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  1. L

    [SOLVED] 16Gb of RAM but only 7.95Gb Usable (sometimes)

    I bought a new 8Gb stick of RAM for my PC and it's pretty weird how the whole 16Gb is usable when i open BIOS when starting my computer and change the memory Try it! mode and exit the BIOS. PC then fails to start for 3-5 times and then works fine and all of the RAM is usable. If i dont open BIOS...
  2. benji2400

    [SOLVED] PC won't POST or Even Begin Post Process unless CMOS Reset HELP

    Okay so I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right topic/forum (I'm new to this). THIS WILL BE LONG BUT PLEASE READ AND HELP ME. I'M BEGGING!! Specs: Mobo - Asus B550-F Gaming (Non Wifi) CPU - Ryzen 7 3700x GPU - Asus ROG STRIX RTX 3060 RAM - Trident Z Neo 3600mhz cl-18 (2x16gb) SSD- 1 tb...
  3. Denk MiM

    Question System won't boot with RAM in dual-channel configuration ?

    My pc specs: -i7-7700k @ stock -GTX 1070 -Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero -2x8 Corsar DDR4 @ 3000mhz RAM So basically the problem is that the system won't boot on dual channel and the DRAM indicator on the MOBO stays orange. The manual says the optimal dual channel place should be the A2 and B2...
  4. J

    Question RAM/Bios Problem(s)

    My girlfriend is having RAM problems, her Corsair RGB Vengeance 16gb randomly stopped working without being touched, and I can only get it to boot with 1 stick. The motherboard is an ASUS Maximus Hero VIII. On boot, I get a bios error saying to change the SATA configuration to RAID mode. I...
  5. D

    [SOLVED] New ram is identified in Bios but system won't use

    I have an asus Z170 pro gaming, i7-7700k, 8gb x 2 crucial ballistic 2400 ddr4 and its been serving me well. Decided to update witg additional ram. Got 4gb x 2 of crucial ballistic 2400. I flashed the bios and inserted the new ram into a2 and b2 slots. Then it wouldn't post. I removed one stick...
  6. N

    Question Orange light stays on with 2 ram sticks

    Hello everyone, i was playing on my pc and suddenly it restarts but it gets stuck on the loading screen to windows, even when I try to launch automatic repairs, it just gets stuck loading. I tried then to change ram slots or even only one at a time, when I plug 2 at the same time an orange light...
  7. T

    [SOLVED] Installed 16 gig RAM (only 8gig usuable)

    Hi all, Installed 16gig of RAM instead of my 8gig's which were in the same slots (as per the mobo manual) Tried BOOT advanced options -> uncheck maximum memory Tried system properties -> advanced > performance > virtual memory > no paging file. You can find images of BIOS and Task manager...
  8. astianafif

    [SOLVED] PC won't boot/POST with 4 sticks of RAM installed ?

    Hey i just clean my pc but when i re-assemble it my pc cannot boot/post when i insert 4 sticks of RAM, the debug LED shows boot LED. Then i try with only 2 sticks then my pc boot just fine. I also cannot enter BIOS. What can i do now? specs: Ryzen 5 1600 MSI B350m Mortar Arctic T-Force 4x4gb...
  9. The Carapat

    Question My computer doesn't work after BIOS and RAM reset ?

    I removed my gpu, and the screen didnt show video, so i did a Bios reset, And a ram reset because Bios didnt work. Now the pc only start for 10-20 seconds, and still no video ?
  10. N

    [SOLVED] pc reboots continously after upgrading ram

    I have GA-H55M-USB3 mother board. Old ram is Samsung 2gb 1RX8 PC3-10600U which works fine. I have 2 new ram of same model when I install 1 new ram(SP 4gb DDR3-1333) pc continously reboots.(can't access bios). when I install 2 new rams in the dual channel manner (2 white slots as mentioned in the...
  11. Abakumka

    Question RAM in GAME

    Hello my dear reader! I got a problem here! I need your help! Games do not use all the RAM they need. What to do? windows, bios, resource monitoring shows that all 16 GB op is available. PC configuration: rx 570 4gb ryzen 5 3500x kingston fury black 2x8 3200 mhz windows 10 x64 home b450 aorus...
  12. TruleyGifted

    [SOLVED] New RAM not Booting in 2nd slot.

    i5 4670k h81m-p33 Mobo 500w coolermaster power supply 16gb Ram 1Tb black edition HDD I have drained my PC of all power including bios battery every time I tried different combos. My pc use to work on 2x4gb ram sticks perfectly fine, recently i have got 2x8gb sticks so i thought I'd try the...
  13. Or Vaserman

    Question Upgraded my ram from 2x8 to 4x8 and PC wont turn on

    Specs : motherboard - gigabyte b360 aorus gaming cpu - i7 8700 gpu - Gigabyte rtx 2080 ram - VENGEANCE RGB PRO 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666MHz So just today I bought another set of the same ram that I have in my pc. Got back home and installed it, turned on the pc and the only thing that...
  14. RoyalTwice

    [SOLVED] Unexpected results after ram upgrade

    Today I replaced some hardware of my old pc: GPU and RAM. My old ram was 2x8GB 3600mhz and the new one is 2x16 3600mhz, after hours of getting black screen on boot and troubleshooting I found out it was my ram causing the issues, I lowered from 3600mhz to 3000mhz through BIOS and everything is...
  15. B

    [SOLVED] BIOS boot-loop after adding RAM ?

    Hello! I am new to the Tom's forums because I have a problem I cannot seem to solve. Below is the short version of the problem, a description of what I have done so far, and my PC components. Short version of problem: I wanted to upgrade from 16GB to 32GB of DDR4 RAM. I have been using...
  16. francisjessiee

    Question PC won't post with more than 8GB RAM

    Hi guys, I need you assistance. I'm newbie to PC building. I have a PC with Ryzen 3200g, MSI B450M Titanium and Team Delta 4GBx2 2666MHz DDR4 which works fine. I decided to add Team Delta 8GBx2 3200MHz DDR4 and changed the stock cooler to water cooler. Before installing the CPU cooler, the...
  17. B

    Question Boot led flashes and then system turn off

    Been having an issue with my pc where it first started switching off randomly once or twice and now its not turning on. Boot led flashes and system turns off the turns back on without any fans spinning or leds lighting. What I have tried so far: ~Ram slot and modules cleaned thoroughly ~Removed...
  18. tenguboy

    Question 1 RAM stick is not working in specific slot, while other stick works fine.

    Hello there, i guess i have a really weird case going on here. I'm sorry in advance for my bad english, it's not my native language, i really in a need of help at the moment. Yesterday my PC gave me BSOD after about 12 hours of working, which is usual( not BSOD is usual, working time is), and...
  19. EAVDR

    [SOLVED] G Skill Aegis 3200 Mhz only goes up to 2666

    Hey, recently I decided to upgrade my system memory from 16 to 48 GB with a 2x16 kit, as im doing a lot of machine learning on my pc. Anyways, yesterday my G Skill Aegis 2x16 3200 MHz CL16-18-18-18-38 kit arrived and I combined it with my Corsiar Vengance 3000 MHz kit thas was already present in...
  20. F

    [SOLVED] PC stuck in a booting loop when using 4 sticks of ram that used to worked

    So I have this old PC Intel i7 4770 GTX 1070 Asus Z97-P motherboard PSU Segotep sg-500a and I used to have 16gb ddr 3 memory form HyperX Beast at 1600Mhz(I bought 2 sets of 2 so in total 4 sticks). Now, for some reson one day it decided that it should not work anymore and my PC started powering...
  21. T

    Question Ram causing BIOS boot?

    I tried to install a couple sticks of new ram, 16gbx2 into my extra slots. The PC will now only boot into the BIOS, even after taking them back out and returning to stock. Internals are; GIGABYTE GEFORCE RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8GB GDDR6 OEM AMD RYZEN 5 5600X 3.7GHZ 2TB WD BLUE SSD 2.5" SATAIII 6.0...
  22. themrsomedude456

    [SOLVED] No Display with multiple RAM sticks. 1 stick works fine

    A couple of weeks ago, I restarted my PC (it was working fine before all of this), and got a black screen when it tried to boot back up. After trying to figure out what the problem was, I determined it was the RAM. I could boot from dual channel in the A1 and B1 slot of my board, but nothing...
  23. D

    [SOLVED] PC will not boot after attempted RAM upgrade

    Attempted to upgrade RAM on a custom built PC, but new RAM would not allow PC to boot. Now I returned all the old RAM back as it was before, and I’m still getting 3 beeps and will not boot. It worked fine before I attempted RAM upgrade, I tried reseating all RAM and PCI cards. Please help!
  24. mr.bp

    Question Why after I installed new ram that doesnt work, after reinstalling old ram, it doesn't work either.

    i got 2 8gb sticks of ram that fit the mhz of my computer (but i dont know if my computer can fit 16gb becuase i cant run memcheck because it wont boot) it gave the classic bios beeps of 1 long 1 long. i have a foxconn motherboard, and that is a memory error. because it didnt work, i cut my...
  25. sqweeky

    [SOLVED] Default Ram 2133. Won't set up to 3200mhz using d.o.c.p, HELP!

    So I recently built my pc days ago. running Ryzen 5 2600 PNY XLR8 3200mhz 8*16 - sticked on A2 B2 Gigabyte rx 570 Asus rog strix b450-F II So I set up the d.o.c.p to 3200mhz, but when I do.. My computer won't boot up. It restarts like 3x then, the screen will show the megatrends something...
  26. ajmeneznam

    [SOLVED] RAM slots can't be inserted??

    Hello everyone, today I took out an old computer for a college project and I needed to open it, remove and restore the components and run some tests on it. Everything went well, but one. For this project, after removing and restoring the components, I needed to run some programs on it. OFC...
  27. mohamedlolx0

    [SOLVED] Ram problem hyper x predator 2x8gb 3200

    Hello guys I have problem here hope you could help me .... I have MB x370a and duel ram 2x8 Hyper x predator other components thank god they are okay.. Now when I boot I got a black screen the I tried different ram the 4 slots are okay but my rams are the problem they boot sometime and...
  28. mOb69

    [SOLVED] 3200mhz ram problem, keep crushing

    Hi there.., I’m 4 day’s struggle whit my ram memory and my Windows startup, i have Ryzen 7 3700x, RTX 3070, Asus B450-F Gaming and 4x8gb of 3200mhz Crossair RGB Pro ram and the thing is my pc keep crashing whit blue screen of death when I switch to DCOP, its working on 1.35v i found it stable on...
  29. H

    Question Bought Two Different Ram Sticks Both Of Them Fail To Boot.

    Hello, I have a MSI A320M Gaming Pro (i know its a [Moderator edit to remove profanity] mobo) and Ryzen 5 3600 I bought single stick of 16GB HyperX Fury 3200 MHz which failed to boot, i just returned it and bought a Corsair 1x16 3000 MHz(in official website of ram its says its compatible with...
  30. Sasser1

    Question PC failing to boot after installing new RAM. BIOS recognizes it.

    This will be a long one. Specs : Asus A320m-k prime Ryzen 5 2600 (not OC'd) 2x500Gb 7200RPM HDD Gt 1030 A cheap unknown 500w PSU So yesterday I bought Geil ORION AMD Edition 8Gb 3200Mhz CL16 for my PC, my Asus A320m-k motherboard recognizes it, and it's compatible with my Ryzen 5 2600. I...
  31. N

    Trying to upgrade GUA2600BST prebuilt piece by piece, new RAM won't work

    Hi, I have a GUA2600BST prebuilt from CyberPowerPC (from a couple years ago and I didn't buy it myself) and I'm looking to upgrade it over the next year (part by part to manage my budget). The first thing I wanted to do was upgrade from 8 GB of RAM to 32 GB. I purchased 4 of the following RAM...
  32. P4tooX

    [SOLVED] Red Flashing Light

    So I have 2x4gb Ram from HyperX and today I bought another one from HyperX 4Gb. When I try to turn on the computer with the new ram it is flashing red and does not boot, I just have a black screen help me please Hardware: -I7-3770 -Motherboard P8Z77-V LX -8GB HyperX Ram (without new ram)...
  33. JstBCaus3

    [SOLVED] Computer starts with 1 stick of ram, but constantly reboots with 2 installed?

    I just built my first pc, I have a b460 ds3h mobo, 10th gen 15-10500, and 2 x 8gb 3600mhz Corsair vengeance rgb pro ram. With one stick it boots up fine, I made an XMR profile in bios, but when I try to power on my machine with both stick of ram it turns on with no display for almost a minute...
  34. Motta1904

    [SOLVED] System not booting after vacation

    Hey guys Went for vacation for 1 week during which my PC was off and unplugged from power Came home yesterday just to find it not working. Fan was spinning and LEDs on but it showed no video and no keyboard lights and it started to beep (IIRC 3 long beeps, not sure, but accordingly to ASUS...
  35. K

    [SOLVED] Plugging 2x8GB RAM sticks doesn't boot anymore

    Hello! I've built my pc about a month ago, it was working "fine", just one problem that I'm still actually checking (sometimes a green screen appeared, but I'm testing with a new HDMI cable) Few days ago my computer crashed, setting lit on the troubleshooting the DRAM led. I tried restarting...
  36. C

    [SOLVED] PC Won't Post With 4 Sticks Of Exactly The Same RAM

    So my aunt accidentally bought a two 2x4GB kits of ram (exactly the same kits) instead of 2x8GB for her new build and her PC wouldn't post with all DIMMs plugged in. All in all, she ended up giving it to me, and buying a 2x8GB kit for herself. So I plugged in all of the DIMMs and booted up my...
  37. LeaderShyp

    [SOLVED] Ram speed issues

    i purchased a acer predator helios 300 off fingerhut about a year ago i love it , i use it daily i game and edit and animate and it gets the job done , well now im heavy into AE adobe after affects for those who dont know what AE is , and had to upgrade so 3 months ago i went from my 8 gb stick...
  38. E

    [SOLVED] PC does not boot properly after installing corsair rgb pro 2666MHz ?

    When i tried swapping out my old RAM for my new 2x8gb kit of Corsair RGB pro 2666MHz RAM, my pc would not boot at first. It would 'turn on' but would not post. So i tried removing the CMOS battery, which sort of helped, it got me into BIOS where i tried to configure the right settings for my new...
  39. W

    [SOLVED] Cannot boot using both RAM sticks

    Hey all My PC recently crashed with an abrupt black screen and wouldn't turn back on. The DRAM debug LED lit up when trying to boot up, so naturally I removed one RAM stick from the 4th slot and successfully rebooted. Once I got video it brought up an error message pre-bios which read: "Memory...
  40. venetskiiviko12

    Question need help with RAM compatibility - (new module not working)

    I have 4GB 1333mhz DDR3 RAM and I recently bought another 1333mhz 8GB stick which causes the PC to just turn on an off constantly, not booting up, whether I use it alongside the old stick or not. I've tried changing the CMOS battery, updating the BIOS (<which actually made it last less time...