Hi all. Ive just tried to put in some pc3200 geil (2 stiks of 256mb) into my MB, and i tried to turn it on... No luck... Its turned on but there was no response... no monitor, or anything.. just the fans buzzing away. I know the ram is compatble, with my mainboard, as i have just built another pc with the same MB and same ram.. but i bort the sam ram for me. an she dont work... got any ideas? or is it just Fucked? Heres my PC spec. all built by me. MB: MSI K8N Neo Platinum nForce3 250 (Socket 754) Motherboard Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3400 Newcastle 130nm (Socket 754) - OEM Ram (Old): Shitey pc2700 shit from TINY 512, and sum single layer kngston 256 Ram(new): GeIL 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 GFX: Connect3D ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) <MY BABY !!!> thatll do...
Are you using it alongside the RAM you already have? You should try the sticks individually, particularly the GeiL stuff, as there's a chance that it may not play nice with other brands. You're new RAM may also need more voltage than what your current stuff does, so you'll need to take the GeiL out and stick in the new stuff. Then go into BIOS, up the voltage for the DDR a little, save and exit, then shut down the PC and change the RAM out. I know MSI has some D-LED diagnostic feature that you might want to reference in case there's another problem. (check your manual for the specifics)
yea, I only ut in the geil... tried it individually etc.. its really confusing, but if i do turn the voltage up, and thats not the problem will it KABOOOOM or anything similar??? lol... i dnt really mean kaboom, i mean brake EDIT . Oh and how come it workx in exactly the same machine as i built my brother for cristmas?? theres no problem there, an i didnt turn up the voltage... maybe the things just brokage..
Try your old memory in your new board, the new board may be damaged. If your old memory doesn't work then you noew that the board is damaged and you will need to RMA it, if it does work, RMA the memory and say you were told it was compatible, however it does not seem to work, and explain that you have tested it in another motherboard exactly the same. Also, i would highly recommend getting some faster memory, even PC3500, as the 64's are really good at overclocking considering.. (my 939 board does anyway (3200+ @ 3500+ speeds) 2000Mhz stock, and i have 512MB Geil PC3200 @ 235FSB (2350Mhz) 3500+ = 2400 so im almost there! If you want some really good memory i'll sell you mine, as ive ordered some new stuff be v.cheap and its only 2 months old if so PM me.. (get a refund on ur 256mb x 2 save ur £80 or whatever and ill sell you mine alot cheaper ) PM me
