Computer hardware geeks - help!

[steve_t]

Asrock is a subsidiary of Asus

Hmmm... stays on without RAM.
Have you got the RAM inserted correctly? All the way in hard until the clips pop over the top.
The manual has a RAM config table on page 17 for dual channel... do you have 2 identical sticks of RAM?

[Reido]

ok well its working now
i think one of my ram sticks is/was DOA (dead on arrival)


yes all the power cables etc were connected properly.
yes everything is compatible

yes i thought about trying other parts but the only other comp i have is like 5 years old. DDR ram etc

Yes 2 identical 1gb sticks (from the same pack) one of which gave me problems, the other worked.

so i'll see once i've installed the OS etc.


Any way thanks guys =]

[rphenix]

Asrock is a subsidiary of Asus

Yes a low quality subsidary

[rphenix]

ok well its working now

Yes 2 identical 1gb sticks (from the same pack) one of which gave me problems, the other worked.

Glad to hear you got it working I thought it would be the ram Make sure your return the faulty stick in a anti-static bag don't give them any reason to wiggle out of the warranty!

[phaedrus]

put the ram in the higher address space see if it boots and run memtest86+ over it. any extra evidence that it's poked would be handy when you are returning it

[Gremlin]

getting beeps when started up with no ram in, and it stays on. whats that mean?

The manual should state what each of the beep types mean. Each model/manufacturer has different codes, ie, different sequences of beeps, and it corresponds to an issue.

As said, if you do think its the ram, try to get it into memtest, and run a couple of cycles. I never have issues returning ram when simply stating, failed memtest. Do be aware that ram can pass memtest, but still have issues, but I have seen that occur very rarely.

Recently I did have a machine that wouldn't boot successfully on two sticks of high performance ram in dual channel (would start, all the fans would run, beep, then restart, and stay in the loop), and was ok with one stick or two sticks in single channel. Either an issue with the mobo, or the mobo just can't cut it (but your specs don't seem too dramatic).

[Reido]

definitely the ram, one stick works. put the other in where the working one was. and cant even get to memtest.

so 1 stick of my ram was DOA

[Supermac Jr]

roman, latin... it's all greek to me