Defective memory slot? - Overclock.net

matman40 · 09-09-09

Hey guys, my new biostar ta790gxe has a defective memory slot, I was wondering if this is a common defect on motherboards or what?

I was about to get really upset, but I finally got it working after not using that slot (number 1 slot)

Installing Windows 7 as we speak!

dominique120 · 09-09-09

Its not very common to get a faulty slot, you should RMA the board

Mastiffman · 09-09-09

How do you know that the Dimm slot is Faulty? You can't boot with it at all? Can you get into the BIOS?

Bull · 09-09-09

I Think I may have just received the same problem, I have owned my MB (Asus-M4A79-T Deluxe) for almost 6 months with no problems, today I received my new Megahalems and proceeded to install it on my MB. My first boot gave me a no video signal error which means no bios either, trouble shooted my Trifire and tried to boot with each card seperatly...still a no go, Removed one stick of Ram and it booted just fine. I have found that I can only use one stick of Ram in slots 1 or 3, when I install the secound stick I cannot get into bios...each stick boots when used separetly. Anyone ever hear of a problem like this?

Thanks

stangcharger · 09-10-09

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Originally Posted by Bull

I Think I may have just received the same problem, I have owned my MB (Asus-M4A79-T Deluxe) for almost 6 months with no problems, today I received my new Megahalems and proceeded to install it on my MB. My first boot gave me a no video signal error which means no bios either, trouble shooted my Trifire and tried to boot with each card seperatly...still a no go, Removed one stick of Ram and it booted just fine. I have found that I can only use one stick of Ram in slots 1 or 3, when I install the secound stick I cannot get into bios...each stick boots when used separetly. Anyone ever hear of a problem like this?

Thanks

It won't boot with sticks in slots in both 1 and 3? I have had an issue before with slots 1 and 2.

and for thread, RMA the board. You never want to wait until you need the slot to RMA it cause then it might be to late.

Mastiffman · 09-10-09

WHy would you put them in slots one and three? That's not dual channel. The slots are numbered as follows:
0,1,2 & 3

Dual channel can be ran with just two sticks, ONLY in the Black slots (0&1) or in the Blue slots (2&3) or in Slots 0&3 at the same time and I believe 1&2 and the same time.

Now if you can't boot with only one stick at a time in every single slot, as long as the module being used works in the other slots, then I would get an RMA on the board.

Good luck!

Or all four dimms at once will yield dual channel.

Bull · 09-10-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mastiffman

WHy would you put them in slots one and three? That's not dual channel. The slots are numbered as follows:
0,1,2 & 3

Dual channel can be ran with just two sticks, ONLY in the Black slots (0&1) or in the Blue slots (2&3) or in Slots 0&3 at the same time and I believe 1&2 and the same time.

Now if you can't boot with only one stick at a time in every single slot, as long as the module being used works in the other slots, then I would get an RMA on the board.

Good luck!

Or all four dimms at once will yield dual channel.

Sorry I meant slots 3&4...slots 1&2 are for OC or ECC Memory modules

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