Hi there
Here I am posting my latest hardware problem. Hoping you guys can rescue me as usual.
I recently had some problems with my computer after installing a new hard drive (it wouldn?t power on at all). So, I took the drastic steps of RMA-ing my motherboard and bought a new power supply (replaced Antex NEOPOWER 480 with PC POWER & COOLING Silencer 610 EPS12V.)
I put everything together very carefully and then power on. Bingo, everything ok. Then I try to add the second RAM module (for total of 2G) and I get the following POST error ?SYSTEM FAILED MEMORY TEST?. I think that maybe the 2nd module went bad somehow, and try starting the computer, after swapping in the other single RAM module. Everything is ok. So, both modules work. And remember, on my previous setup (same module motherboard), both modules worked together ok.
I called ASUS. They told me to call Kingston and that Kingston should walk me though manually setting the CAS LATENCY, and this will fix my problem. I do this, and it doesn?t help. Kingston decides to send me new RAM (same ValueRAM, but made by a different manufacturer). Same error with the new RAM, no improvement.
What should I do now? Last time I called ASUS they told me that it was my CPU which was causing the problem. I don?t believe this, because my CPU worked fine with that RAM on the motherboard.
Do you think the motherboard they sent me might be defective?
Do you think if I was to buy another company?s RAM this might solve the problem? Which one should I buy? Money is not really an issue, I just want to solve this as quickly as possible, with minimum headache. I have read on this board that lots of people found this motherboard ?finicky? with memory.
Thank you all!
quanttrade
Hardware details:
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
ATI 100-435513 Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
PC POWER & COOLING Silencer 610 EPS12V
Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory Model KVR400X64C3AK2/2G - Retail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Antec Performance I P180 Silver 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis, 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4x HDD area ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX - Retail
NEC DVD Burner Black IDE Model ND-3520A-KIT-BLN - Retail
Here I am posting my latest hardware problem. Hoping you guys can rescue me as usual.
I recently had some problems with my computer after installing a new hard drive (it wouldn?t power on at all). So, I took the drastic steps of RMA-ing my motherboard and bought a new power supply (replaced Antex NEOPOWER 480 with PC POWER & COOLING Silencer 610 EPS12V.)
I put everything together very carefully and then power on. Bingo, everything ok. Then I try to add the second RAM module (for total of 2G) and I get the following POST error ?SYSTEM FAILED MEMORY TEST?. I think that maybe the 2nd module went bad somehow, and try starting the computer, after swapping in the other single RAM module. Everything is ok. So, both modules work. And remember, on my previous setup (same module motherboard), both modules worked together ok.
I called ASUS. They told me to call Kingston and that Kingston should walk me though manually setting the CAS LATENCY, and this will fix my problem. I do this, and it doesn?t help. Kingston decides to send me new RAM (same ValueRAM, but made by a different manufacturer). Same error with the new RAM, no improvement.
What should I do now? Last time I called ASUS they told me that it was my CPU which was causing the problem. I don?t believe this, because my CPU worked fine with that RAM on the motherboard.
Do you think the motherboard they sent me might be defective?
Do you think if I was to buy another company?s RAM this might solve the problem? Which one should I buy? Money is not really an issue, I just want to solve this as quickly as possible, with minimum headache. I have read on this board that lots of people found this motherboard ?finicky? with memory.
Thank you all!
quanttrade
Hardware details:
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
ATI 100-435513 Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
PC POWER & COOLING Silencer 610 EPS12V
Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory Model KVR400X64C3AK2/2G - Retail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Antec Performance I P180 Silver 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis, 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4x HDD area ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX - Retail
NEC DVD Burner Black IDE Model ND-3520A-KIT-BLN - Retail
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