RAM doent work with a G41T-AD motherboard

[Zachary_36]

I've bought a kit of g.skill 4 gb 2x2 DDR3 1333mhz to put in a older system and the ram does work, I've tried it in a different system and the only post beep I'm getting is a long one that doesn't stop, the board is from a eMachines computer and it had 2 1gb ram chips in it. The board does support up to 4 GB of ram too, the chip set is G41T-AD and has a core 2 duo e8400 in it

 

[Lutfij]

1| Have you made sure the motherboard BIOS is up to date?
2| Is it possible to pass on a link to the G.Skill Kit?
3| You may also want to see if the ram kit works on a much later system, like one that is equipped with a SandyBridge processor, like an i5-2500 and see if the system boots+recognizes the ram.

The issue I'm lead to believe is that prebuilts are most often given a limitation within the BIOS to not accept aftermarket parts/components like a GPU and even ram. If the ram works at the store you purchased it from, then the concept I've mentioned holds true. Regardless you can try and update your BIOS with the previous sticks of ram and see if the new sticks of ram work.

P.S: You can also try the rams on an AMD system that accepts DDR3 ram.

 

[GhislainG]

I've bought a kit of g.skill 4 gb 2x2 DDR3 1333mhz to put in a older system and the ram does work, I've tried it in a different system and the only post beep I'm getting is a long one that doesn't stop, the board is from a eMachines computer and it had 2 1gb ram chips in it. The board does support up to 4 GB of ram too, the chip set is G41T-AD and has a core 2 duo e8400 in it

What G.Skill kit? F3-10666CL9D-8GBNT?

 

[Zachary_36]

The kit is G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-4GBNS

And what is in the system is Samsung M37882873FHS-CH9. I have tested it in a sandy bridge bridge system with a i5 2500k in it and a FM2+ board as well and both times the systems booted fine

 

[GhislainG]

Doesn't the Samsung M37882873FHS-CH9 modules have 16 ICs (8 on each side)? With an older motherboard, you normally have to buy a kit that uses low-density ICs, but they are quite difficult to find brand new. If the F3-10600CL9D-4GBNS modules have 8 ICs on a single side, then they won't work. The F3-10666CL9D-8GBNT kit should have 16 ICs and it will be compatible. Why didn't you order the Samsung kit that you already have? You know that one is compatible and mixing kits isn't recommended.

 

[Zachary_36]

The only have 8 on one side the Samsung chips

 

[GhislainG]

My mistake; the Samsung modules have 8 ICs on one side because they are 1 GB modules, not 2 GB. You need to buy low-density modules (256x8 - 16 ICs) like http://www.memoryx.com/ecs2gb1333d.html Used modules manufactured in 2011 or before often are low density.

 

[Lutfij]

Agreed, mixing and matching rams/kits isn't a good idea in the least. If you must upgrade ram, get a matched kit.

 

[Zachary_36]

I bought some 10666 ram before and tryed it with this system and it still didn't post. The BIOS is the latest version btw, but I think I could have just bought the wrong ones again this time

 

[GhislainG]

I bought some 10666 ram before and tryed it with this system and it still didn't post. The BIOS is the latest version btw, but I think I could have just bought the wrong ones again this time

Are they low-density? Most kits manufactured after 2011 are high-density.