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Triple Channel DIMMs don't work.

mizzl

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I got my new computer yesterday and assembled it, but it won't boot with 3 DIMMs. It will boot fine with 1 DIMM, but not with 2 DIMMs(dual channel doesn't work with i7 920) or 3 DIMMS. Please help!

CPU: i7-920 D0
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5
Memory: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 7-7-7-20 3x2Gb
Graphics Card: Gigabyte HD5850
 

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have you tried 1 stick at a time? testing each dimm to make sure there not defective?
 
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Go into bios and make sure you set voltage and timings to correct specs listed for your ram
Also try increasing the voltage by .5 if its rated at 1.65 try 1.7
Also try increasing north bridge voltage .5 it may need a little more juice to run all 3 sticks
Or could be a bad stick as suggested above.
 
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It's Gigabyte. It has to fail. Joke aside, have you sticked them in the right slots?
Because most of X58 mobos don't use 1-2 and 1-3-5 DIMM placement, but they use 2-4 and 2-4-6.

Use this config for triple channel:

DIMM1 - NONE
DIMM2 - 2GB
DIMM3 - NONE
DIMM4 - 2GB
DIMM5 - NONE
DIMM6 - 2GB

or this for dual channel:

DIMM1 - NONE
DIMM2 - 2GB
DIMM3 - NONE
DIMM4 - 2GB
DIMM5 - NONE
DIMM6 - NONE
 

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Yes, all the DIMMs work separately... And I placed them in the right slots as well..
I'll try juicing up the voltage, thx.
 

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Yeah, voltage doesn't do a thing... What's the problem man? It really sucks...
 

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Yeah, voltage doesn't do a thing... What's the problem man? It really sucks...

have you tested all 3 dimms separate? tried different slots? maybe clear CMOS
 

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Yes, they all work... Just tried them all 1 by 1 again. This is really pissing me off. Also, when I start the computer with 3 DIMMs the debug LED says B8 and then after a while stays at BF. Anyone know what this means?
 
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look in google what the codes means. imo you shouldnt RMA the ram but the mainboard. Its probably a bad northbridge that u have in there
 

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update your bios to the latest when you get it to boot with the 1 stick of ram.
 

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How do I update the BIOS? I tried putting the F7 bios on a USB key, but it didn't detect it. I googled the code. No result.
 

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I was trying the Q-Flash, but it doesn't detect the .exe. How do i use Q-Flash? The computer doesn't have Windows installed.
 

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I was trying the Q-Flash, but it doesn't detect the .exe. How do i use Q-Flash? The computer doesn't have Windows installed.

that is the problem right there you don't use a .exe file. Zip the file(the .exe) and upload the file i will get you the file needed from it.
or just link me to where you downloaded it and i will get it from there
 

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Thanks, but I have another computer at home with windows... Why don't they just upload the flash?
 
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did you unzip the bios you downloaded?
 

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Yes and flashed it, and it still doesn't work... What is the problem with this motherboard!
 
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Do you know anyone else with X58 mobo? Carry your 3 sticks there and try in his rig. If they work there (all 3 at once), it's time to change your mobo.
 

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I don't know anyone in my vicinity even in the slightest interested in computers or anything so no, I have no testing mobo..
 
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do what i said. RMA the mobo. is probably that.
 

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Is there no other option? I really don't want to RMA the mobo...
 
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