I have a serious problem with a new build that is testing my sanity.
cpu - Pentium Gold G-6400 Desktop Processor 2 Cores 4.0 GHz LGA1200
cooler - stock intel
motherboard - ASUS Prime B560M-A LGA 1200 (using HDMI out for video)
ram - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM (CMK16GX4M2B3200C16)
psu - Corsair M550x 80 Plus Gold
storage - Samsung ssd 980 m.2 drive 500GB
case - Cooler Master N200
BTW this is my first build in 25 years...
I assembled everything and it boots to the bios. I noticed the dram status was off spec:
corsair 8192MB 2133mhz @ 1.2v (typical asus stock speeds).
I then selected XMP profile 1 (asus defaults for this ram) and it brings up the correct 16-18-18-36 1.35v. Everything else is left at stock. I save and reboot. I stick a bootable thumb drive with some diagnostic apps on it so I can run MEMTEST and every time it goes to load the program off the drive it crashes. The Asus logo flashes then the screen goes to sleep and the fans are cranked to max.
Tried 3 different sticks which I also tested on 2 other PC's and they worked fine. I also tried each USB port on the new build with each stick (btw usb mouse works fine). So I gave up on my memory testing.
I tried a Linux mint installation thumbdrive and it managed to boot to the text based Linux options menu. I select install Linux - then boom dead screen crash/fans. So I tried again and this time selected Linux compatibility mode, and to my surprise I managed to go through the installation process. I rebooted - then dead screen crash/fans. My bios says my m.2 (with Linux) is the only bootable drive. Every time I boot to it, the PC crashes.
I tried XMP1 and XMP2. I now have XMP disabled, stock everything. I tried enabling Windows mode UEFI (instead of other OS). I tried disabling secure boot by deleting the PK security keys. I have since restored them.
I've also tried every possible seating position for each individual stick of ram and as a pair.
This is driving me crazy. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
cpu - Pentium Gold G-6400 Desktop Processor 2 Cores 4.0 GHz LGA1200
cooler - stock intel
motherboard - ASUS Prime B560M-A LGA 1200 (using HDMI out for video)
ram - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM (CMK16GX4M2B3200C16)
psu - Corsair M550x 80 Plus Gold
storage - Samsung ssd 980 m.2 drive 500GB
case - Cooler Master N200
BTW this is my first build in 25 years...
I assembled everything and it boots to the bios. I noticed the dram status was off spec:
corsair 8192MB 2133mhz @ 1.2v (typical asus stock speeds).
I then selected XMP profile 1 (asus defaults for this ram) and it brings up the correct 16-18-18-36 1.35v. Everything else is left at stock. I save and reboot. I stick a bootable thumb drive with some diagnostic apps on it so I can run MEMTEST and every time it goes to load the program off the drive it crashes. The Asus logo flashes then the screen goes to sleep and the fans are cranked to max.
Tried 3 different sticks which I also tested on 2 other PC's and they worked fine. I also tried each USB port on the new build with each stick (btw usb mouse works fine). So I gave up on my memory testing.
I tried a Linux mint installation thumbdrive and it managed to boot to the text based Linux options menu. I select install Linux - then boom dead screen crash/fans. So I tried again and this time selected Linux compatibility mode, and to my surprise I managed to go through the installation process. I rebooted - then dead screen crash/fans. My bios says my m.2 (with Linux) is the only bootable drive. Every time I boot to it, the PC crashes.
I tried XMP1 and XMP2. I now have XMP disabled, stock everything. I tried enabling Windows mode UEFI (instead of other OS). I tried disabling secure boot by deleting the PK security keys. I have since restored them.
I've also tried every possible seating position for each individual stick of ram and as a pair.
This is driving me crazy. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks