Blue screen after installing an extra ram stick

[stupididiotfreak8]

Hi, I have an Asus M5A97 LE motherboard that was originally running one stick of 8gb 1600mhz RAM.

I recently got a new RAM stick which is also 8gb, 1600mhz, but the problem is that whenever I try to boot it up, it gets past the BIOS screen, then immediately goes into a blue screen.

There is no text at all on this screen, and it'll stay here for roughly 1 minute before turning off.

Does anyone have any idea what I can do to remedy this?

 

[logainofhades]

If that ram isn't an identical model to what you already have, that could be causing your issue.

 

[smashjohn]

It's possible their timings don't match. Try installing them next to each other: one in a black slot, one in a blue slot.

 

[stupididiotfreak8]

It's possible their timings don't match. Try installing them next to each other: one in a black slot, one in a blue slot.

This solved it! Thank you!