jesspren6
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Just built my core i7 rig with carnageX helping me along the way. We had some initial problems with it from trying to install Windows 7, or boot off of a DVD period. Narrowed it down to somehow being a RAM issue. Removed all RAM sticks except 2GB in slot 1 (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 1 is proper slot according to manual).
Install went fine that way. Even after install, the computer refuses to boot into Windows with all of the RAM in (slots 1, 3, 5). Tried with it in just slot 1, and it boots up fine. Tried several different configs (as well as 0, 2, 4), and all do not boot to Windows, it just ends up in a continuous reboot loop. The only way it seems to work is when the RAM sticks are in the following slots: 1, 2, and 4. Tested each stick in slot 1 tomake sure it wasn't a RAM problem, and all work fine that way.
The board POSTS fine no matter what. Always recognizes all the RAM during POST, it just refuses to boot to HDD, including when the HDD is selected from the Boot Selection menu. HDD is set to boot first as well.
Anybody got any ideas, or am I going to have to contact EVGA on this one for a possible replacement since its literally a brand new board. Thanks in advance.
Specs are:
i7 920
EVGA x58 3x SLI board
G.SKill DDR3-1600 Pi's.
Corsair 750tx
Windows 7 64bit
Edit: Just checked in my System Properties, and it says this for the RAM:
6.00GB (1.99GB Usable).
Opened task manager, and its only showing 2GB usable as well...could the slots possibly be bad?
Install went fine that way. Even after install, the computer refuses to boot into Windows with all of the RAM in (slots 1, 3, 5). Tried with it in just slot 1, and it boots up fine. Tried several different configs (as well as 0, 2, 4), and all do not boot to Windows, it just ends up in a continuous reboot loop. The only way it seems to work is when the RAM sticks are in the following slots: 1, 2, and 4. Tested each stick in slot 1 tomake sure it wasn't a RAM problem, and all work fine that way.
The board POSTS fine no matter what. Always recognizes all the RAM during POST, it just refuses to boot to HDD, including when the HDD is selected from the Boot Selection menu. HDD is set to boot first as well.
Anybody got any ideas, or am I going to have to contact EVGA on this one for a possible replacement since its literally a brand new board. Thanks in advance.
Specs are:
i7 920
EVGA x58 3x SLI board
G.SKill DDR3-1600 Pi's.
Corsair 750tx
Windows 7 64bit
Edit: Just checked in my System Properties, and it says this for the RAM:
6.00GB (1.99GB Usable).
Opened task manager, and its only showing 2GB usable as well...could the slots possibly be bad?