Soulshade Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Hi folks, I'm currently building my new System containing these two parts: - Asus P9X79 Deluxe - Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB Kit (CML16GX3M4A1600C9B) After pushing the Power On button the MemOK! LED lights up, signaling a DIMM problem. There are two possible explanations for this: 1. I failed at installing those 4 DIMMs 2. The Vengeance LP 16GB Kit is incompatible in which case i should press the MemOK! button. After reinstalling the 4 DIMMs the LED is still bright red, so i pushed the button and waited. The P9X79 then starts some automatic memory compatibility tuning but finished with the exact same status, so i checked the QVL and to my surprise the 16GB Vegeance LP kit is not listed. Only the CMZ16GBX3M4A1600C9(XMP) is listed which, i guess, is the "normal", "high" Vengeance variant which wouldnt fit under my Prolimatech Genesis. Anyone got any ideas? Greetings! Soul Solution: The mainboard bios needed to be upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Pull all sticks out and rest the CMOS . Then add just one stick and start the machine. If you can get into your BIOS, enable XMP , save and exit. Test to be sure the machine boots correctly. If it does shut it down and add the remaining sticks. Let us know how you make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 peanut, CML16GX3M4A1600C9B is a 1.5v part. The only 1.35v one is CML8GX3M2A1600C9W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulshade Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well I tried it anyway, but it didn't work out. The LED stays red and the System wont boot :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted March 13, 2012 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 13, 2012 There is another thread about this and you will have to update the MB BIOS, did you try the system with just one module installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulshade Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 I tried it with just one Module but it still wont work :[pouts: so I changed them at the shop but the new ones (now some other brand which was mentioned at the QVL) still result in a shiny red LED ... Guess there is something wrong with the mainboard ... Gona return it soon and keep you updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted March 15, 2012 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 15, 2012 I would contact the MB maker as there was others that had to update the MB BIOS before they could use the new quad channel kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulshade Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 I returned the complete system to the shop and they are investigating the problem since friday. No results until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted March 20, 2012 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 20, 2012 NP Please let us know how you make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulshade Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 So ... They finaly made it. According to them, the mainboard bios needed an update and now everything runs smoothly. Thanks again for the quick replies, hope this is going to help someone sometime :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted April 2, 2012 Corsair Employee Share Posted April 2, 2012 Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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