Afternoon!
After putting up with my current situation for a few months I thought I see if anyone may be able to provide some insight!
Built a new PC a few months ago:
Initially I couldn't get the system to post, until I decided to just try one stick of RAM (8gb). This worked and allowed me to boot and install windows, drivers etc. I then test all the RAM slots, (1-4), it allowed me to boot with 1 stick of RAM in either slot 1 or 2 (but not 3 or 4) and it would never post with both 8gb modules installed no matter the variation of slots used.
Because it would boot with any one stick, I understood that the RAM would most likely not be faulty. I had a new spare Vengeance LPX 16gb stick (2666Mhz) lying about, so I decided to see if this would post. Alas no matter which slot I installed the 16gb stick, it would not post.
So here I am, with a relatively powerful rig only being able to use 1 8gb stick of RAM. Do any of you fine fellows have any ideas what could be the issue? I'm really hoping it is not a defective MB
Appreciate your time and thoughts!
After putting up with my current situation for a few months I thought I see if anyone may be able to provide some insight!
Built a new PC a few months ago:
- Gigabyte Z390 Motherboard
- EVGA 550w Power Supply
- i5 9600k
- RTX 2060 Graphics Card
Initially I couldn't get the system to post, until I decided to just try one stick of RAM (8gb). This worked and allowed me to boot and install windows, drivers etc. I then test all the RAM slots, (1-4), it allowed me to boot with 1 stick of RAM in either slot 1 or 2 (but not 3 or 4) and it would never post with both 8gb modules installed no matter the variation of slots used.
Because it would boot with any one stick, I understood that the RAM would most likely not be faulty. I had a new spare Vengeance LPX 16gb stick (2666Mhz) lying about, so I decided to see if this would post. Alas no matter which slot I installed the 16gb stick, it would not post.
So here I am, with a relatively powerful rig only being able to use 1 8gb stick of RAM. Do any of you fine fellows have any ideas what could be the issue? I'm really hoping it is not a defective MB
Appreciate your time and thoughts!
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