Computer won't start when new RAM is inserted.

[refinedskillz]

Hello everyone. Some time ago, i bought myself four extra GBS of DDR2. To go along with my current 4. I have 4 slots on my mobo, but whenever i boot, my pc makes ram beeping erros. Ive seen other people get 8gb, but i dont know how. Any help?

[The Official Czex]

What speed?

 

What voltage?

[Curufinwe_wins]

So I don't know how applicable this is to your case, but there were a few generations there where getting all four dimms to work was a total crap shoot.

[VettleBolt]

DDR2

 

lol, i'm sorry, DID YOU BUY DDR2!?!!?

[The Official Czex]

DDR2

 

lol, i'm sorry, DID YOU BUY DDR2!?!!?

 

Some people don't have the money for a more modern system.

[zzenigmaxzz]

DDR2

 

lol, i'm sorry, DID YOU BUY DDR2!?!!?

he woudlnt be able to get it in the slot if he didnt 

 

unless he forced it... in that case hes beyond our ability to help

[VettleBolt]

Some people don't have the money for a more modern system.

Yeah i understand that, like i have 32GB Of Corsair Platinum DDR4

 

But still DDR2? 

 

DDR3 sells so cheap in the UK

[zzenigmaxzz]

Yeah i understand that, like i have 32GB Of Corsair Platinum DDR4

 

But still DDR2? 

 

DDR3 sells so cheap in the UK

you do realize that some boards need ddr2 right? 

[The Official Czex]

Yeah i understand that, like i have 32GB Of Corsair Platinum DDR4

 

But still DDR2? 

 

DDR3 sells so cheap in the UK

 

Boards that take DDR2 are incompatible with DDR, DDR3, and DDR4...

 

If you didn't know that, I can't believe that you have 32GB of Dominator Platinums.

[VettleBolt]

Boards that take DDR2 are incompatible with DDR, DDR3, and DDR4...

 

If you didn't know that, I can't believe that you have 32GB of Dominator Platinums.

Yes, i do know this

 

I'm not a idiot

[MACGYVR]

Yes, i do know this

 

I'm not a idiot

u sure?

[zzenigmaxzz]

Yes, i do know this

 

I'm not a idiot

then why would you make a comment asking why he got ddr2 instead of 3......

 

anyways to try and help op

first things first, are both sets of ram the same? same timings, voltage, brand(preferably)

try posting your pc with just the new ram, if it doesnt post you have bad ram, try different configurations of all ram 

 

but most likely if they are different kits then they may not be compatiible, it really is a crap shoot when you combine different ram sets, thats why people say to get all your ram at the same time if possible to avoid stuff like this

[MACGYVR]

Yes, i do know this

 

I'm not a idiot

i get what ur saying, alot of my folks use the old hardware, and im rocking i5 4690k r9 390 850 evo sdd, and laughing at them behind there backs,

but hey if an older gen pc hardware gets the job done so be it.

[refinedskillz]

Yeah i understand that, like i have 32GB Of Corsair Platinum DDR4

 

But still DDR2? 

 

DDR3 sells so cheap in the UK

Iv'e stuck with one DDR2 board my whole life, i plan to change in a month.

[refinedskillz]

What speed?

 

What voltage?

I don't know the voltage. I know the speed of all my ram is 800 mhz

[refinedskillz]

So I don't know how applicable this is to your case, but there were a few generations there where getting all four dimms to work was a total crap shoot.

What do you mean?

[Curufinwe_wins]

What do you mean?

Literally for a few generations of motherboards a good 75% of all motherboard/cpu combo's just wouldn't run 2 dimms per channel properly.

[refinedskillz]

then why would you make a comment asking why he got ddr2 instead of 3......

 

anyways to try and help op

first things first, are both sets of ram the same? same timings, voltage, brand(preferably)

try posting your pc with just the new ram, if it doesnt post you have bad ram, try different configurations of all ram 

 

but most likely if they are different kits then they may not be compatiible, it really is a crap shoot when you combine different ram sets, thats why people say to get all your ram at the same time if possible to avoid stuff like this

It's annoying. The current ram im using is korean, i bought another set of korean, they are completley diffrent brands, but they have similar clocks, i though only the clocks needed to be the same, and someone told me you cant have more than 4GB of ram in a DDR2 board.

[refinedskillz]

Literally for a few generations of motherboards a good 75% of all motherboard/cpu combo's just wouldn't run 2 dimms per channel properly.

Oh, right. Well i have an AMD Phenom 9850 quad core Black edition at 2.7ghz. My mobo is a Gigabyte MA-770-UD3

[zzenigmaxzz]

It's annoying. The current ram im using is korean, i bought another set of korean, they are completley diffrent brands, but they have similar clocks, i though only the clocks needed to be the same, and someone told me you cant have more than 4GB of ram in a DDR2 board.

if they are both say 9-9-9-24 (example of ddr3 timings) and say voltage is the same at say 1.5v then they should run, but if the timings are different or different voltages they might not work

 

there should be a sticker on the ram saying what the voltage and timings are, if not refer to manufacturers website

[VettleBolt]

Iv'e stuck with one DDR2 board my whole life, i plan to change in a month.

Ah i just assumed you bought the wrong Type of ram

[Xenift]

Did you force the ram sticks down,

They require plenty of force to put in, even more so for a old computer.

[HPWebcamAble]

It's annoying. The current ram im using is korean, i bought another set of korean, they are completley diffrent brands, but they have similar clocks, i though only the clocks needed to be the same, and someone told me you cant have more than 4GB of ram in a DDR2 board.

 

According to GIGABYTE's website, it supports up to 16 GB

 

Like zzenigmaxzz suggested, you need to try a single stick in each slot, then the other sticks in a working slot to make sure all slots / ram sticks are working