I'll try to keep this short. A friend bought a used Z97 PC mate from a used parts store nearby. I mistakenly installed the ramm into 3&4 rather than the 2&4 that the manual tells you to. I didn't catch this mistake until I checked the BIOS [it wasnt recognizing 2x8gb, only 1x8gb]. I corrected it and when i powered the tower on, it started a 5-second long power cycle. I did a speaker test and tested each one alone -- no problems. I placed the second back into the DIMM3 and once again it booted but only recognized 8gb.
Is this a problem with the MOBO and what would you recommend I test/check to rule out possible culprits?
Is this a problem with the MOBO and what would you recommend I test/check to rule out possible culprits?