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May 9th, 2016 09:00
Aurora X58 RAM Upgrade question.
Hello,
I have an older Aurora, about 6 years old now, but still runs great. Trying to get another 18 months out of it before I replace it. It has the X58 motherboard.
It came with 6G 1333 RAM. A few years ago I upgraded to 12G 1600 RAM (3G x 4). I had to turn on XMP I believe and I set the voltage to +200mv.
Now I am finally wanting to max out the RAM at 24G, as that is the most this motherboard can use. My understanding is that with 24G, I can only use 1333 Mhz memory, and not 1600.
Can I use 3 sticks of 8G RAM? Or do I need 6 x 4G RAM? I have read conflicting things that the X58 motherboard may not read 8G sticks correctly. I would prefer 3x 8G, rather than 6x 4G. I'm not even sure if I can find 4G sticks of 1333 Ghz RAM anymore.
Thanks you
Jeff
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May 9th, 2016 11:00
Yes, I believe it is the Aurora R1, with the factory X58 motherboard in it.
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May 9th, 2016 13:00
OK, so I will need 6 sticks of 4G 1333 RAM. What about voltage? I know I will now have to disable the XMP, but I previously set the voltage to +200mv when I went to the 1600 RAM. SInce I am now going back to the 1333, do I need to reset the voltage? And how do I do that?
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May 9th, 2016 14:00
So, When the computer starts up, I don't hit F2 to get in the BIOS, but F9? I am confused. I just hit F9 as it boots up and the voltage gets set back to the original settings automatically? Or do I have to go through the BIOS menus?
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May 9th, 2016 18:00
OK, so do I change the BIOS while I still have the old RAM installed? Or do I wait until after I put in the new RAM? BIOS won't work if the RAM sticks are removed correct?
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May 16th, 2016 16:00
OK so I have the new RAM. I followed your instructions, but I am getting 4 beeps over and over, meaning the PC isn't liking the RAM.
I hit F9 to reset the default settings, then F10 to save. The computer then exits the BIOS and starts up. I then turn it off, unplug it, remove the old RAM and put in the new RAM. Turn it on, and the 4 beeps.
So I put back in the old RAM and restarted the BIOS. And it was just like before. It appears that maybe even though I had it load the default settings, when it starts up with the old 1600 RAM, it automatically reverts back to the faster speed. Then when I shut it down and put in the new 1333 RAM, it cant read it right or something.
Any suggestions? The RAM is brand new.
Again, I hit F9, then F10 to save. The computer starts up. Then I turn it off and put in the new RAM and 4 beeps.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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May 16th, 2016 17:00
Alex?
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May 17th, 2016 08:00
OK I apparently ordered 24GB (6X4GB) DDR3 MEMORY RAM PC3-10600 ECC REG DIMM instead of NON-ECC RAM. I got 4 beeps meaning it couldn't read it. I am returning it and getting non-ECC RAM. That was the problem. Ugh.....I should have paid attention to the listing.