about adding ram

[aizat zamri]

motherboard amd model: GA-M51GM-S2G
current ram: kingston 2x2gb KVR1333D3N9/2G

I went to the shop with my current ram and ask them if they had this ram so i can add another 2x2gb to make my pc runs at 8gb of memory but instead they gave me transcend 4G 2Rx8 ddr3 1333 U,i went home n insert it unfortunately my bios cant read and the screen went blank,i tried removing my old ram n insert the new one and the result is still the same,my question is,is my motherboard capable of reading max 2x2gb of ram only or what?i might be a newbie in this so any help is greatly appreciate thx.

 

[herrwizo]

This motherboard according to official page only supports DDR2 memory (up to 16GB)?!?! But you have DDR3?

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2281#sp

No idea what is going on here... anyway, you need to have exactly the same modules or your risk incompatibility. Are you sure it is this motherboard exactly?

 

[mrt3]

your mobo support ddr2 ram only and you are installing a DDr3 ram so how it gonna work with your mobo,
ask for refund or replacement and get the exact same ram for your system

 

[herrwizo]

I think I got this figured. You never actually USED your previous RAM with this mobo, didn't you? We,, don't even try, you will fry the slots, memory or the board.

 

[aizat zamri]

so do i need to ask for ddr2 and does it have to be exactly the same brand n size i mean kingston 2gb or can i use other brand n bigger size to add to my motherboard?

 

[herrwizo]

Your board supports up to 4 modules 4GB is size, DDR2 memory.

All you need to do is buy a matching pair of 2x4GB DDR2 (hard to find), or 4x2GB (easier to find). The only thing you need is that they are DDR2 and all the modules should be exactly the same model, no matter which one but the same.

And there is no guarantee that you have not already damaged your mobo/slots by force-pushing DDR3 in.

 

[aizat zamri]

Your board supports up to 4 modules 4GB is size, DDR2 memory.

All you need to do is buy a matching pair of 2x4GB DDR2 (hard to find), or 4x2GB (easier to find). The only thing you need is that they are DDR2 and all the modules should be exactly the same model, no matter which one but the same.

And there is no guarantee that you have not already damaged your mobo/slots by force-pushing DDR3 in.

but i been using 2x2gb kvr1333D3N9/2G which is ddr3 for the past 5 years and nothing bad happens,i bought a ddr2 once n it cant be insert at all,what am i doing wrong here actually?

 

[aizat zamri]

this is the part which im confuse,the motherboard said to use ddr2 but i cant seems to put in ddr2 in it,the hole gap is way diff n off,i been using this ddr3 kingston for years n nothing bad happens it slide right in,pls help me regarding this as my mind is about to explode in confusion.

 

[aizat zamri]

update:i just tried using my kingston ram 2x2gb with hp 2gb 2rx8 pc3 100600u 9 10 b0 n it can read total of 6gb,running few prog n nothing bad happens.

 

[aizat zamri]

nvm i figured it out thx to everyone.