[Alzeimer]

It seems your slot A1 (yellow) might be faulty and to be sure you should try another stick of ram in it and do the MEMTEST to see if errors are found if yes do as you did and try it in another slot and if no errors then it is your slot that is the cause of your problem.

Here attach is the configuration of your motherboard for your ram and as you can see unless you want to use only one stick of ram there is no way for you to work around your slot A1 if you want to use more than one ram.



By using one ram only you cannot use your memory in Dual Channel which will make it work at a slower speed and you will have less memory so your computer will work slower overall.

As Rshaffer is pointing out it would be better to replace your motherboard since a faulty motherboard is never a good thing to use even if it seems to be working properly with not using your faulty slot. It might cause other problem to other parts in the long run.

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As always Alzeimer a great post with precise instructions and explanations.
I'm sure the memory slot is gone and with the ASUS P5Q SE2 it seems to be a older mobo.

[rshaffer61]

As always Alzeimer a great post with precise instructions and explanations.
I'm sure the memory slot is gone and with the ASUS P5Q SE2 it seems to be a older mobo.

[reny410]

hi guys, I'am still on duty outside my town
can't do a test on A1 slot with my second RAM yet
well, I bought my motherboard for like 1,5 years ago.
I wonder if I buy a new one, it'll be compatible with my current hardware

just curious, based on the instructions on the attachments, does it mean that I can't install 2 RAM on my black pair? (A2 and B2)

[rshaffer61]

The only thing you will have to make sure is that your hard drive and cdrom drive will have the right connection for the motherboard. That being either SATA or IDE.

[Alzeimer]

Unless you want to upgrade your processor you should take in account your current processor (LGA775) when you buy a new motherboard.

[reny410]

Hi guys, I'am back and done memtest again, this time with another RAM module

the results were the same, it gaves error on first slot, but passed all the way on second slot

tried using 1 module, game runs without problem or BSOD at all, gotta buy a new mobo

you guys are best

thank you guys and geekstogo ^_^

gotta tell about this forum at my friend

Edited by reny410, 09 July 2011 - 09:56 AM.

[rshaffer61]

Thanks for letting us know the final results and if you need further assistance with this issue like replacement mobo just post back and we can help.
As for the original issue Congratulations. for a successful resolution for your issue.

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