[SOLVED] Incompatible ram?

DoomyCheese · 12-20-2007, 02:52 PM

I recently purchased a GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 2.0) motherboard but when I turn it on, I get through 1 or 2 screens before it crashes. I thought it might be the CPU overheating, and I reaplied Arctic Silver 5 to be sure, but still no luck. I think it might be my ram as it doesn't show up in the memory support list on the manufacturers website:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Awards/Mo...ProductID=2631

I have a 1GB stick of G.Skill DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz.

HawMan · 12-20-2007, 02:59 PM

What are the rest of the system specs including psu brand/wattage?

Can you get into the BIOS? If so post back with your voltages and tempretures.

DoomyCheese · 12-20-2007, 03:05 PM

The rest of my specs are in the 'My Sytem' drop down in my profile info over there < I replaced the PSU however with an Antec Trio 650w. It crashes too quick to get into the bios.

**twajetmech** · 12-21-2007, 11:40 AM

Can you rearrange the way the power is distributed to the various components, you may be overloading one of the 3 rails and underutilizing another. Max draw from any one rail cannot exceed 20A, so if you have the videocard and HDD's on one rail it may be too much during startup, if that fails, follow the directions in the bench testing link below to isolate which component may be giving trouble.

**kodi** · 12-21-2007, 11:57 AM

I have the same board and the same problem, you will find that if you remove the CMOS battery and use the jumpers to clear the bios it will post. The longer you leave the battery out the longer it will stay up without locking up.
I rma'd my board and am waiting for it to come back

DoomyCheese · 12-24-2007, 05:25 PM

Nevermind! After taking the computer appart and putting it back together again, it works great :D Merry Christmas!

12-20-2007, 02:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
DoomyCheese Cheesin' your Doom Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 109 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate [32-bit] My System	[SOLVED] Incompatible ram? I recently purchased a GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 2.0) motherboard but when I turn it on, I get through 1 or 2 screens before it crashes. I thought it might be the CPU overheating, and I reaplied Arctic Silver 5 to be sure, but still no luck. I think it might be my ram as it doesn't show up in the memory support list on the manufacturers website: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Awards/Mo...ProductID=2631 I have a 1GB stick of G.Skill DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz. __________________ (No more sig images??)

12-20-2007, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,396 OS: Win XP My System	Re: Incompatible ram? What are the rest of the system specs including psu brand/wattage? Can you get into the BIOS? If so post back with your voltages and tempretures. __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

12-20-2007, 03:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
DoomyCheese Cheesin' your Doom Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 109 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate [32-bit] My System	Re: Incompatible ram? The rest of my specs are in the 'My Sytem' drop down in my profile info over there < I replaced the PSU however with an Antec Trio 650w. It crashes too quick to get into the bios. __________________ (No more sig images??)

12-21-2007, 11:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
twajetmech Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LGA, NYC Posts: 2,368 OS: XP-Pro Sp2 & XP-Pro Sp2 Tablet Edition, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Incompatible ram? Can you rearrange the way the power is distributed to the various components, you may be overloading one of the 3 rails and underutilizing another. Max draw from any one rail cannot exceed 20A, so if you have the videocard and HDD's on one rail it may be too much during startup, if that fails, follow the directions in the bench testing link below to isolate which component may be giving trouble. __________________ PSU Selection/Info // Bench test // Thermal Paste // Memory Selection // Bios Beep Codes // CPU-Z// Posting System Specs

12-21-2007, 11:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 6,524 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate, XP Professional My System	Re: Incompatible ram? I have the same board and the same problem, you will find that if you remove the CMOS battery and use the jumpers to clear the bios it will post. The longer you leave the battery out the longer it will stay up without locking up. I rma'd my board and am waiting for it to come back __________________ Brian

12-24-2007, 05:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
DoomyCheese Cheesin' your Doom Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 109 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate [32-bit] My System	Re: Incompatible ram? Nevermind! After taking the computer appart and putting it back together again, it works great :D Merry Christmas! __________________ (No more sig images??)