What type of MoBo and RAM do you have? Is it listed in your Sig Rig?
DFI NF4 SLI DR " Orange slots not posting "
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the mobo is listed in the title and the ram is the DDR400 OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
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Originally Posted by HACKhalo2  What type of MoBo and RAM do you have? Is it listed in your Sig Rig? |
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really! when did this happen. I will not RMA the board. I just wan't to make sure it's not the cpu.
thank you,
N2G
Originally Posted by ljason8eg Sounds like what happened to my board. Dead orange DIMM slots. Kinda funny that someone else here might have the exact same problem as I did. That sounds exactly what happened to me. Just a word of warning, if you want them to RMA it, good luck. |
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N2G
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Sorry I was not more descriptive. I'm using a Opteron 180 in a socket 939 mobo using only DDR400 ram.
Originally Posted by ducrider My DFI Blood Iron has 2 slots for DDR2 and 2 slots for DDR2/3.Meaning you can run DDR2 in all 4 slots or you can run only slot 1&3 with DDR2 or you can run DDR3 in slots 2&4.Check you motherboard instruction manual to verify this. |
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thanks I may be having the opposite problem as you did. Where as the yellow works and the orange randomely work. I'm just trying to find out if a bad memory controller in the cpu would cause this or if it would definately be related to the mobo.
Thank you,
N2G
Originally Posted by shinji2k I'm using the orange slots on my NF4 SLI-DR. I'm not sure if I ever tried the yellow slots. It's been a while since I messed with that computer but I seem to remember never having much luck using the yellow slots without having the orange slots occupied as well. |
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N2G
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Thanks bro.
So here's the skinny. I just purchased an Opty 180 and this set of OCZ plats and I just am worried that either the cpu or ram is bad. I will test it all out and repost my findings. If it turns out to be mobo related then I will be a little more comfortable. How ever if there is a chance that it is cpu or ram related then I will have to return both as it was a combo deal.
Thank you,
N2G
Originally Posted by shinji2k You might want to try one stick of ram at a time. I'm still not sure exactly why I'm using the orange slots. It's been a couple years since I really messed with that rig. I had a look around and it seems that the orange slot is supposed to be more compatible. I've found that a lot of people have found that only one set of slots (yellow or orange) likes to play nice. Some people it's orange and some yellow. If you are only planning on two sticks of ram, I wouldn't be worried about it as long as they work in one of the slots. |
So here's the skinny. I just purchased an Opty 180 and this set of OCZ plats and I just am worried that either the cpu or ram is bad. I will test it all out and repost my findings. If it turns out to be mobo related then I will be a little more comfortable. How ever if there is a chance that it is cpu or ram related then I will have to return both as it was a combo deal.
Thank you,
N2G
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Sure thing will do. I will test w/mushkin ram and so on and let you all know. I just finished running an extensive WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostics on a new drive so the bios ram test is next. If the ram passes a full pass of memtest86+ then I will start testing the mushkin in the orange slots and maybe use a toothbrush in the orange slots and an erasser on the OCZ ram just to make sure I'm getting a good contact.
Thank you for your persistance and follow ups.
N2G
Originally Posted by shinji2k I'm pretty sure it's just the mobo being picky with the ram. I would play around with different combos of ram and slots to see if you can get it boot reliable. You wont know until you can start poking around, keep us updated. |
Thank you for your persistance and follow ups.
N2G
Actually, I remember a similar issue with the Asus M2N32 SLI Deluxe. Something about the system becoming stable when placing the ram in the black slots as opposed to the yellow ones.
And I really doubt this could be a processor issue. And I wouldn't mind running the ram in the yellow slots. As long as it works.
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Also, this thread my come in handy.
http://i4memory.com/f29/618-2-bios-y...nge-slots-736/
It seems the baord is picky with the slots depending on the IC's used in the installed memory modules.
Really nothing to worry about.
And I really doubt this could be a processor issue. And I wouldn't mind running the ram in the yellow slots. As long as it works.
Also, this thread my come in handy.
http://i4memory.com/f29/618-2-bios-y...nge-slots-736/
It seems the baord is picky with the slots depending on the IC's used in the installed memory modules.
Really nothing to worry about.
The Orange ones are notorious for not working correctly. Same thing happens with my SLI Dr Expert
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It's a mobo issue
It's a mobo issue
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Thank you,
I just found out that the stickers on the ram recently purchased from ebay are different then what CPU-Z reports. Have a look see. My original ram in my system to the left and the new ram listed in a identical system to the right. The ram I bought on ebay to the right have the same stickers as the system w/the ram to the left but the one on the right is not as advertised or labled. Man this has me so hot right now. Look at the part numbers it tells the whole story better then I ever could!
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Originally Posted by simfreak47 The Orange ones are notorious for not working correctly. Same thing happens with my SLI Dr Expert
It's a mobo issue |
I just found out that the stickers on the ram recently purchased from ebay are different then what CPU-Z reports. Have a look see. My original ram in my system to the left and the new ram listed in a identical system to the right. The ram I bought on ebay to the right have the same stickers as the system w/the ram to the left but the one on the right is not as advertised or labled. Man this has me so hot right now. Look at the part numbers it tells the whole story better then I ever could!
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Yup but I am not using all 4 in one board. I have another identical board with the correct ram as labled on the sticker " typing this ATM on that system " but the system in question/diagnosis is the one w/the incorrectly labled ram. Cypress Hill comes to mind " How I could just Kill em man "
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N2G
Originally Posted by simfreak47 That might be one of the reasons it doesn't work. IIRC, the DFI motherboards are picky when it comes to mismatched RAMz0rz |
N2G
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Hm.. could try putting the correctly labeled RAM in the computer your trying to diagnose? Could be becuase the timings are different for each stick, and the motherboard is going nuts over that.
Then you could put the incorrectly labeled sticks into the other rig (basically swap RAM between the 2 computers)
Originally Posted by N2Gaming Yup but I am not using all 4 in one board. I have another identical board with the correct ram as labled on the sticker " typing this ATM on that system " but the system in question/diagnosis is the one w/the incorrectly labled ram. Cypress Hill comes to mind " How I could just Kill em man "
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Then you could put the incorrectly labeled sticks into the other rig (basically swap RAM between the 2 computers)
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Ya I could try that but I'd rather try getting my hands on the bastard that missled me when I forked over good money on ebay for them.:swearing: A few sliver bullets and the previouse conversations leading up to this will make any one feel like this.
Originally Posted by simfreak47 Hm.. could try putting the correctly labeled RAM in the computer your trying to diagnose? Could be becuase the timings are different for each stick, and the motherboard is going nuts over that. Then you could put the incorrectly labeled sticks into the other rig (basically swap RAM between the 2 computers) |
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