stevvi Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hi, I recently bought a pack of 2 of the above memory sticks, updated my BIOS to 1301 and put them in. Having tried every possible combination slots and resetting the BIOS to defaults, all I ever get when switching the power on is a black screen and sometimes a constant beep. I can't even get into the BIOS. I'm using my old memory at present which is obviously fne. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Edit: Have just tried putting one of the new sticks in and everything works fine. If I put in 2 then the above happens. The PC boots up fine with 2 CMS2 1gb sticks 2nd Edit: Just tried it again with one stick and it won't boot using either of them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted August 19, 2009 Corsair Employee Share Posted August 19, 2009 Can you test the modules on another MB to be sure, and with 4 modules you would likely have to set the memory frequency to DDR667 and set the memory Voltage to 2.0 Volts and set the NB/MCH Voltage to +.2 Volts over default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevvi Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Thanx for the reply. I can't test the RAM on another motherboard as I don't have one. This is really just supposed to be a simple upgrade to the family PC. I am yet to be so adventurous as to try 4 sticks in the machine as it would be nice to get it working with one, and especially 2 (so I can have 4gb). As said, everything is fine with my 2x1gb memory but if I put the new sticks near the machine it throws a tantrum. Any ideas? Many thanx again. PS. am away for a few days but please do reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted August 20, 2009 Corsair Employee Share Posted August 20, 2009 When you changed the modules did you load setup defaults or are you trying to mix them, and did you try testing them one module at a time with http://www.memtest.org? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevvi Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 I have tried using them one at a time and the machine booted once out of about 8 tries. All other times the BIOS didn't even boot. I was just left with a blank screen which sometimes beeped. Actually running a memory test would seem a little optimistic at this stage ;) Thanx again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted August 25, 2009 Corsair Employee Share Posted August 25, 2009 Let's get them replaced, please use the On Line RMA Request Form and we will be happy to replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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