Question Gigabyte H410m S2 V3 not booting up with Adata 3200mhz ram

[sarthak.saswat.das]

Hello everyone,

I recently purchased an Adata 16GB 3200MHz U-DIMM DDR4 stick (AD4U320016G22-RGN) . However, when I tried to boot my system, I received three beeps and it did not boot at all. I borrowed an 8GB DDR4 2133MHz stick and upgraded the BIOS to the latest version, but it still wouldn't boot.

Interestingly, I tested the new RAM on several other motherboards, including a no-name "Consistent" brand H110M board, and it worked fine on all of them. My understanding is that the motherboard should automatically downclock the RAM to a compatible speed if it exceeds the maximum supported speed (2933MHz in this case), but this isn't happening in case of my board where as it did on all the other boards i tested it on.
Additionally, I confirmed with someone that this particular H410M board has been tested with 3200MHz RAM from other brands and it seemed to boot fine. Unfortunately, I couldn't find another 3200MHz RAM physically to test on my board.

System Specifications:
- CPU: Intel i3 10100F
- Motherboard: Gigabyte H410M S2 V3 rev 1.1
- GPU: Zotac Dual Fan GTX 1060 3GB
- PSU: Corsair CV 450

Does anyone know why my motherboard isn't booting with the Adata 16GB 3200MHz RAM? Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Additionally, I have another weird issue with my old RAM on this board, which prompted me to buy the new RAM in the first place. I'll discuss that in a separate thread unless it might help resolve this issue.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Lutfij]

What ram were you working with prior to the AData stick? Are you trying to work with one stick of ram? It's ram related, and as such I'm sure it's your motherboard/platform that's the issue not the ram.

Just an FYI, that PSU isn't exactly an unit I'd have in a build.

You should also keep in mind that the board you have to work with will not go beyond DDR4-2666MHz due to your chipset and your processor's memory controller, so anything you do end up throwing onto the slots will effectively run at DDR4-2666MHz. If I were you, I'd look for a dual channel tight timing DDR4-2666MHz ram kit.

 

[sarthak.saswat.das]

What ram were you working with prior to the AData stick? Are you trying to work with one stick of ram? It's ram related, and as such I'm sure it's your motherboard/platform that's the issue not the ram.

Just an FYI, that PSU isn't exactly an unit I'd have in a build.

You should also keep in mind that the board you have to work with will not go beyond DDR4-2666MHz due to your chipset and your processor's memory controller, so anything you do end up throwing onto the slots will effectively run at DDR4-2666MHz. If I were you, I'd look for a dual channel tight timing DDR4-2666MHz ram kit.

I was using 2x Starlite 4GB DDR4 2400mhz ram sticks. And yes I am aware it wont go past 2666mhz cuz of the processor. Even still the 3200mhz ram should boot up @2666mhz right?

 

[Lutfij]

If you've made sure the board's BIOS was flashed to the latest version, did you clear the CMOS? For the sake of relevance, what BIOS version are you on?

 

[sarthak.saswat.das]

If you've made sure the board's BIOS was flashed to the latest version, did you clear the CMOS? For the sake of relevance, what BIOS version are you on?

Yes I have cleared the cmos, once before updating the bios. Additionally also did it after updating the bios.

I flashed it to the latest version for my board on their website. The 'FE' version.

 

[Lutfij]

At this point, you might want to source(borrow, not buy) other rams, it could be possible you just have a bard stick. If you're not mixing and matching sticks and you have one stick of ram to work with, populate slot A1.

 

[sarthak.saswat.das]

At this point, you might want to source(borrow, not buy) other rams, it could be possible you just have a bard stick. If you're not mixing and matching sticks and you have one stick of ram to work with, populate slot A1.

I mean I did borrow another stick which is how i updated my bios in the first place. And no I am not mixing or matching sticks am using a single 16GB stick of adata ram and tried it individually on both the slots.

And if u mean to say the adata ram stick is bad, then how is it that its able to work normally on the other boards i tested it on?

 

[Lutfij]

then how is it that its able to work normally on the other boards i tested it on?
Did you work on the exact same board and processor combo with the exact same BIOS version as you'd done with what you've listed in your initial post specs? if so, then you might want to take your processor over to the same board you've tested on alongside your stick of ram, and see if you're thrown the same issue. If so, then it's your processor's integrated memory controller(IMC) being the issue.

Along those lines, you might want to state the make and models of the boards you've tested the ram on.

I mean I did borrow another stick which is how i updated my bios in the first place.
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I borrowed an 8GB DDR4 2133MHz stick and upgraded the BIOS to the latest version, but it still wouldn't boot.
They are not one and the same sticks of ram, even though the rams are supposed to be running at base clocks which is DDR4-2133MHz.

 

[sarthak.saswat.das]

then how is it that its able to work normally on the other boards i tested it on?
Did you work on the exact same board and processor combo with the exact same BIOS version as you'd done with what you've listed in your initial post specs? if so, then you might want to take your processor over to the same board you've tested on alongside your stick of ram, and see if you're thrown the same issue. If so, then it's your processor's integrated memory controller(IMC) being the issue.

Along those lines, you might want to state the make and models of the boards you've tested the ram on.

I mean I did borrow another stick which is how i updated my bios in the first place.
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I borrowed an 8GB DDR4 2133MHz stick and upgraded the BIOS to the latest version, but it still wouldn't boot.
They are not one and the same sticks of ram, even though the rams are supposed to be running at base clocks which is DDR4-2133MHz.

It is actually very tough to find the exact mobo+cpu combo to test this on. However I tested it on the multiple motherboards i could find across pc shops. I tested it on a Asus Rog strix board(Do not know the exact model), a msi board(again do not know the exact model), a 'Consistent' H110m board. Yeah it was the first time hearing about that brand for me as well. But it did end up booting on all of those boards.

They are not one and the same sticks of ram, even though the rams are supposed to be running at base clocks which is DDR4-2133MHz.

I do not exactly understand what this means could u elaborate please?
Thank you.