Issue's with adding more ram.

[Gorfatron]

I bought my PC with 2 gigs of ram " the companies ram price was super high" and i bought 8 gigs of OCZ2vu8004gk pc 6400 2gig Dualchannel, the "vista upgrade ram". Ive had alot of issues with the computer running without the standard ram i bought it with. Like my old MB died and i got a replacement from the maker of my pc and i couldn't reinstall vista until i put the original ram back in.


The qeustion being y would i have to put the original ram back in and is there something in vista that gets testy when you change hardware?

 

[PlayForPleasure]

Hi,
check if your Motherboard is capable of using your RAM type. If this is the case, you shouldn't have any problems using your RAM.

 

[Gorfatron]

i got a M2n-sli deluxe the specs say i can go up to 8 gigs with 2 gig sticks. So after i got the operating system back in i should be able to install the ram then?

 

[PlayForPleasure]

Well i don't know why it shouldn't work. Vista has no problems with 8 GB RAM. When you experience probs, the hardware is the one to blame for. You could try a BIOS update then. But before you do it, just try it...

 

[Gorfatron]

i was haveing some issue's running 8 gigs of ram but turns out after testing one stick has issues. Its not dead but definetly not stable time for replacement

 

[johngalt]

Wrong - Vista has no problems with 8 GB of RAM ***depending on a variety of factors***, a lot of which seem to be chipset related.

Have you tried just *2* of the OCZ RAM installed until Vista is installed? I own an eVGA motherboard that has an nVidia chipset, and it seems that Vista doesn't like installing if all 4 DIMM slots are populated....

Could be a similar issue for your board as well....

 

[SCSIraidGURU]

Can you do 2 then 3 then 4?

 

[Gorfatron]

i wasn't ssaying vista has issues with 8 gigs i ment my system is getting fatals with the ocz 8 gigs. BUT update i tryed using the Asus bios update becuase it i was unable to get even the 3 sticks working without error. With the great luckive been haveing with this system i got kicked in the balls again. the asus support tool was doing the bios update and it FAILED now i can't reinstall the old bios becuase the bios freezes up when trying to get into the flash tool. wewt im sick of this pc ive had nothing but bad luck with it. bahh

i can only assume now im gonna have to get a new Motherboard or is there another method of getting the old bios back in

btw my MB is a M2N-sli deluxe

 

[SCSIraidGURU]

Install one stick. Download memtest86 ISO CD. Burn it. Use it to test each stick one at a time.

 

[Gorfatron]

i can't after the bios update failure can't get to the OP so im guessing its a paper weight until i get a new MB the bios freezes up when trying to put the old one back in

 

[johngalt]

Maybe not - I have seen multiple sites that have information on restoring failed flashed BIOSs - I'd first and foremost hit the forums for your motherboard manufacturer and see what they say, or contact their technical support division.

If that doesn't lead anywhere, then you might try some other sites as well, I can Google the ones to look for and see if it helps or not. Hopefully, though, the ASUS folks should be able to help you out of this jam.

 

[SCSIraidGURU]

You can get a new BIOS from BIOSMAN.com

 

[Gorfatron]

ty for the help fellas ill post an update when i get it up and running

 

[xguntherc]

Google that, "reinstalling old bios after flash failure"... there's way to get past that..

 

[johngalt]

Sorry, Gor, my post was in reply to PlayforPleasure, not you.

 

[Gorfatron]

WEWT i got my MB back up and running agian with the advice given here TY ALL for the help and advice, and with the new bios in. Least now i learned something " i love learning"

I sent back the 8 gigs of OCZ and i'm going to try 8 gigs of Crucial now "MB recomended" Hopefully it will like the Crucial ram alot more than it did the OCZ.



Again TY all for the help ill post when i get the 8 gigs of crucial installed.

 

[JOKesTER]

Install one stick. Download memtest86 ISO CD. Burn it. Use it to test each stick one at a time.

If You Have Your Vista Install Disc Memtest 86 is Included On It.

 

[SCSIraidGURU]

Is the Vista Memtest 86 the full test version that boots from CD and runs without Windows loaded?

 

[JOKesTER]

Is the Vista Memtest 86 the full test version that boots from CD and runs without Windows loaded?

Yeah It Will Run With Windows Installed But Not Inside The Actual Operating Enviroment...

 

[Gorfatron]

Wewt Got the new Crucial ram install all 8 gigs in and running smooth as glass. Ran the Memory test tool and its all good Ty a ton all with the advice and help on my Motherboard Bios issues and the ram install advice. TY tons~!:D