Patriot RAM Problem

Scott Tanner

New member
Hi. First post, so please go easy on me!

I'm assuming my system details will show alongside my post, so apologise if you're reading this twice: Q6600, Asus P5KPL, Geforce 8600GT, 4x1Gb Patriot PC2-6400 C4 Extreme Performance.

Right, my problem. This is probably simple and I am probably just being dim! I have four slots on the Mobo for RAM, two sets of two. I'll call these 1&2 and 3&4 (sorry but I'm new to this!). If I have one stick of RAM in either 1 or 2, and one in either 3 or 4, the system boots fine. However, if I put them together, so in 1&2 or 3&4, the system just beeps loudly at me and refuses to boot. Obviously my aim would be to run with a 1gig stick in each of the four slots. Am I doing something completely wrongly, or is there a setting I need to change (in the BIOS maybe)? As a complete novice, I'm wondering if it could be a voltage issue?

Thanks for any help you can offer, it's driving me mad!

Scott.
 
Two things you could possibly try are upping the memory voltage a notch or two and also increasing the Northbrige voltage a bit (can help with 4 mem slots in use).

Sorry to be brief, but i'm on a train atm :crazy:
 
Okay, I'm now getting very, very frustrated. I cannot find anywhere in the BIOS where I may be able to adjust voltages; I have read the manual from front to back and back to front and am none-the-wiser. Any help would be very much appreciated and problem stop either the computer, or me, going out of the window!

Scott.
 
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