Quick Help Please! Computer Posts With 3gb Of Ram In But Not 4gb!

[dude_56013]

nope got that baby set at T2..though i think in my bios it just calls it "2 clocks"..but yes it is the CMD timing..so i guess a no go on that

any idea if i would need to push more voltage to the ram..i have no clue where or how but just an idea and thought....i do have a 500w psu though, so i dont think the psu could be to blame, tho it could be ram voltage...

 

[dude_56013]

btw..if it ever doesn't post at all when i go back to my 2 gb or 3 gb that work solid, i just pull the cmos battery out and that will reset the bios right?

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Correct. Unplug the computer from the wall outlet or power strip, then pull the battery or clear the CMOS using a jumper.

 

[dude_56013]

jumper eh?..no clue how to do that...is it by the battery..like the kind of jumper that you'd find on a hdd or dvd drive?

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Yup, it's usually located near the battery. It's normally labeled as CMOS. The manual will show where it's at. But pulling the battery for a few minutes works well enough.

 

[dude_56013]

gracias...thanks..in case i need that as a last resort lol he he he...*evil laugh*

 

[dude_56013]

second stick in memtest came up fine...should i manually set the ram voltage?...right now it is set at auto...my ram is all the same..all four sticks, the 2 old and the 2 new...they are rated at 2.2v..the bios says 2.17 though, i'm guessing this is correct since the next option is 2.25v...

should i manually set it in bios then, just incase auto isn't doing it...should i set it to 2.17v??

 

[dude_56013]

also do i need to set anything to dual channel? could that be causing the problem??

 

[Atomic Rooster]

What are the voltage options? Try to set it as close as you can, maybe a tiny bit higher.

The BIOS will determine whether it should run in dual channel depending on the amount of memory installed. I don't think there is anything to set.

 

[dude_56013]

read my above post with the bios volt. options...