intel d845wn, 3x1gb ram won't work

geoffgeoff · 02-12-2008, 10:09 AM

I have an Intel D845WN mobo, been running fine with 3 x 256mb ram. I purchased 3 1gb ram sticks, 133mhz, cl3, ecc and can't get the machine to boot with any combination of old and new sticks. Any suggestions?

**oldmn** · 02-12-2008, 10:45 AM

Welcome to TSF
Looking at the spec's for your board it may not support 1 gig modules.

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d845wn/sb/cs-008941.htm#1

geoffgeoff · 02-12-2008, 10:57 AM

I checked the mobo specs before I bought the ram, and I thought I was doing the right thing.

* 3.3 V (only) 168-pin SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated contacts
* Unbuffered single-sided or double-sided DIMMs
* Maximum total system memory*: 3 GB with 3 DIMMs (using 512 MB technology); minimum total system memory: 32 MB
* 133 MHz SDRAM DIMMs only
* Serial Presence Detect (SPD)
* Suspend to RAM support
* ECC and non-ECC DIMMs

I still have the setup CD for the mobo. Is it possible that I need to boot off that CD or do something along those lines?

02-12-2008, 10:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
geoffgeoff Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	intel d845wn, 3x1gb ram won't work I have an Intel D845WN mobo, been running fine with 3 x 256mb ram. I purchased 3 1gb ram sticks, 133mhz, cl3, ecc and can't get the machine to boot with any combination of old and new sticks. Any suggestions?

02-12-2008, 10:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
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02-12-2008, 10:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
geoffgeoff Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: intel d845wn, 3x1gb ram won't work I checked the mobo specs before I bought the ram, and I thought I was doing the right thing. * 3.3 V (only) 168-pin SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated contacts * Unbuffered single-sided or double-sided DIMMs * Maximum total system memory: 3 GB with 3 DIMMs (using 512 MB technology); minimum total system memory: 32 MB 133 MHz SDRAM DIMMs only * Serial Presence Detect (SPD) * Suspend to RAM support * ECC and non-ECC DIMMs I still have the setup CD for the mobo. Is it possible that I need to boot off that CD or do something along those lines?