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No boot with Intel DG45ID or Asus P5Q-EM

Throckmorton

Throckmorton

Lifer
I wanted to switch over to mATX from my ATX mobo and full tower, so I bought an Asus P5Q-EM for my E6600, EVGA 8800GT, and 4gb of OCZ RAM. But once I put everything together and flipped the switch, I got no display except for once. That was with the PSU out of the case, so I switched it off and tried again, but nothing ever again. The video card fan spins up to full speed, but never slows down like it's supposed to.
I transferred everything back to the old mobo and it worked fine.

I thought I damaged the Asus, so I went and bought an Intel DG45ID, which I just spent hours and hours assembling, thanks to some small form factor hassles. Of course, when I switch it on, I get the exact same thing... video card fan spins at full speed and nothing works.

Anyone have any idea WTF is going on?
 
My first guess... RAM. You getting any beeps that give you an idea as to waht the issue is? In other words, 1 constant beep... many beeps etc?

Wait you transferred everything back to old mobo so your RAM might be ok. Can you see if just using one stick of RAM works?
 
Originally posted by: Throckmorton
I took out two sticks and it works! Thanks.


Now how the hell do I use all my RAM!?
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On my Asus P5Q-Pro, I had to 1st install 1 stick in 1 of the black slots and then go into the BIOS and raise the RAM core to around 1.98.
I then shut her down and installed the 2nd stick of ram.
Default voltage was lower and appears to have caused a problem with posting with 2 sticks.
 
check the ASUS memory qvl for your board to see if its compatible with four sticks of ram. You might also want to set the recommended manufacturer timings and voltages in the bios. sometimes you might have to up the voltages a bit to get the board to post.
 
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