Cant add more ram.

[redxmoonx]

i asked this a while back no one was able to really answer me. 

i have a gigabyte z97 sli with 2x4gb team zeus red rams of stick. i have them on slots  1 and 3.
if i add more ram then the pc wont post. 

i cant figure out whats wrong and i rather see if i can fix it before i waste $150 on a new board.

[Unhelpful]

i asked this a while back no one was able to really answer me. 

i have a gigabyte z97 sli with 2x4gb team zeus red rams of stick. i have them on slots  1 and 3.

if i add more ram then the pc wont post. 

i cant figure out whats wrong and i rather see if i can fix it before i waste $150 on a new board.

Take out your old ram and just put in the new stuff, see if the new ram is bad.

[skyress3000]

what ram are you adding? is it the same brand/timing/size?

[redxmoonx]

what ram are you adding? is it the same brand/timing/size?

its the exact same ram i have a total of 4 of those sticks

 

Take out your old ram and just put in the new stuff, see if the new ram is bad.

i tried that. when i first got them i replaced them. i was sent 2 brand new ones. same thing happened.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Try just the new RAM on its own. If it works, then try a combination of one stick of new and one of old. If you find a particular pair that don't work together, then there's not really a whole lot you can do, as mixing RAM is never certain to work together. 

[Unhelpful]

i tried that. when i first got them i replaced them. i was sent 2 brand new ones. same thing happened.

Try the old ram in 2 and 4.

[redxmoonx]

Try just the new RAM on its own. If it works, then try a combination of one stick of new and one of old. If you find a particular pair that don't work together, then there's not really a whole lot you can do, as mixing RAM is never certain to work together. 

i have tried the new ram on its own. and combinations. i dont think its the ram. i think its the board. 

if i put the ram in slot 1 and 3 then it works fine

[Oshino Shinobu]

i have tried the new ram on its own. and combinations. i dont think its the ram. i think its the board. 

if i put the ram in slot 1 and 3 then it works fine

So, if you put any RAM (even just one stick) in slot 2 or 4, the system doesn't boot? Or only when you have it in both 2 and 4? If none of the DIMMs work in a particular slot, then you've got a dead slot. If it won't boot when a certain channel is occupied in both slots, then there may be a controller type issue. A BIOS update might fix it. 

[redxmoonx]

So, if you put any RAM (even just one stick) in slot 2 or 4, the system doesn't boot? Or only when you have it in both 2 and 4? If none of the DIMMs work in a particular slot, then you've got a dead slot. If it won't boot when a certain channel is occupied in both slots, then there may be a controller type issue. A BIOS update might fix it.

It boots when its only one.

Or when its two on 1&3 but not if I add to 2&4

I did an update not long ago. That didnt fix the issue