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Aurora R8, not able to enable Intel XMP in BIOS
Hey! This is my first post and admittedly I am not overly familiar with all the technicalities of Intel XMP memory but I figured it would be a straightforward process.
First, I'd like to mention all drivers and BIOS are up to date (1.0.1). I have recently purchased two Aurora R8's (built the same except for Windows as one has Pro and one has Home, I will list at the end) which came with the stock DDR4 RAM. One of the two R8's arrived first and I immediately put in 2 X 16GB of Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 2666MHz (into slots 1 + 3) which obviously supports Intel XMP. I was able to go into the bios and simply "enable XMP memory". I have even added a 3rd 16GB (into slot 2) stick the same memory/brand and Intel XMP is still enabled.
The second Aurora R8 arrives and I do the same procedure, update drivers, bios, windows updates, etc. I swap out the stock DDR4 2666MHz memory for three sticks of the same Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 2666MHz and turn the computer back on. It's just a black screen. I eventually figure out it via reading forums it's a memory issue and I begin thinking the memory is faulty but I want to test it first. I leave one 16GB HyperX Fury in Slot 1 and turn the computer on, it states there is a memory change, I click continue, it boots into Windows and everything works. I restart and it still will not let me enable "XMP memory". I keep checking each memory stick individually in Slot 1 and each time the computer boots correctly. So, I then go add another stick into Slot 3 and the computer boots up to tell me the memory config has changed. I click continue and onto Windows we go. Still the BIOS will not let me enable Intel XMP. So, I then try to add 3rd Kingston HyperX stick back into slot 4 this time and same thing when I reboot - black screen and restart. I turned the computer and then I go and take a Kingston HyperX RAM stick out of the other Aurora R8 and stick one in slot 2. I now have all 4 RAM banks filled with 16GB Kingston HyperX 2666MHz sticks. I turn the computer back and get the message that the RAM amount has changed. Great! However, when I then restart I still cannot enable XMP. Why?! :) On the first R8, which now has 2 X Fury HyperX 2666MHz sticks in slots 1 + 3 I can enable/disable at my leisure. There is no difference between these computers. Can someone please offer some guidance?
The only difference between the two is R8 #1 has Windows 10 Home and R8 #2 has Windows 10 Pro regardless before I upgraded to Pro on R8 I could not enable XMP as all the steps mentioned above pre-date the upgrade to Windows Pro. :)
Specifications are identical on both Aurora R8 except for Windows:
Intel Core i7-9700K
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
256GB SSD PCIe NVMe- Boot drive
2TB 7200 RPM - Storage
850 Watt Liquid Cooled
Killer Wireless
Windows 10 Home on Aurora R8 #1
Windows 10 Pro on Aurora R8 #2
Hi @Ricketts65
Power on the system.
Tap the F2 key to enter System Setup when the Dell logo appears. If you have trouble entering Setup using this method, press F2 when the keyboard LEDs first flash.
Try not to hold down the F2 key as this can sometimes be interpreted as a stuck key by the system.Use your arrow keys to navigate BIOS.
nathantheoak
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Posted August 11th, 2019 19:00
BUMP - I am having the same problem as OP.
Couple things to note.
(1) The Kingston Hyper X Fury sold by Kingston runs at a different voltage (1.2V) than the Hyper X Fury manufactured by Kingston and sold by Dell in the R8 (1.4V) so they would not be "matched."
(2) Ideally, to avoid these types of compatibility issues, you would want to run match pairs of RAM sticks in dual channel mode - that means sticks sold as a set (e.g, 2 x 16GB = 32 GB set).
(3) If you contact Kingston they will probably tell you to clear CMOS to reset BIOS and try again.
(4) For RAM sticks not purchased as a matched set, different manufacturing revision numbers may impact compatibility among RAM sticks sold even by the same manufacturer - Kingston can tell you, based on the manufacturing numbers on your RAM, if the sticks are essentially "identical."
The entire Kingston HyperX Fury retail lineup comes with 2 canned extreme memory profiles (XMP1 and XMP2) ready to be selected. If it cannot be selected in BIOS the problem is due to a reason other than XMP profiles not being there. The aurora is notoriously picky with RAM so it doesn't surprise me to read from the OP that the exact same RAM works with XMP enabled in one R8, and doesn't work with XMP enabled in a different R8 with the same bios version.
https://www.hyperxgaming.com/unitedstates/us/memory/fury-ddr4
Must have Ram with XMP profile in SPD
XMP is available for unlocked processors only, such as the i7-8700K.
Not all CPU allow overclocking.
https://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/HX426C15FBK4_16.pdf
JEDEC/XMP TIMING PARAMETERS•
JEDEC/PnP: DDR4-2666 CL15-17-17 @1.2V
DDR4-2400 CL14-16-16 @1.2V
DDR4-2133 CL12-14-14 @1.2V
XMP Profile #1: DDR4-2666 CL15-17-17 @1.2v
https://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/HX432C16FB3A_16.pdf
DDR4-3200 at a low latency timing of 16-18-18 at 1.35V
The SPDs are programmed to JEDEC standard latency
DDR4-2400 timing of 17-17-17 at 1.2V.
Each 288-pin DIMM uses gold contact fingers.
electrical and mechanical specifications are as follows:
Default (JEDEC): DDR4-2400 CL17-17-17 @1.2V
XMP Profile #1: DDR4-3200 CL16-18-18 @1.35V
XMP Profile #2: DDR4-3000 CL15-17-17 @1.35V
It is important to know that XMP is available for unlocked processors only, such as the i7-8700K.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/extreme-memory-profile-xmp.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/overclocking-xtu-guide.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Yt4vSZKVk
https://www.hyperxgaming.com/unitedstates/us/memory/fury-ddr4
FURY DDR4
FURY DDR4 RGB
Predator DDR4
Predator DDR4 RGBCAS 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Voltage 1.2V, 1.35V, 1.4V, 1.5V
Speeds 2400, 2666, 3000, 3200, 3333, 3600, 4000, 4266, 4600, 4800
Ricketts65
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Posted April 12th, 2019 06:00
Hello:
Sorry for asking this but I saw your post. I just got a R8 and the sound quit working. How do you get into the BIOS to look at the configurations? Thanks Paul