But when I plug in only one everything seems to start normally. Why is that. I had both Ram working the same time on my old motherboard, but It dont work together with my new motherboard. is there a way to configure this that i dont know about
2007-01-28 09:52:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
If I use one card at a time it work fine. If I use both of them together it dont start up. My computer also crash more often now. What is causing it.
2007-01-28 10:05:20 · update #1
You should really specify your old and new mobo's so you can get an exact answer;
A few things it may be:
The new motherbard may not accept the total amount of ram.
The new mobo may accept mixed memory types, but will usually only accept older types on certain memory banks (your mobo manual should be able to tell you this.
Maybe the second memory bank on the new mobo is malfunctioning.
Are both the sticks of memory the same speed? Your old mobo may be more tolerant than the new one.
Best thing is to look at the new mobo manual - if you dont have this you can google for your new mobo model to go straight to the mobo manufacturing website which should either have the full spec of your mobo or allow you to download the mobo manual.
Hope this helps
2007-01-28 10:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by redbaron101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newer computers have the ability to use RAM in dual channel mode when two identical stick are installed.. if two mismatched sticks are installed this may be causing a problem. If you can go to the bios setup screen as soon as you boot up with two sticks in it. See if there are ram adjustments that you can make to get the memory to work.
2007-01-28 17:59:10 · answer #2 · answered by Fremen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
youve got a memory mismatch....make sure the chips are from the same company, check the speed, voltage, pin numbers, etc.
if you switch the sticks you might be able to get away with it, at the risk of your computer crashing occasionally.
switching meaning putting stick 1 in slot 2 instead of 1 and vice versa
2007-01-28 17:55:57 · answer #3 · answered by jlp.media 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the ram cards may be incompatible. Try starting up with one ram card then take it out and use the other. If it starts with just one card in it, that is your problem. Let us know in comments.
2007-01-28 17:58:58 · answer #4 · answered by Twizard113 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey there are two kinds of Memory Slots available in Market...1- is "DDR" and 2-is "SDR" ....wht is Model of ur MotherBoard...
2- are they both working separately or one working and other does not... and if they work separately (all of 2)..then sorry buddy i can not help u more...bye
2007-01-28 18:18:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU ARE USING THE SAME BRAND RAM?
2007-01-28 18:54:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋