- Nov 24, 2005
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Ok guys, I've tried a lot of stuff and couldn't figure out what the go was, so I figured I'd come here for help.
I'm using a "DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD" motherboard, which was previously using 2x512 PC3200 memory. It's my parents, thought I'd upgrade it for a Christmas gift by getting them another 2x1GB set, also PC3200. When I plugged the new set into the 3rd and 4th slots, mobo alarm sounded. So I then switched the order; 2x512 in 3 and 4, 2x1gb in 1 and 2. Alarm sounded. I then tried matching the sets with the color codes (1 and 3 orange, 2 and 4 yellow), alarm sounded.
I then removed the old memory, and put the new memory into the original configuration (1 and 2) and it booted perfectly fine.
I attempted to boot with 2x512 in 3 and 4, alarm sounded.
I'm thinking the memory might be incompatible in some manner, or I need to change some settings somewhere, or maybe just the 3rd and 4th slots are damaged. I tried to find the manual for this motherboard, but it's over 3 years old so no luck (and, of course, parents didn't keep it >_<)
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I'm using a "DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD" motherboard, which was previously using 2x512 PC3200 memory. It's my parents, thought I'd upgrade it for a Christmas gift by getting them another 2x1GB set, also PC3200. When I plugged the new set into the 3rd and 4th slots, mobo alarm sounded. So I then switched the order; 2x512 in 3 and 4, 2x1gb in 1 and 2. Alarm sounded. I then tried matching the sets with the color codes (1 and 3 orange, 2 and 4 yellow), alarm sounded.
I then removed the old memory, and put the new memory into the original configuration (1 and 2) and it booted perfectly fine.
I attempted to boot with 2x512 in 3 and 4, alarm sounded.
I'm thinking the memory might be incompatible in some manner, or I need to change some settings somewhere, or maybe just the 3rd and 4th slots are damaged. I tried to find the manual for this motherboard, but it's over 3 years old so no luck (and, of course, parents didn't keep it >_<)
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!