Weird memory issue

[Chris Bier]

Any beep codes?

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 04:58:23PM -0600, Kendric Beachey wrote:
> I just got four 2GB memory modules for my computer (running on 1 GB
> was starting to try my patience).  These were destined for the four
> slots on my motherboard (Intel DG965RY).
> 
> These combinations produce a happily working machine:
> 
> any one DIMM in any slot
> any two DIMMs in any two slots
> any three DIMMs in any three slots
> 
> This combination produces a machine that can't get as far as the BIOS
> power-on self test:
> 
> all four DIMMs in all four slots
> 
> It fires up the fans and stuff for about five seconds, then shuts off.
>  Then it waits about five seconds, and fires up again...and it repeats
> the cycle, endlessly, until I pull the plug.
> 
> Has anyone seen this sort of thing before?  All of the DIMMs and all
> of the slots have been proven to work in isolation or combinations up
> to three...it's just when I try to use all four at once that it conks
> out.
> 
> Kendric Beachey
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