Dear all,
I built my system around a Asus P8Z77-V-Pro.
i bought a set of two sticks Kingston HyperX (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX). Beforehand I checked the QVL and saw that the KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX (2*2GB) is supported. However they don't mention the 2*4GB which I finally bought. the stock at my supplier was dire...so I risked it.
When building the system I noticed that the system won't boot with both sticks in slots A2B2 as suggested by the manual.
I removed the one in B2 and it works (however the BIOS puts the speed down to 1333MHz, which I can correct manually). I swapped the single RAM and it boots with either on, so I am sure that it is not a defect RAM. However it doesn't boot if the single stick is placed in B2.
The system also doesn't boot when A2 and B1 are filled.
All I get is the MemOK lighting red, pushing the button leads to a reboot, the blinking LED, until it lights again continuously.
Now my question: is it possible that the a RAM in 4Gb is not supported while the 2GB stick would be...then I could go and by a another set of fully supported RAMs. What makes me wonder is that the system puts down the frequency to 1333 even when only one stick is placed. On the other side the fact that it doesn't boot at all with a single RAM in one of the B1 or B2 makes me think that maybe the board is really damaged...
I am tempted to buy another RAM set, just because I don't fell like removing the whole MB...going to the shop and get it replaced. Or would you guys say it is useless because it is most likely the MOB?
Thanks to all!
BTW: I updated the BIOS to the latest version, as it states that memory compatibility is improved..but no effect
I built my system around a Asus P8Z77-V-Pro.
i bought a set of two sticks Kingston HyperX (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX). Beforehand I checked the QVL and saw that the KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX (2*2GB) is supported. However they don't mention the 2*4GB which I finally bought. the stock at my supplier was dire...so I risked it.
When building the system I noticed that the system won't boot with both sticks in slots A2B2 as suggested by the manual.
I removed the one in B2 and it works (however the BIOS puts the speed down to 1333MHz, which I can correct manually). I swapped the single RAM and it boots with either on, so I am sure that it is not a defect RAM. However it doesn't boot if the single stick is placed in B2.
The system also doesn't boot when A2 and B1 are filled.
All I get is the MemOK lighting red, pushing the button leads to a reboot, the blinking LED, until it lights again continuously.
Now my question: is it possible that the a RAM in 4Gb is not supported while the 2GB stick would be...then I could go and by a another set of fully supported RAMs. What makes me wonder is that the system puts down the frequency to 1333 even when only one stick is placed. On the other side the fact that it doesn't boot at all with a single RAM in one of the B1 or B2 makes me think that maybe the board is really damaged...
I am tempted to buy another RAM set, just because I don't fell like removing the whole MB...going to the shop and get it replaced. Or would you guys say it is useless because it is most likely the MOB?
Thanks to all!
BTW: I updated the BIOS to the latest version, as it states that memory compatibility is improved..but no effect