Mojo the Monkey Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Well, my motherboard (soyo p4vtp) has 3 dimms, and I just got Battlefield 2 (a RAM hog) and I decided to add another 512 stick of Corsair ValueSelect ram (same type as the previous 2; VS512MB400). The computer would then allow me to boot as far as the desktop for 1-5 seconds before the computer restarted itself and did the whole thing all over. I changed everything in the bios to conservative settings (dram timings etc), and even tried using full "failsafe default" settings for the whole bios. I have the latest drivers, bios, windows updates, you name it... I took the RAM back out, and the computer works just fine. The restarting almost reminded me of a computer that wasnt getting enough power, but I'm using a 550W very stable PSU with no other problems. I have also used this RAM with one of the old dimms, and everything worked ok. Are there any settings that I should try messing with before I return this? I know the whole thing about RAM running in pairs... but then why would I have 3 slots here? This should work. any help is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 29, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 29, 2005 Many MB's or systems may require you to slow down the memory when you install more than one module. More than likely you would need to run the memory at DDR266 or DDR333. Please check the user manual for your MB to be sure I would test the modules one at time with http://www.memtest.org. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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