[Solved] Can't get Asrock B450M Pro4 to post with all memory slots populated

[BoboOOZ]

Ah, so by watching some videos on the internet, you're now an expert, ok, good to know...
I hope you can help the OP work out his problems then. GL HF.

Did I say anywhere that I was an expert? I just pointed out that there is a well-known issue that may be causing this, and you have to check it before checking voltages, makes, etc, otherwise you are wasting your "expert" time.

 

[ThrashZone]

Did I say anywhere that I was an expert? I just pointed out that there is a well-known issue that may be causing this, and you have to check it before checking voltages, makes, etc, otherwise you are wasting your "expert" time.

Hi,
Sticks dropping off is simply incompatibility
Reseat memory
Reseat cpu look for bent socket pins
Don't use mixed kits or 2x kits to make one 4 stick kit these haven't been test to work together.
Lastly defective memory rma.

 

[Assimilator]

2400G APU is limited as to the Ram speeds it can support.
Problem solved, you're welcome.

Raven Ridge Memory Support	Speed
2 DIMMs - Single Rank	up to DDR4-2933
4 DIMMs - Single Rank	up to DDR4-2133
2 DIMMs - Dual Rank	up to DDR4-2667
4 DIMMs - Dual Rank	up to DDR4-1866

Source?

 

[Caring1]

Source?

Tom's

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Tests: How Much Does Memory Impact Gaming?

Eager to coax more performance from AMD's Raven Ridge-based processors, we reinstalled our Ryzen 5 2400G to see how it reacts to different memory frequencies, timings, and DIMM configurations.

www.tomshardware.com

 

[HalfAHertz]

@ThrashZone I'm using two kits of two memories, each is 2x8gb and they are suposedly the exact same brand and package. I know that's not ideal, I just thought that there might be a setting combination I'm missing.

@Assimilator What I meant to say is, I tried 1.35V after you recommended it. I'll try playing with the other voltage settings tomorrow as per your post.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Link might answer your question if the machine posts at all at mother board spec's frequency.

 

[HalfAHertz]

Well darn, that explains it... The max for Raven Ridge is indeed 2133 with 4 SR sticks. I was looking at the manual from my phone when I was trying earlier and this is how the android reader displays it:

Then I opened the exact same thing on the computer just now and the same table is totally different:

https://download.asrock.com/Manual/B450%20Pro4.pdf

must be a stupid bug in the android pdf reader...

All those memory OC settings are for the other supported AM4 cpus. I guess the only option if I'm feeling adventurous in the future is to try some memory timing tweaks.

Thanks everyone for all your help and sorry for wasting your time.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Well darn, that explains it... The max for Raven Ridge is indeed 2133 with 4 SR sticks. I was looking at the manual from my phone when I was trying earlier and this is how the android reader displays it:

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Then I opened the exact same thing on the computer just now and the same table is totally different:

https://download.asrock.com/Manual/B450%20Pro4.pdf

must be a stupid bug in the android pdf reader...

All those memory OC settings are for the other supported AM4 cpus. I guess the only option if I'm feeling adventurous in the future is to try some memory timing tweaks.

Thanks everyone for all your help and sorry for wasting your time.

That's the "official" clock speed list, it doesn't mean higher speeds don't work. My Ryzen 1700 would happily run the RAM up to 3000MHz, after a few UEFI updates and that was on an X370 board.
Shit, I'm running 3800MHz on my current rig, but he official max RAM speed is 3200MHz. Don't read too much into the official memory clocks, on any CPU, unless it's a locked Intel CPU.

 

[Assimilator]

Ouch. Long story short, OP, 2x 8GB @ 2666 is the highest you can go. My previous recommendation of 2x 16GB would only run at 2400 max, and your 4x 8GB is only guaranteed up to 2133 (i.e. what you've got). So you're pretty much screwed :/ - at this point the only thing you can do is try tinkering with BIOS settings in the (probably vain) hope that you might be able to coax a bit more out of the CPU's memory controller.

A Zen+ APU (Picasso) like the 3400G will almost certainly fix this issue, as Zen+ memory controller is significantly improved, but I imagine that's an expense you aren't willing to incur. OTOH, the successor to Picasso just launched, so Picasso chips are now old stock and thus their prices should start dropping.

Tom's

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Tests: How Much Does Memory Impact Gaming?

Eager to coax more performance from AMD's Raven Ridge-based processors, we reinstalled our Ryzen 5 2400G to see how it reacts to different memory frequencies, timings, and DIMM configurations.

www.tomshardware.com

Heh, still looks like that's correct based on what OP has posted from his MB manual. My main gripe: why TF does AMD not have this information on their website, FFS?

That's the "official" clock speed list, it doesn't mean higher speeds don't work. My Ryzen 1700 would happily run the RAM up to 3000MHz, after a few UEFI updates and that was on an X370 board.
Shit, I'm running 3800MHz on my current rig, but he official max RAM speed is 3200MHz. Don't read too much into the official memory clocks, on any CPU, unless it's a locked Intel CPU.

Problem is that OP's board vendor specifically says that for his CPU (Raven Ridge) he must stay on a BIOS version that only has AGESA 1.0.0.3.