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16 GB of memory allocated for system RAM

16 GB of memory allocated for system RAM

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pizzapieboy
Member
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04-13-2022, 02:28 AM
#1
Hello. This is DDR4 that was on the motherboard during a milk spill and resulting power loss/short. I cant boot past default jedec settings. Current temporary setup: MSI X 570 gaming edge wifi DDR4 2x16 2400mhz (xmp 3200mhz) cpu: ryzen 5 2600 Problem only 16GB of the 32GB is usable: \ Also Windows is no longer activated wtf. How can I fix? BIos is 2023 version (retrogaraded to attempt copability with ryzen 5500 which never worked) . Can try latest again. Edit: I left another 2x8 kit of 3.2ghz and identical timings at the repair shop. Gonna try to boot with only 1 of the 2 16 gb sticks to try to identify the culprit. Maybe also update bios back to latest. Edit: Found 1 stick works flawlessly while another wont boot at all. Tried reseting the offending stick to no use. I found two soldered mini parts missing on one side (one was hanging out and touching somehting it shouldnt and upon trying to take it, it fell into a void (then after instead of boot process being stuck on ram, it would just start over almost as if it went in the stick somewhere and is shorthing something?). idk what they are. so I'm bakc to 16GB but atleast it's running at 3GHz (since this cpu is only rated for 2.93 ghz but can handle 3ghz with the magic of updates)
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pizzapieboy
04-13-2022, 02:28 AM #1

Hello. This is DDR4 that was on the motherboard during a milk spill and resulting power loss/short. I cant boot past default jedec settings. Current temporary setup: MSI X 570 gaming edge wifi DDR4 2x16 2400mhz (xmp 3200mhz) cpu: ryzen 5 2600 Problem only 16GB of the 32GB is usable: \ Also Windows is no longer activated wtf. How can I fix? BIos is 2023 version (retrogaraded to attempt copability with ryzen 5500 which never worked) . Can try latest again. Edit: I left another 2x8 kit of 3.2ghz and identical timings at the repair shop. Gonna try to boot with only 1 of the 2 16 gb sticks to try to identify the culprit. Maybe also update bios back to latest. Edit: Found 1 stick works flawlessly while another wont boot at all. Tried reseting the offending stick to no use. I found two soldered mini parts missing on one side (one was hanging out and touching somehting it shouldnt and upon trying to take it, it fell into a void (then after instead of boot process being stuck on ram, it would just start over almost as if it went in the stick somewhere and is shorthing something?). idk what they are. so I'm bakc to 16GB but atleast it's running at 3GHz (since this cpu is only rated for 2.93 ghz but can handle 3ghz with the magic of updates)

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liron374
Member
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04-14-2022, 08:24 AM
#2
Activate XMP settings now. It was previously disabled. Also, turn off your internal VGA, PCIe, and similar connections to effectively shut down the integrated GPU.
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liron374
04-14-2022, 08:24 AM #2

Activate XMP settings now. It was previously disabled. Also, turn off your internal VGA, PCIe, and similar connections to effectively shut down the integrated GPU.

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Meowables
Senior Member
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05-04-2022, 08:58 PM
#3
Usually, I suggest swapping out the RAM, but you might already have done that. If there was a spill, it could mean one of the pins needs cleaning. Or there could be more significant issues. A single stick replacement would be a reasonable next action.
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Meowables
05-04-2022, 08:58 PM #3

Usually, I suggest swapping out the RAM, but you might already have done that. If there was a spill, it could mean one of the pins needs cleaning. Or there could be more significant issues. A single stick replacement would be a reasonable next action.

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XLegacy012
Junior Member
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05-10-2022, 09:51 PM
#4
Can't start with XMP configuration; system reverts to off. No onboard VGA detected. Will check if anything can be turned off. Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't done a reset yet.
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XLegacy012
05-10-2022, 09:51 PM #4

Can't start with XMP configuration; system reverts to off. No onboard VGA detected. Will check if anything can be turned off. Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't done a reset yet.