OK, I need to know what motherboard and operating system you're using and any other problems I should look aout for such as RAM compatability.
I've been looking at upgrading - possibly to an EVGA mobo and a quad core CPU.......and then upgrade to Vista home premium.
This is a PC that has to do everything - act as a TV, DVD player, games machine, word processor, graphic design/ media editor and of course, music player.
I'm currently running a P5N-E SLI mobo (which doesn't support more than 2Gb of RAM as claimed by ASUS - system won't boot....locks up at POST and can't enter BIOS) 2Gb Kingston Value RAM, e6420 Core 2 Duo overclocked @ 20%.
Your knowledge and help will be much appreciated
2007-07-10 11:23:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
not sure of what you need but surely if asus claim that it can take more ram then surely it must be a small error on the motherboard. read the manual for m/b and it should tell you in there if any changes are needed to run more ram and also when pc will reboot ok enter bios then and change settings before you phsically put ram in.
never no may be something simple!!!!!
2007-07-10 11:38:44 · answer #1 · answered by welshnproud 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well that motherboard does support more than 2GB of RAM, I have seen it done. There could be many reasons for your problem, bad stick of RAM, bad motherboard, RAM is running at too high a speed because of overclock, etc. I can't really tell for sure without more info, email or instant message me (preferibly IM for this problem) and I can help you out further there.
As for what motherboards, well just look on the specs, they wil tell you how much they support. Do keep in mind that if you are using 2GB modules they do not overclock nearly as well as 1GB modules. As for operating system, for anything over 2GB you really should have a 64 bit OS, for over 4GB it is mandatory.
2007-07-10 13:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi most Microsoft OS's have a 2Gb RAM ceiling - you could run MS server advanced...
2007-07-18 03:55:21 · answer #3 · answered by Mike B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you really want to waste your time on Vista go ahead but you will be dissapointed when it doesn't recognise any of your hardware unless they have the Vista approved logo on them all. Which i doubt they don't.
2007-07-11 04:44:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go here to check the board
http://www.trustedreviews.com/motherboards/review/2006/08/04/eVGA-131-K8-NF44/p1
2007-07-10 11:41:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why are you clocking a duel core with crap memory...or at all, stop reading websites and your software will work properly
2007-07-11 01:03:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋