<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>What are the specs on the DIMMS, PS, and energy draw of the devices?</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>I'd be surprised that 4 DIMMS would cause too much power drain, but as others have commented, <br></span></div><div><span>that is the symptom. Insufficient power, bad MB, or bad BIOS. Is there an updated BIOS for your MB?</span></div><div><br></div><div>Technically, your stated scenario should not work. There is only one supported configuration for three DIMMs on your MB.</div><div>In your case you are wanting to max out the memory to 8GB. With three it should be this configuration:</div><div>Channel A: 2 matched 2GB DIMMS</div><div>Channel B: 1 4GB DIMM in DIMM 0.</div><div>All same speed.</div><div><br></div><div>Some of your configurations are probably producing single channel memory operation.
Probably not healthy for either the memory or your system.</div><div><br></div><div>With, 2 DIMMs you should be using a matched pair in slot DIMM 0 only (channel A & B).</div><div>With 4, a matched pair in DIMM 0 and another matched pair in DIMM 1.</div><div>With 3, a matched pair in Channel A, and one of twice the size in Channel B, DIMM 0.</div><div><br></div><div>Just curious, but what type of DIMM are you using?</div><div>Also, I think that board can't run 8GB at 800MHz, as you need 1GB memory DIMMS and the MB doesn't support 1GB @ 800MHz. <br></div><div>So if your chips are 800 MHz, that may be the issue.<br></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Jack<br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span
style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Kendric Beachey <kendric.beachey@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> kclug <kclug@kclug.org>; kulua-l <kulua-l@googlegroups.com>; Mr. James Purl <james.purl@gmail.com>; Bert Pappas <robert.pappas@gmail.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, November 18, 2011 4:58 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Weird memory issue<br> </font> <br>
I just got four 2GB memory modules for my computer (running on 1 GB<br>was starting to try my patience). These were destined for the four<br>slots on my motherboard (Intel DG965RY).<br><br>These combinations produce a happily working machine:<br><br>any one DIMM in any slot<br>any two DIMMs in any two slots<br>any three DIMMs in any three slots<br><br>This combination produces a machine that can't get as far as the BIOS<br>power-on self test:<br><br>all four DIMMs in all four slots<br><br>It fires up the fans and stuff for about five seconds, then shuts off.<br> Then it waits about five seconds, and fires up again...and it repeats<br>the cycle, endlessly, until I pull the plug.<br><br>Has anyone seen this sort of thing before? All of the DIMMs and all<br>of the slots have been proven to work in isolation or combinations up<br>to three...it's just when I try to use all four at once that it conks<br>out.<br><br>Kendric
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