Hi, all,
I am sorry if this is a tired subject. I scoured the Internet looking for options, tried a few things and am coming up short. could really use your help...
On my MSI Z77A-G45 board I was using 2 DIMMs memory with an Intel I5-3550 processor.
After upgrading to an I7-3770S, the board will only allow me to use 1 DIMM - i.e. will not POST if I put in the second stick. So, being the troubleshooter, I put the old processor in and still only 1 DIMM will work. Bummer.
After doing some reading on the Internet (including this forum) multiple people suggested possible bent socket pins. I looked at the socket from multiple angles and don't really see anything out of place.
Is there something else you can think of that is causing my board to only allow 1 DIMM?
I've verified both sticks are OK and tried different DIMMs.
I ran Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool - everything passed
Is there an MSI diagnostic tool I should run?
I reset BIOS to default settings.
BTW - I was unable to completely clear CMOS, which I thought was odd. I tried the jumper and removing the battery. I didn't spend too much time on this, as the original CPU (that worked with the existing BIOS settings) wasn't working either.
I unplugged non-essentials - just had memory sticks in.
Thanks for your help.
I am sorry if this is a tired subject. I scoured the Internet looking for options, tried a few things and am coming up short. could really use your help...
On my MSI Z77A-G45 board I was using 2 DIMMs memory with an Intel I5-3550 processor.
After upgrading to an I7-3770S, the board will only allow me to use 1 DIMM - i.e. will not POST if I put in the second stick. So, being the troubleshooter, I put the old processor in and still only 1 DIMM will work. Bummer.
After doing some reading on the Internet (including this forum) multiple people suggested possible bent socket pins. I looked at the socket from multiple angles and don't really see anything out of place.
Is there something else you can think of that is causing my board to only allow 1 DIMM?
I've verified both sticks are OK and tried different DIMMs.
I ran Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool - everything passed
Is there an MSI diagnostic tool I should run?
I reset BIOS to default settings.
BTW - I was unable to completely clear CMOS, which I thought was odd. I tried the jumper and removing the battery. I didn't spend too much time on this, as the original CPU (that worked with the existing BIOS settings) wasn't working either.
I unplugged non-essentials - just had memory sticks in.
Thanks for your help.