot. Hope you get a better board the next time. Sometimes the replacement boards are refurbished boards; and sometimes not even that; they will ship you someone else's returned board without any refurbishment.

 

[nictracy]

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