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You see, I've had this problem from day 1. So I never got around to changing my memory settings from defaults. :shadedshu Defaults are 1066 MHz, 1.5x v, 8-8-8-xx. I figured since it can do 1600 MHz 8-8-8-xx at 1.65v, then it can do 1066, same timings at 1.5v. I can try to bump up the voltage... but right now this thing barely lets me in the bios.I am not really up on the i7s and such, will be soon though(gathering parts).
Are your memory settings(timings, voltage, etc.) in the bios matching your ram's(like 8-8-8-24).
Maybe a bump in voltage on the ram. Just asking... isn't that ram rated at like 1.65V and you are running it at 1.52V?
If the ram is checking out ok, try swapping around and see if it is maybe a bad memory slot or check for foreign objects and dust in the memory slots.
Just for grins and giggles, are your standoffs, screws, and phenolic washers properly done.
No shorts or such from an off alignment and the like?
Like I said, just asking 'cause I ain't up on the memory tweaks and all for the i7\x58 platform... yet.
Oh yeah, that error code 0x0000001A is usually memory associated.
My ram passed memtest a few months ago. I cant get this thing to boot anything so I can't run it now. So bad ram is a possibility.
I took the mobo out of the case and guess what? Found an unused standoff. (no hole in the mobo where the standoff was) Took that out. Booted up. And then it shut down. I figure that if it's a short, it would either not turn on, or turn off immediately. The fact that it runs ok
Regarding the weird memory recognition issue, I was able to get this. It shows yet another memory config. The sticks may be in a different order, but they're in the same slots. ??
Computer is being extremely uncooperative. Thing won't even boot anymore. Might need to wait longer when I unplug the PSU in between shutdowns. When it does boot, I can't get more than 3 min out of it. And it's been pretty consistent, which is unusual. Here's what I have so far, will edit if the computer boots.Getting it into Windows to confirm a supply is good can come later. Currently it will not even go into Windows. So before it even tries to get to Windows or crashes, what are the voltages. If power is the reason why it does not get into Windows, then power is will appear defective before or after it tries.
Provide numbers for those six wires as described earlier. Especially, what happens on any one red, orange, and yellow wire as the system attempts to boot. Strange voltage numbers may explain why some memory is seen and another not. Either some memory is intermittent or motherboard semiconductors act intermittently.
yellow - 12.24v
red - 5.11v
purple - 3.28v (PSU was plugged in, computer off)
No fluxuations outside of a few .01v that I can see with my MM.
I should also add that I contacted Silverstone Support a few days ago and told them I'm still having issues.
Broken english is vague, but I'm going to assume that my PSU was tested with whatever they test PSUs with. They sent the same unit back to me, confirmed by serial number. So Silverstone is saying the PSU is good.Silverstone Support said:I double check with the RMA dept and they said they send the same unit because the power supply passed the test and a report was sent with the unit