Computer doesn't boot when more RAM is added...

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bbinion1

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So in my computer now I have 6GB of the OCZ ddr3 1600...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

I wanted to fill the last slot that I had on my motherboard because it can hold up to 4 cards. So I purchased this to add...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227297

I figured it was the exact same RAM so it wouldn't be a problem but when I added a single stick on the new OCZ that I purchased the computer would not boot at all. When I removed the memory and kept it at 6GB the computer boots fine. What could be going wrong for the computer not to boot?
 
2 things come to mind.

1. They are different voltages, so they are not the same. Old ram is 1.7 volts and the new is 1.65 volts. Not sure if this would cause a problem or not.

2. You either may have bad ram or bad memory slots on the motherboard.

And also, one post about this is sufficient, you didn't have to make 2.
 
bbinion1 said:
So in my computer now I have 6GB of the OCZ ddr3 1600...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

I wanted to fill the last slot that I had on my motherboard because it can hold up to 4 cards. So I purchased this to add...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227297

I figured it was the exact same RAM so it wouldn't be a problem but when I added a single stick on the new OCZ that I purchased the computer would not boot at all. When I removed the memory and kept it at 6GB the computer boots fine. What could be going wrong for the computer not to boot?
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i think the problem is that the triple ram set is "tri-channel." usually in the bios there is an option (i think for dual channel there is) for the channel. is it set as tri channel? if it is, that might be your problem.
 
johnb35 said:
2 things come to mind.

1. They are different voltages, so they are not the same. Old ram is 1.7 volts and the new is 1.65 volts. Not sure if this would cause a problem or not.

2. You either may have bad ram or bad memory slots on the motherboard.
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Stuff like that always kill me when I am building a new setup, sometimes I end up getting two different frequencies and the computer wont boot up. IMO its very hard to get bad modules so it has to be something like the freq or voltage... ECC/non ECC is another thing to check..
 
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