Arkainium Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I just received my memory replacements from Corsair, two CMX256A-3200C2 modules ( XMS3202v1.2 / 0402053-3 ). I popped them in and I can't get my motherboard to POST. Currently I have two CMX512-3200C2 modules in there working fine. Just to be sure, I bumped the vdimm to 2.75V on my motherboard (an Albatron PX865PE PRO II) and set my timings as loose as possible, then I removed my two 512mb sticks and put in one 256mb module. Didn't do me any good. I realize that two brand new sticks probably aren't to blame here, but is there any way I can get it to work? The previous sticks that I RMAed for these let me boot up just fine. I'm pretty clueless on this one, any help would be great. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 10, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 10, 2004 Can you tell me the part# of all of your modules? LIKE: Corsair CMX256A-3200C2 XMS3202 Rev 4.1 0404098 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkainium Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 Well, the replacement modules, like I said are both: CMX256A-3200C2 XMS3202v1.2 0402053-3 The other modules I have that work are from a TwinX1024 set, so they're both: CMX512-3200C2 XMS3202v1.2 0350077 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 10, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 10, 2004 Can you try and clear the bios with just these modules installed and see if it will post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkainium Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 I tried that already. What I did was put in just one of the new modules, and took out and reinserted the cmos battery. Still no go. Is it likely that two brand new modules could be bad? I wish I had another computer around to try them out. If the memory IS functional, what could possibly be the reason for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkainium Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 So, is there nothing I can do about this? I don't see why the memory would be imcompatible with the motherboard, it uses the very popular Intel 865PE chipset. The motherboard is only two weeks old, and if there was something wrong with it, I'm sure my Corsair TwinX1024-3200C2 wouldn't work as well as it does. Sorry, I'm just really clueless at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 13, 2004 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 13, 2004 I would suspect there is some other issue, as all of our XMS modules are tested on a MB before they leave our factory, so it would really rare to get one that does not post the system, let alone 2. Can you test them in another system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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