XX-Sunny-XX

Hey
Ok today i purchased some new ram for my sig rig

I bought a 2GB Stick of OCZ PC2-6400 Sli-Ready Edition (5-5-4@2.1v)

Ok so i put in the new ram
I started the pc and it wouldnt boot

I could hear the HDD,s constantly restarting

So i put in the old ram again and it worked
So i tried the OCZ again and it still didnt boot

Im using my old ram atm

Any ideas what the probelm could be guys?

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Acoma_Andy

Is it a single 2GB stick? And you tried it seperate from your old modules?

You have to check if the voltage and timings are correct. Once the set is properly running at stock specifications it should work. If it still doesn't boot up with stock specs, it's a DOA.

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XX-Sunny-XX

Yeah
I have tried it on its own
It doesnt even show the bios screen when its in

It just constantly restarts

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corky dorkelson

Is your ram voltage set at 2.1v in the BIOS?

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Acoma_Andy

Yes that is why you should put in the old stick, set the voltage to 2.1v and timings to what they are supposed to be. Then turn off PC, put the OCZ mem back in and boot up.

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XX-Sunny-XX

So

I put in my old ram

Go to the bios

Set Dram voltage to 2.1 (Wouldnt that fry my current ram?)

Then restart
Put ocz ram in

Is that right

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XX-Sunny-XX

Nope cant get to the bios

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"When you cannot breathe, nothing else matters..."

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DUNC4N

What is your old ram rated at? What did you have the voltage set at before?

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Bleached

Reset CMOS. When putting in new components always reset CMOS. Save your overclock settings somewhere then reset CMOS.

corky dorkelson

You don't need to reset CMOS when adding RAM.

Yes, your old modules will be fine at 2.1v for that short amount of time. You have to remember they are under little to no load in the BIOS.

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