RAM upgrade not working | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

proven igloo May 9, 2024, 1:29 PM

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Ram might be faulty!

wise plume May 9, 2024, 5:12 PM

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stupid question… but you are putting the ram in the correct slot right? typically ram goes 1,3,2,4. Hope I’m not being insulting

wise plume May 9, 2024, 6:34 PM

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oh okay

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that's pretty strange, hard to troubleshoot problems like that

forest geyser May 9, 2024, 7:04 PM

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Did u check if ur CPU supports that much RAM, some CPUs do not

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Since it shows 8GB

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If they were fully faulty it wouldnt boot i guess

forest geyser May 9, 2024, 7:39 PM

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is ur CPU i5-8400?

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if it is there u have it: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/126687/intel-core-i58400-processor-9m-cache-up-to-4-00-ghz/specifications.html

Intel

Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) - Product...

Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

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as shown in the docs, u must use ddr4-2666mhz ram

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yep i saw, as i have seen u are mixing different ram modules

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this isnt bad at all, it can work but my only thoughts rn are:

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1 -> Ur new ram stick is dead

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2 -> Ur new ram stick and the old one are incompatible for some weird reason

forest geyser May 9, 2024, 7:45 PM

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forest geyser 1 -> Ur new ram stick is dead

I think its this one but do not discard the other one

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In that case i do not see any

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Try to find another ram stick even if its has less clock speed

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If it works, ur new stick is dead

forest geyser May 9, 2024, 7:47 PM

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forest geyser Try to find another ram stick even if its has less clock speed

If u can obv

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So try it, it should work even with less clock speed, it will just run with the least clock speed available

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But is alright for testing

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