So, I sent the RAM back to the shop I bought it from and they gave me a refund.
As a last question, because I still would really like to upgrade to 32GB of RAM: Do you guys think I should order the same brand and model again and see if it works this time, or do you have a better suggestion?
Thanks for the hint. Except for some boot-priorities regarding OS and disks, everything in the BIOS is set to its default value. The timings of the old and new RAM do differ, but shouldn't this be taken care of automatically (since everything is set to default)?
Also, after reading a bit more...
Hi Lutfij,
Thanks for the quick reply!
- the BIOS version is "E7971IMS.1K0" which was listed as the latest one the MSI website (here: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170-A-PRO/support).
- the RAMs are populating DIMM2 and DIMM4, as demanded by the user manual.
- I am not so sure where to find...
Hi everyone,
I wanted to upgrade from 2 x 4GB of RAM to 2 x 16GB (see system specs below). The system is running perfectly fine with the 2 x 4GB RAM sticks, but as soon as I switch to the new 2 x 16GB sticks, the PC won't boot and the 'DRAM'-LED on the motherboard lights up.
I have tried using...