Vista does not set on with 8gb Ram

[Nib13]

This problem plagues me from two weeks, preventing me to work. Till now nobody has found the solution.
Microsoft give the guilt to the Asus but without say that the motherboard is incompatible, Asus Tech Italy does not know to answer and writes to Asus Taiwan and I shall waiting, while the support forum of the Asus has tried to gives some suggestions to me, modifying the settings in the bios (currently default), but uselessly.

After to have received the dvd 64bit, I have installed Vista Businness 64bit, bought just because I had necessity of 8GB.. The system with 4GB started, more not. The bios (than however reads 8gb) reads the geforce, appears the motherboard logo, then the screen remains dark.
If I try boot from dvd the story does not change, the dvd read for some seconds and nothing other.
I've tried to disconnect the Hard disk with Vista to make a new installation on that free HD. In this way the dvd it works, appears the bar of loading, but then when the end of loading is near, it does not proceed beyond.
ASUS M3A32 MVP Deluxe WIFI
AMD Phenom 9500
Gainward Geforce 8800GS
4x2 Kingston 667
2 Hd Western Digital 10000rpm
Trust 570w

thank you
PS:I've just upgraded the bios

 

[ducksauce88]

Not sure but, could it be a resolution problem? Were you running the 64 bit with the 4gb of ram? Was it running fine until you upgraded the bios?

 

[Rhizomorph]

It's most likely a RAM/BIOS/Motherboard issue. You say it will boot just fine with 4GB? Try taking out that 4GB and replacing it with your new chips (don't lose track of which chips are which). If it does not boot with the other 4GB, then you know one or both of those 2x2 chips is bad. If it does boot, then you may want to double check your BIOS settings and make sure your RAM is getting enough voltage (I think 1.8v for your chips). If it's on Auto, try manually setting it to your chips' specs.

Also, in order to rule out a possible short or some other malfunction on your MB, see if you can boot with working 4GB in the other two slots (B1/B2 instead of A1/A2). If your 2x2 chips boot up in one slot and not the other, you may be dealing with a bad board.

But I do know for sure that Vista x64 handles 8GB just fine. I recently added another 4GB to make 8GB total and Vista detected it and booted up with no problems at all.

 

[Jonno_G]

This may sound strange, but try pulling out all of your RAM except the 1st stick, and disconnecting all except one HDD.

I have a system very similar to yours that I am trying to get running at the moment, it consists of the following:

ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe WiFi
NVIDIA GF8800GTS
4x1GB Corsair Dominator DDR1066
3x Seagate 250GB SATA II HDD
Vista Ultimate x64 (SP1 loaded after install)

One of the users on the ASUS forum recommended bringing the total RAM (system + video) down to or under 1 gig during the install process, then, once you have SP1 installed you can add the drivers for your hardware - mobo drivers first, then graphics, then any other peripherals.

It pays to install the drivers one at a time, too. Download them from ASUS if you have to. Stay away from their "Utilities" at the moment, though, particularly ASUS PCProbeII as it fails at 5% of the install and damages your OS so that you need to revert to a restore point. I wouldn't bother with it anyway, as it is just reading the info from the WMI to display in a 'prettified' format. There are other applcations out there that do the same thing in a more professional looking skin.

One thing to be VERY aware of, too, is that there appears to be some sort of issue with ASUS' implementation of the ATI SB600 Southbridge on this board when installing a 64-bit version of Windows. I have had about 5 complete OS failures so far within the past week with the last one at midnight last night after the system had appeared to be stable for most of the day.

I'm still searching for a solution to this issue, so if I find it I'll post it here.

 

[Clevo]

This may sound strange, but try pulling out all of your RAM except the 1st stick, and disconnecting all except one HDD.

I have a system very similar to yours that I am trying to get running at the moment, it consists of the following:

ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe WiFi
NVIDIA GF8800GTS
4x1GB Corsair Dominator DDR1066
3x Seagate 250GB SATA II HDD
Vista Ultimate x64 (SP1 loaded after install)

One of the users on the ASUS forum recommended bringing the total RAM (system + video) down to or under 1 gig during the install process, then, once you have SP1 installed you can add the drivers for your hardware - mobo drivers first, then graphics, then any other peripherals.

It pays to install the drivers one at a time, too. Download them from ASUS if you have to. Stay away from their "Utilities" at the moment, though, particularly ASUS PCProbeII as it fails at 5% of the install and damages your OS so that you need to revert to a restore point. I wouldn't bother with it anyway, as it is just reading the info from the WMI to display in a 'prettified' format. There are other applcations out there that do the same thing in a more professional looking skin.

One thing to be VERY aware of, too, is that there appears to be some sort of issue with ASUS' implementation of the ATI SB600 Southbridge on this board when installing a 64-bit version of Windows. I have had about 5 complete OS failures so far within the past week with the last one at midnight last night after the system had appeared to be stable for most of the day.

I'm still searching for a solution to this issue, so if I find it I'll post it here.

That was very informative Jonno...cheers

 

[Jonno_G]

That was very informative Jonno...cheers

Informative, yes, but maybe not very helpful.

I just re-read the OP's message and I think I misinterpreted it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but on further reading I think I now see that the OP is saying "My system works with 4GB, but when I add another 4GB (totalling 8GB) my system won't boot anymore."

In which case Rhizomorph's reply is far more helpful, as it would indeed appear to be a possible faulty RAM stick &/or slot.

Sorry if I caused any confusion - I'll shut up now and read problems more closely in future.

 

[Scotteq]

Use Memtest to make sure the modules work individually/in pairs. If so, and I suspect this will be the case, then I'd be willing to bet it's a physical issue with the mobo not being able to drive all 4 DIMMS on the automatic settings...

(1) MANUALLY set all timings to the manufacturer's certified. MANUALLY set the voltages to the max (or near max) of the manufacturer's rating. Manually set tRFC to 54 or greater, and ensure the command rate is set to 2T.

If that works, then consider lowering the voltage - still staying in the recommended range.

If that doesn't work: (2) Bump the voltage to the North Bridge by one setting, and try again. So if the NB voltage is 1.3 then bump it to 1.31, or whatever the next higher setting is.

If that still doesn't work (3) Relax your timings a notch: For example, if your RAM is 4-4-4-12, then try 5-5-5-15. Since you have 667 stuff, it may well be Cas 3 (3-3-3-*), so try 4's in that instance.



In my case, I have 8GB of 800 Mhz OCZ Reapers at 4-4-4-12, 2T, 2.05volts. tRFC is 54. FSB is set to 1.33. There was no need to loosen timings on my setup. Your Mileage probably Will Vary.