Question: Why isn't the PC showing up when new RAM sticks are installed?
Question: Why isn't the PC showing up when new RAM sticks are installed?
I recently purchased a new set of Crucial Ballistix 8gb 3200 ram to upgrade my previous setup, but it didn’t appear on my motherboard even though it worked fine on another board. I updated the BIOS to the latest version and reset the CMOS several times without success. Here are my system details:
- MSI B450M-A PRO MAX
- Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb 3200
- Ryzen 3 2200g
- Previous RAM: G.skill Ripjaws V 2x4gb 2133
- PC specs: MSI A320M PRO-VH PLUS
- New RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Tested one module at both 2133MHz and 1333MHz (lowest), still no success
Is the updated Crucial Ballistix RAM listed on the motherboard's Qualified Vendor List? If not and MSI hasn't verified this RAM with their boards, you might be facing a mismatch. I'm curious if after adjusting the memory speed to 2,133MT/s (real clock 1,066MHz) with the previous RAM, the BIOS overlooked these changes upon detecting the new RAM and returned to Auto or XMP settings.
It's not ideal, but it does work on an MSI A320 board. Regarding the RAM speed in BIOS, there seems to be no clear method to check it. Edit: I discovered the module in the AMD Ryzen™ Processor Overclocked Memory Compatibility List. Edit 2: Someone was using this setup with a 1600x
You demonstrated that the RAM starts up on another motherboard, but it isn't reliable in the original system. Would you like to purchase different RAM?
In the second edit, did the other person use the exact same motherboard and CPU as you for 1600MHz?
To verify the memory clock speed, start the PC from a MemTest86+ USB drive. The frequency is shown at the top of the screen.
The specifications provided for this module are quite outdated and don't accurately represent the compatibility of DIMMs. Keeping the BIOS current is more likely to improve RAM support.