Need ideas on problem solving ram issue
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First of all, I have this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131368 and until recently I just had 4 Gb of this RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104098
Everything worked great until I added in 4 more Gb of the same RAM ( 4 dimms in all) and then I started having occasional freezes that required a hard reset.
I already know the mobo downclocks the RAM to 800 speed when all 4 RAM slots are occupied. I have the RAM voltage set at 2.2v and timings set to 5-5-5-15. All else is set to Auto.
All RAM modules pass Memtest 86+ with zero errors. Anyone have any ideas on what to do to stop these freezes other than going back to 4 Gb of RAM? THX.
Everything worked great until I added in 4 more Gb of the same RAM ( 4 dimms in all) and then I started having occasional freezes that required a hard reset.
I already know the mobo downclocks the RAM to 800 speed when all 4 RAM slots are occupied. I have the RAM voltage set at 2.2v and timings set to 5-5-5-15. All else is set to Auto.
All RAM modules pass Memtest 86+ with zero errors. Anyone have any ideas on what to do to stop these freezes other than going back to 4 Gb of RAM? THX.
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Did you make darn sure the modules are all seated perfectly??? Even mis-seating module a little can cause this kind of thing, or a dusty socket with just a little dust in it.
John.
Have you tried pulling the old RAM out and just running with the new RAM to see if it exhibits the same issues at the same speed/timing settings? It's possible there's something a little bit off about your new RAM.