I have a system I built over a year ago, that has been as stable as they come up until today when I tried to upgrade my RAM from 4GB to 8GB.
This is what it is:
ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium
Intel Core2 6600 2.5
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
ANTEC HE550 550 Watt Power Supply
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS 512
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit
Like I said, I have never had a problem with this configuration and the 4GB of RAM, and today I added 2 more sticks of the exact same RAM, and started getting BSOD, hangs at login screen, hangs during boot, and plain ole crashes to a reboot.
I started taking out the new memory one at a time until It was fine again at the original 4GB. Then I put the new RAM in the old RAM's slots, same problem. I went back to the original configuration, and now I can't even get into the BIOS. I turn it on, the MoBo start up screen starts prompting me to press del to get into setup, or tab to see POST info. THE END. Nothing happens after that. No bootup. No buttons do anything. I have tried all the different RAM in combinations of slots, and nothing cures this problem.
What. The. Hell. Happened. And how do I fix it?
I have tried clearing the RTC and CMOS via jumpers and batteries, and all that jazz. This does nothing.
This is what it is:
ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium
Intel Core2 6600 2.5
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
ANTEC HE550 550 Watt Power Supply
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS 512
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit
Like I said, I have never had a problem with this configuration and the 4GB of RAM, and today I added 2 more sticks of the exact same RAM, and started getting BSOD, hangs at login screen, hangs during boot, and plain ole crashes to a reboot.
I started taking out the new memory one at a time until It was fine again at the original 4GB. Then I put the new RAM in the old RAM's slots, same problem. I went back to the original configuration, and now I can't even get into the BIOS. I turn it on, the MoBo start up screen starts prompting me to press del to get into setup, or tab to see POST info. THE END. Nothing happens after that. No bootup. No buttons do anything. I have tried all the different RAM in combinations of slots, and nothing cures this problem.
What. The. Hell. Happened. And how do I fix it?
I have tried clearing the RTC and CMOS via jumpers and batteries, and all that jazz. This does nothing.
