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Problem description: I added a DDR3 set of 2x4gb ram to my existing 2x2gb, and after booting noticed I'd gone from 4gb to 8gb. I ran the Crucial scanner and it shows I have 2 4gb and 2 empty slots. Attempted fixes: Googled a bunch of pages about people whose new RAM didn't work. Posted here. Recent changes: (above) -- Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit System specs: Home-built with a ASUS P8P67 motherboard. New RAM is Crucial 2x4gb sport DDR3-1600, old is Location: USA I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes/No PerniciousKnid fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Nov 27, 2014 |
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Nov 22, 2014 20:03
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You could try putting the new RAM in the slots where the old RAM is and see if it shows up completely.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:31
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Zogo posted:You could try putting the new RAM in the slots where the old RAM is and see if it shows up completely. I swapped the new and old RAM between slots, and it didn't have any impact. I also saw on the sticker of the old RAM that it was DDR3-1300, which means I was wrong and dumb about what I thought the old RAM was; looked at the wrong receipt I guess. I did look in the BIOS and see that the RAM speed is targeting 1372mHz, if that means anything. PerniciousKnid fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Nov 27, 2014 |
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Nov 27, 2014 01:44
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If you put only the new RAM in does it show up as 8GB? I know sometimes mixing different brands of RAM can cause issues.
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Nov 27, 2014 06:57
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Zogo posted:If you put only the new RAM in does it show up as 8GB? Yes, I took out the old RAM and it still shows up at 8GB.
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Nov 27, 2014 17:55
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You never want to mix RAM with different timings or voltages as it can cause problems. I've not personally tried forcing the RAM timings to match the worst of a mixed set of RAM, but it might work, but would at a minimum slow down your new ram
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Nov 29, 2014 01:07
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Zarc posted:You never want to mix RAM with different timings or voltages as it can cause problems. I've not personally tried forcing the RAM timings to match the worst of a mixed set of RAM, but it might work, but would at a minimum slow down your new ram Yeah, they're both 1.5V CL9, I would've thought that would be enough.
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Nov 29, 2014 01:34
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That's not sufficient. All the timings need to be the same or you're just asking for trouble if it works at all.
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Nov 29, 2014 20:15
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