Hi
Hope someone can help:
Been plagued with issues with this combo, ranging from mobo failing to even post sometimes. Appeared to be resolved by updating BIOS to latest version & enabling XMP . . .
. . however XMP value (9-9-9-24) don't always "stick" on "save & exit", & even required manual setting at one point (did post on here about that, got a response - "strange").
Had the system running stably for about 3 weeks, no issues with both 4gb sticks in. Then about a week ago Windows 7 went into sleep mode & couldn't be woken at all. Powered off, cold boot, cleared CMOS & removed battery even to no avail. System wouldn't even POST without the RAM sticks in - just mobo & CPU (Intel i5 2500k).
I RMA'd the motherboard which was returned as having no fault.
POSTed fine with CPU only; failed to POST with both sticks of RAM in B1 & 2 (can't access A1 on mobo due to cooler). Tried both sticks separately in B1 channel - all ok barr XMP values causing "overclock fail" on boot x2 - both times the "save & exit" seemed to hang the mobo (didn't re-post).
3rd time lucky with 1x 4gb stick of RAM in B1, XMP, "save & exit" DID re-post the machine & here I am . . . wondering what the heck is going on & if anyone can shed any light before I RMA another component please
For info - when I was intially building the machine & having problems I ran Prime95 for 24 hrs, no problems. Also Memtest 86+ for 24 hrs with both RAM sticks - no problems. I had myself done "extensive" tests swapping RAM sticks & channels in different configs to ascertain if it was a mobo issues - & everything went fine?!?!
Hope someone can help:
Been plagued with issues with this combo, ranging from mobo failing to even post sometimes. Appeared to be resolved by updating BIOS to latest version & enabling XMP . . .
. . however XMP value (9-9-9-24) don't always "stick" on "save & exit", & even required manual setting at one point (did post on here about that, got a response - "strange").
Had the system running stably for about 3 weeks, no issues with both 4gb sticks in. Then about a week ago Windows 7 went into sleep mode & couldn't be woken at all. Powered off, cold boot, cleared CMOS & removed battery even to no avail. System wouldn't even POST without the RAM sticks in - just mobo & CPU (Intel i5 2500k).
I RMA'd the motherboard which was returned as having no fault.
POSTed fine with CPU only; failed to POST with both sticks of RAM in B1 & 2 (can't access A1 on mobo due to cooler). Tried both sticks separately in B1 channel - all ok barr XMP values causing "overclock fail" on boot x2 - both times the "save & exit" seemed to hang the mobo (didn't re-post).
3rd time lucky with 1x 4gb stick of RAM in B1, XMP, "save & exit" DID re-post the machine & here I am . . . wondering what the heck is going on & if anyone can shed any light before I RMA another component please
For info - when I was intially building the machine & having problems I ran Prime95 for 24 hrs, no problems. Also Memtest 86+ for 24 hrs with both RAM sticks - no problems. I had myself done "extensive" tests swapping RAM sticks & channels in different configs to ascertain if it was a mobo issues - & everything went fine?!?!
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