I have search the forums for a full answer to this but havent found anything.
I tried to install W7 64 bit to a new SSD drive. it took about 6-7 hours and wasnt successfully. After following some advise on these forums I took out 2 of my 4 gig and the install took 20 mins.
If i go back to the full 4 gig W7 will not boot up. It is fine with 3 gig.
How do I get it to boot with the full 4 gig (other 64bit will be wasted)
The memory is 4 x 1 gig OCZ memory (bought as a set) 4-4-4-15.
MSI (Micro Star) MS-7350 (P6N SLI-FI) Motherboard
CPU Family: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz Model 15, Stepping 6 CPU Speed: 2133 MHz
Maximum Memory Capacity: 8192MB Currently Installed Memory: 3GB Available Memory Slots: 1 Total Memory Slots: 4 Dual Channel Support: Yes CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel HDD Intel x25-m SSD
Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
You may have a bad stick of RAM or a bad DIMM on the motherboard. Download and burn Memtesr86+ to a CD, then boot the CD and run several passes with one stick in the same DIMM to start sorting if something is bad, it will take a while so be patient and let it work.
I have swapped around the ram I have so i know that it boots up with all of them as long as there is only 3 stick in at any one time. having said that i will still run the tests
Can you run CPU-Z & post a snip of the memory reading ?
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I thought I should add to this that the machine was fine with all slots filled when booting into XP on a different hard drive. (althought it didnt see the 4 gig, the system booted okay)
The bois bootup see all the memory, it just when you get to the start windows logo screen it hangs.
Maybe you need to update the BIOS to support Windows 7. Usually there are BIOS updates to support new OS when they come out. Follow my link above to make sure you have the latest BIOS installed.
If the BIOS update doesn't help then I would next call OCZ tech support and have them help you figure out what is wrong.
I personally buy Kingston because they back their RAM for life and work with you to test and troubleshoot until any issue is resolved. Hopefully OCZ is similar - seems I recall good reports from users here.
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