Gigabyte board and memory doesn't boot up

[Johanna Sonja]

Hi everyone, I have question about my motherboard memory. I've lately bought a Gigabyte board (GA-P55-UD3) and 2 sticks of Corsair 1333 MHz 2 GB RAM.

Having some difficulty when I try and boot up the system with both attaches in the board - I obtain some fast beeping from the motherboard and it doesn't boot up. If I eliminate one of the sticks (from DDR3_3) it boots up and runs completely. The manual says to place them in DDR3_1 and DDR3_3 to allow dual channel mode (which I'm arrogant just means utilizing the two sticks?), which is what I'm doing. But yet not booting up and constant beeping.

[Henrika Lovisa]

Hi friends, I read your question so I want to say about it. Make sure they're identical ram i.e. nobody did the switcheroo. if they're identical, try 2 and 4. If 2 and 4 functions there's probably a mobo matter with the 1 or 3 slot.

[Beata Gerda]

Just happens across a similar thread that from last September. The rapid beeping, along with Gigabyte's manual, is a problem with power. But I have frequently seen this relate to RAM (so maybe its power receiving to RAM?).

One of the more confusing features of these motherboards is the naming gathering on the RAM slots. Gigabyte calls the first slot #2, the second slot #1, the third slot #4, and the last slot #3. Not precisely the clearest naming gathering.

To be sure we're discussion about the same thing; let’s consult them in their order from the CPU. So for instance the slot closest to the CPU is the first slot and then the second etc.

Having the terms down which slots do you have your RAM in? With two sticks you should place them in the 2nd slot (2nd from the CPU) and 4th slot (furthest from the CPU).

[Johanna Sonja]

Hello friends, First of all thanks for your replies. Yeah, if we employ your figuring convention from the CPU, my RAM is located in the 2nd and 4th slots.

[Solveig Noak]

hi there I lately purchased some RAM and had the same kind of problem and looks to be the same that one stick of RAM is just plan and merely faulty sea if you can acquire a same ram from some one you no if you lucky to try it if not just send/take it back from were you purchased it and they should restore for.

[Natalie Baltasa]

By means of one of your RAM sticks in the 2nd slot boot up into the CD and allow memtest86+ run for some hours or over night if you can. Replicate on the second stick also in the 2nd slot. If both pass put one in slot 2 and one 4 and run the check again.

One of thing worth stating - Gigabyte has been turning out many BIOS updates with the description "boost memory compatibility". If you have been able to function with 1 RAM stick consistently with only 1 stick mounted download and update to the most recent BIOS.

[Solveig Noak]

It seems like I have a similar difficulty first build of a system counting

Gigabyte H55M-S2H mobo
OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 2x2GB RAM

quick short beeps, then silence and then reboots itself. All power looks to be attached suitably fans and lights functioning. Removed RAM chip utmost from CPU and did the same thing, then put it back and detached RAM chip closest to CPU and it looked to boot as a minimum it gave the single/happy/good beep and colonize. I didn't have it keen to the monitor at the time and called myself lucky and went to bed. I called the Gigabyte folks and they said it was probably a DDR3 RAM voltage difficulty. It's ready to 1.5 in the BIOS and I might have to change it physically with only one loaded (after doing a battery pull) that build any sense whatsoever?

[Jan Matteus]

Yes that creates sense and is probable. It might also be that the stick you removed either wasn't fully inserted or was defective. Try it in the fourth slot and observe if you boot, that way you've check both sticks in the fourth slot with none in the second.

If there are both efforts in the fourth slot try again with the unique system one in the fourth slot and one in the second. Confirm the sticks are completely seated.

If one of them doesn't labor in the fourth slot but one does (and you're certain they were both fully seated) you have found a defective stick. Same goes if you obtain one to work in the next slot but the other doesn't work in the next slot.

I recognize I'm working on making sure the sticks are completely seated but that is one of the most ordinary causes of RAM boot matters. It's pretty simple to not get them in all the way.

[Rakel Adam]

If the memory wasn't placed fine, it wouldn't boot. Or if only one of the memory sticks is bad it wouldn't boot. Or if it's the voltage then you could boot with either stick in but not both (in this situation not essentially in all cases). Have you tested both sticks independently?

[Exaltacion Inoc]

OK, obtained into the BIOS with the one RAM chip in position (utmost of the 2 slots from the CPU) varied the voltage from 1.5 (default) to 1.64 (chips says 1.65 on it), saved it, fixed in the other chip and correct same error as previous to.

Yes, I've tried with both chips. They both work when in that one slot and neither work when in the other slot. So I think the chips are both well but I think either the motherboard doesn't akin to the combo of two of them (software reason) or that slot is hit.

So, others have recommended that I mount the latest edition of the motherboard BIOS (version 4 mine presently has version 1). Does this denote I have to:

1) Turn on computer with my one RAM chip in the functioning slot
2) Install my OS (Win 7) for the first time
3) Get online and download the latest version of the BIOS (or just download on other computer and move it over via USB drive)
4) Install that edition of the BIOS
5) Turn off computer stick in 2nd RAM chip in the 2nd slot
6) Turn computer back on and implore?

Anything bad about that can occur by doing it this way?