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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Performance and Maintainance / May 2008Vista and >2GB of memory doesn't work
I have a strange problem. I an using Vista Ultimate SP1 on a Gigabyte mobo with a Q6600 CPU but cannot use more than two slots on the memory board. I run nicely if I populate two of the slots with 1GB matched memory but the minute I populate the other two slots with the same brand of matched 1GB memory boards, I get a BSOD. Is this a Vista problem? If I use either of the mobo slots to test the memory (provided its not more than 1 GB each) they both work. The mobo is GA-EP35C-DS3R. Can anyone shed some light on my problem. Thanks Trevor Can you just check and tell how many memory slots are available on the MB ? It is recommended you install the BIOS update before adding more memory modules  Signatureferrisits > Can you just check and tell how many memory slots are available on the > MB ? > > It is recommended you install the BIOS update before adding more memory > modules Six memory slots 2 for DDR3 memory and 4 for DDR2 memory. What BIOS update are you referring to? I had the same issue with a Gigabyte board. They are very finicky with 4 sticks of RAM. I ended up having to switch to 2 2GB sticks to equal 4 GB. It's a Gigabyte issue. SignatureDustin Harper dharper@vistarip.com http://www.vistarip.com | Vista Resource & Information Page Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales/help/help_en-us.htm#RateAPostAsAnswer >I have a strange problem. I an using Vista Ultimate SP1 on a Gigabyte mobo >with a Q6600 CPU but cannot use more than two slots on the memory board. I [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanks > Trevor > Is this a Vista problem? If I use either of the mobo slots to test the > memory (provided its not more than 1 GB each) they both work. The mobo is > GA-EP35C-DS3R. I have the P35-DS3R with 4 x 1GB sticks, two matched pairs from different manufacturers. Running it under Vista x86 just fine. Maybe I was just lucky. You might want to try buy an approved by Gigabyte type of memory for that particular mobo. Also update your BIOS to the latest. Hope that helps. >> Is this a Vista problem? If I use either of the mobo slots to test the >> memory (provided its not more than 1 GB each) they both work. The mobo [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Also update your BIOS to the latest. > Hope that helps. The motherboard is updated to the latest BIOS but the problem I agree seems to be something with the board and will now try 2 x 2GB slots to solve the problem. Strange, I also had the same problem with an older Gigabyte motherboard GA-P35-DQ6 >>> Is this a Vista problem? If I use either of the mobo slots to test the >>> memory (provided its not more than 1 GB each) they both work. The mobo [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >problem. Strange, I also had the same problem with an older Gigabyte >motherboard GA-P35-DQ6 It sounds to me like you tend to make wrong choices for motherboards. I would start going with Intel motherboards from now on. I've never had problems with an Intel MB under any OS. But I have had a plethora of problems using non-Intel motherboards. Donald L McDaniel Please reply to the original newsgroup and thread. ======================================================== |
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