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Not posting using 2 DIMMs?

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So one of my RAM sticks recently died out the other day. I rebooted my system but it wasn't posting. After swapping sticks and jumping through all sorts of hoops, it turns out one of my sticks went kaput. So I ordered a new set of 4GBx2 and it had just arrived today. It turns out my system won't post using both sticks. I've cleared the CMOS multiple times. I've set bios settings to default and disabled XMP. I'm at my wit's end here and on the verge of adding an entire mobo to my annual upgrade list. Any ideas?

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So one of my RAM sticks recently died out the other day. I rebooted my system but it wasn't posting. After swapping sticks and jumping through all sorts of hoops, it turns out one of my sticks went kaput. So I ordered a new set of 4GBx2 and it had just arrived today. It turns out my system won't post using both sticks. I've cleared the CMOS multiple times. I've set bios settings to default and disabled XMP. I'm at my wit's end here and on the verge of adding an entire mobo to my annual upgrade list. Any ideas?

Do trial and error, try each stick of RAM individually with each RAM slot

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Do trial and error, try each stick of RAM individually with each RAM slot

 

 

Could be a bad slot.

Test the slots.

 

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Sorry. I forgot to mention that I did try other configurations and my computer simply refuses to post with anything more than single channel memory.

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Sorry. I forgot to mention that I did try other configurations and my computer simply refuses to post with anything more than single channel memory.

Watch the video.

Linus Explains that some bad dimms work, but don't work in dual channel.

Test with your old ram!

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Watch the video.

Linus Explains that some bad dimms work, but don't work in dual channel.

Test with your old ram!

He didn't offer a concise solution, mentioning it could be multiple overlapping problems. I don't have any spare DDR3 sets laying around like he does. And I don't have any higher powered PSUs laying around like he does. I can't afford to play the guessing game at this point, and I don't have the time to let my computer run Prime95 for days on end and continue juggling BIOS settings and versions.

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