Vista - 8500gt and 4gb memory problem..

**hatehereyes** · 08-04-2008

whenever i have 4gb of memory installed into my mobo with an 8500gt 512mb video card in my computer doesn't not want to start..

but with just 1 stick of 2gb memory in everything starts up fine..

Intel D915GUX motherboard
Kingston pc6400 2x2gb memory
nVidia 8500gt 512mb graphics

**johngalt** · 08-05-2008

Have you disabled your onboard graphics?

**hatehereyes** · 08-06-2008

yes i did.

now i have an ATI radeon x600 series card installed and it works just fine.

could it be an incompatibility with nVidia and intel boards?

**johngalt** · 08-06-2008

Or it might be that card is too powerful for your PSU....

Your stats in your sig aren't thorough enough :P ....what is the PSU?

**hatehereyes** · 08-06-2008

oh sorry the stats in my sig are way outdated.

the power supply that i have right now is 480w watt

but the thing i don't get is that how come when only 1 stick of 2gb ram is installed everything works out fine but when 2 sticks of 2gb ram is installed it doesn't want to boot up.

**Fumz** · 08-06-2008

Watts don't tell us anything; we need to know the amperage. What's the make and model number of your PSU?

SCSIraidGURU · 08-06-2008

PC6400 is 800 MHz RAM. Try two sticks of 533 MHz RAM and see if that helps. Enable the memory hole/remapping on the board. Upgrade the BIOS. Post your complete specs and power supply specs. I would say its wrong ram configuration.

**johngalt** · 08-06-2008

According to the motherboard specs D915GUX, Features it can run that RAM just fine.

**hatehereyes** · 08-07-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by SCSIraidGURU

PC6400 is 800 MHz RAM. Try two sticks of 533 MHz RAM and see if that helps. Enable the memory hole/remapping on the board. Upgrade the BIOS. Post your complete specs and power supply specs. I would say its wrong ram configuration.

oh my mistake i am using 533mhz ram.

and the bios on this motherboard is a gateway OEM bios and for some reason it won't let me replace it with the real intel bios

Quote: Originally Posted by johngalt

According to the motherboard specs D915GUX, Features it can run that RAM just fine.

and yes it runs it just fine.

right now i'm running both sticks with the ati radeon x600 video card and everything is just fine.

but if it was my power supply not being enough to power the 8500 then wouldn't it not boot up with just one 2gb stick in?

08-04-2008	#1 (permalink)
hatehereyes Vista Ultimate 32bit/ Mac OS X 10.5.5 152 posts	8500gt and 4gb memory problem.. whenever i have 4gb of memory installed into my mobo with an 8500gt 512mb video card in my computer doesn't not want to start.. but with just 1 stick of 2gb memory in everything starts up fine.. Intel D915GUX motherboard Kingston pc6400 2x2gb memory nVidia 8500gt 512mb graphics
My System Specs

08-05-2008	#2 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: 8500gt and 4gb memory problem.. Have you disabled your onboard graphics?
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08-06-2008	#3 (permalink)
hatehereyes Vista Ultimate 32bit/ Mac OS X 10.5.5 152 posts	Re: 8500gt and 4gb memory problem.. yes i did. now i have an ATI radeon x600 series card installed and it works just fine. could it be an incompatibility with nVidia and intel boards?
My System Specs

08-06-2008	#4 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: 8500gt and 4gb memory problem.. Or it might be that card is too powerful for your PSU.... Your stats in your sig aren't thorough enough :P ....what is the PSU?
My System Specs

08-06-2008	#5 (permalink)
hatehereyes Vista Ultimate 32bit/ Mac OS X 10.5.5 152 posts	Re: 8500gt and 4gb memory problem.. oh sorry the stats in my sig are way outdated. the power supply that i have right now is 480w watt but the thing i don't get is that how come when only 1 stick of 2gb ram is installed everything works out fine but when 2 sticks of 2gb ram is installed it doesn't want to boot up.
My System Specs

08-06-2008	#6 (permalink)
Fumz Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 878 posts	Re: 8500gt and 4gb memory problem.. Watts don't tell us anything; we need to know the amperage. What's the make and model number of your PSU?
My System Specs

08-06-2008	#7 (permalink)
SCSIraidGURU Vista x64 Ultimate 1,823 posts	Re: 8500gt and 4gb memory problem.. PC6400 is 800 MHz RAM. Try two sticks of 533 MHz RAM and see if that helps. Enable the memory hole/remapping on the board. Upgrade the BIOS. Post your complete specs and power supply specs. I would say its wrong ram configuration.
My System Specs

08-06-2008	#8 (permalink)
johngalt Vista Ultimate x64 MAK, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,848 posts	Re: 8500gt and 4gb memory problem.. According to the motherboard specs D915GUX, Features it can run that RAM just fine.
My System Specs

08-07-2008	#9 (permalink)
hatehereyes Vista Ultimate 32bit/ Mac OS X 10.5.5 152 posts	Re: 8500gt and 4gb memory problem.. Quote: Originally Posted by SCSIraidGURU PC6400 is 800 MHz RAM. Try two sticks of 533 MHz RAM and see if that helps. Enable the memory hole/remapping on the board. Upgrade the BIOS. Post your complete specs and power supply specs. I would say its wrong ram configuration. oh my mistake i am using 533mhz ram. and the bios on this motherboard is a gateway OEM bios and for some reason it won't let me replace it with the real intel bios Quote: Originally Posted by johngalt According to the motherboard specs D915GUX, Features it can run that RAM just fine. and yes it runs it just fine. right now i'm running both sticks with the ati radeon x600 video card and everything is just fine. but if it was my power supply not being enough to power the 8500 then wouldn't it not boot up with just one 2gb stick in?
My System Specs

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