My setup is:
ASRock z75 pro3 BIOS v1.40
i5 3750K
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) F3-10666CL9D-16GBXL
Antec Earthwatts 430D (430W) power supply
I am having an issue where it continually power cycles on and off every 4-5 seconds if I have RAM in slots B1 or B2.
However if I put either memory stick in slots A1 or A2 (or both slots at the same time) my rig POSTs and boots fine and I can successfully get into the BIOS.
I have my rig breadboarded right now on my desk and here are my observations:
1) Computer will boot/post fine if either stick is put into memory slot A1 or A2 (only 1 stick being used, non-dual channel mode).
2) Computer will boost/post fine if both sticks are put into memory slots A1 and A2 at the same time (2 sticks in use, non-dual channel mode)
3) Power cycling issue is seen if either stick is put in B1 or B2 (regardless if the other stick is being used or not)
I am starting to think that memory slots B1 and B2 on the mobo are defective and causing the power cycle every few seconds. I have verified that with the combinations that boot the BIOS is detecting everything properly.
I found this thread which seems somewhat similar to the problems I am experiencing
http://gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=10824
Also with 1 stick of RAM in my system I do not see the option in the BIOS to Load XMP setting so I have not tried this.
Any help or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
ASRock z75 pro3 BIOS v1.40
i5 3750K
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) F3-10666CL9D-16GBXL
Antec Earthwatts 430D (430W) power supply
I am having an issue where it continually power cycles on and off every 4-5 seconds if I have RAM in slots B1 or B2.
However if I put either memory stick in slots A1 or A2 (or both slots at the same time) my rig POSTs and boots fine and I can successfully get into the BIOS.
I have my rig breadboarded right now on my desk and here are my observations:
1) Computer will boot/post fine if either stick is put into memory slot A1 or A2 (only 1 stick being used, non-dual channel mode).
2) Computer will boost/post fine if both sticks are put into memory slots A1 and A2 at the same time (2 sticks in use, non-dual channel mode)
3) Power cycling issue is seen if either stick is put in B1 or B2 (regardless if the other stick is being used or not)
I am starting to think that memory slots B1 and B2 on the mobo are defective and causing the power cycle every few seconds. I have verified that with the combinations that boot the BIOS is detecting everything properly.
I found this thread which seems somewhat similar to the problems I am experiencing
http://gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=10824
Also with 1 stick of RAM in my system I do not see the option in the BIOS to Load XMP setting so I have not tried this.
Any help or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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