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So I built this 6 months ago. Last month my motherboard started giving me a DRAM light and wouldn't boot. Uh oh, I think, so I reseat the RAM a few times. The problem goes away. Run Windows Memory Diagnostics. No problems found.
A few weeks later, same issue. I move the RAM around different slots. I determine the computer will not boot with a specific stick installed. Stick A will boot the computer, stick B will not, and sticks A and B will not.
I put the RAM in my buddy's computer, it boots. I put his RAM in my computer, it boots. I try to boot my computer with my RAM again, nothing. I'm currently booted with just stick A.
I have no idea where the problem is. At this point I can't run any more memory diagnostics on both sticks. But both sticks are clearly not broken enough to fail to boot my buddy's computer. I reset my CMOS via battery removal, didn't solve it. I changed BIOS over from AI tweaker to DOCP Standard memory profile, didn't solve it. I'm considering a BIOS and driver rollback but that seems dramatic.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this? Some extra info: The RAM is not on the QVL for the board, but some extremely similar sets (like, the 2*4Gb version of my RAM) are. The RAM meets the timing specs for the board. Could bringing the timings down help? Am I just shit out of luck? It's so weird that it would work perfectly for 6 months and then just stop. I'm convinced it's some sort of RAM/mobo issue which is why I've posted it here...
UPDATE: Have rolled back BIOS to last previous version that worked, still no dice.
So I built this 6 months ago. Last month my motherboard started giving me a DRAM light and wouldn't boot. Uh oh, I think, so I reseat the RAM a few times. The problem goes away. Run Windows Memory Diagnostics. No problems found.
A few weeks later, same issue. I move the RAM around different slots. I determine the computer will not boot with a specific stick installed. Stick A will boot the computer, stick B will not, and sticks A and B will not.
I put the RAM in my buddy's computer, it boots. I put his RAM in my computer, it boots. I try to boot my computer with my RAM again, nothing. I'm currently booted with just stick A.
I have no idea where the problem is. At this point I can't run any more memory diagnostics on both sticks. But both sticks are clearly not broken enough to fail to boot my buddy's computer. I reset my CMOS via battery removal, didn't solve it. I changed BIOS over from AI tweaker to DOCP Standard memory profile, didn't solve it. I'm considering a BIOS and driver rollback but that seems dramatic.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this? Some extra info: The RAM is not on the QVL for the board, but some extremely similar sets (like, the 2*4Gb version of my RAM) are. The RAM meets the timing specs for the board. Could bringing the timings down help? Am I just shit out of luck? It's so weird that it would work perfectly for 6 months and then just stop. I'm convinced it's some sort of RAM/mobo issue which is why I've posted it here...
UPDATE: Have rolled back BIOS to last previous version that worked, still no dice.
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