Slug Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Hi, I bought a VS1GBKIT400 with the A8N and it works great. However, i recently purchased another VS1GBKIT400 so that i can have 2 GIG. This new kit doesn't run on my motherboard at all. If i put in the 2 new sticks, i get beeps and the computer doesn't start. If I remove the old sticks and plug in the new stick, i still get beeps. The new sticks are from LOT#0452073-2. I plan to RMA this kit on monday. I am not overclocking and the BIOS settings are default. I want 2 gig's of RAM. Should i try my luck with another VS1GBKIT400 or just get a refund from the store? Slug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 You may need to reset the bios and try all 4 sticks. If this fails, you need to run the test from http://www.memtest86.com . Run this on each stick individually. Also, please repost the lot # information for all 4 sticks. It's possible that if you did not get matching sticks from the same lot, that they are not going to run together. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted February 5, 2005 Author Share Posted February 5, 2005 Ok, Here's what i did. I set the timinigs in the BIOS as per RAM Guys' suggestion from another A8N-SLI thread. Also i made sure that the problem is not a bad slot. The Dec 2004 modules work fine in all slots. I have an Antex True Power 430 Watt PSU. I ran memtest86 on the Dec 2004 modules twince and i get the following error: :!: Test 7 (Random Number Sequence) : Failing Address 0000b4ba4a4e0 - 180.6MB For Feb 2005 modules, i tried all sort of combinations and isolated the problem to 1 bad module (Which doesn't even run alone) and another module which runs fine alone but doesn't work with my DEc 2004 modules. I will RMA the new VS1GBKIT400 kit to NCIX however, should i RMA the VS1GBKIT400 kit that i bought in Dec 2004 to Corsair due the memtest86 error? I primarly use my computer for programming so i am a little concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Since you have several questions and 4 modules, I'd suggest that you post in the warranty section with a link to this thread. That way, RAM GUY can look it over and tell you what to do. Good luck, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeghoofd Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 If possible I would try to get hold of 2x1 gig dimms (and pay a little extra for XMS series) instead of running 4 dimms which is quite a culprit of many probs ( no boot, BSOD, less performance,...). Why do you need 2 gigs ? Still beats me :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 Unfortunately, 2X1 gig is way out of my budget. The reason i need 2 gigs is that i do a lot of programming and i usually work with SQL Server 2K or Oracle DB. I am tired of reinstalling all the server software everytime i upgrade hardware or OS. So I created a MS Virtual PC image using Windows 2003 Server for all the server software. I allocated 512 MB to that VPC instance and 512 MB to my windows. This way i don't lose anything in the VPC even if reinstall windows. I want to upgrade to 2 GIG so that i get less swap file thrashing and some decent performance. I am also a little disappointed with the current state of PC hardware. I remember 2-3 years ago, i never had any issues with any memory that i use to pop in. Use to be as simple as plug, boot and enjoy. These days, you have to pray to get modules that work on a particular board. I am not blaming Corsair in particular but it seems that the motherboard makers and memory vendors need to collaborate more. If the board has 4 slots then 4 modules should work. No excuses. I am sure i speak for many PC hobbists :sigh!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 If the board has 4 slots then 4 modules should work. No excuses. I am sure i speak for many PC hobbists I agree but, it seems that is the price we are paying to get more performance from both the MOBOs and the RAM. Good luck to you. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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