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GA-H55M-USB3 Mother fails to boot with replacement RAM

GA-H55M-USB3 Mother fails to boot with replacement RAM
« on: April 13, 2014, 02:07:56 pm »
Hello,

I am attempting to find replacement RAM for my GA-H55M-USB3 Rev.1 motherboard.

The RAM I have purchased has the following specs:

8GB Kit* (2x4GB) - DDR3 1600MHz
Part Number:  KVR16N11S8K2/8
Specs: DDR3, 1600MHz, Non-ECC, CL11, 1.5V, Unbuffered, DIMM

The machine powers up and I hear a single beep indicating successful POST, I am able to enter the BIOS, however the system fails immediately upon attempting to load the OS (Windows 8.1).

I cannot find any source which will confirm whether or not the memory is compatible. I don't want to flash the BIOS unless I'm sure that will fix the problem.  Is there any what to confirm whether or not this RAM should work?

Re: GA-H55M-USB3 Mother fails to boot with replacement RAM
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2014, 03:59:21 pm »
Hello,

Just a quick update.  I have flashed my BIOS to the latest release (F11).  The machine will not boot with the new RAM.  I have even tried booting it with both the old RAM and new RAM installed, hoping it would step down to the earlier RAM, no dice.

Can anyone recommend some reasonably priced RAM that is compatible with this motherboard??  My goal is 16 gb of RAM, I believe the slot can only support a maximum of 4gb sticks, so I am looking for 4x4gb.

Thanks.


Re: GA-H55M-USB3 Mother fails to boot with replacement RAM
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2014, 11:47:23 pm »
Can anyone help me with this?  Find replacement RAM for this POS motherboard is proving to be IMPOSSIBLE.

All of the 4 gig sticks listed on the compatibility list as out of stock:

http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-h55n-usb3.pdf

I currently am running the following 4 gig stick which I know works:

Kingston KVR133D3E9SK2/8G

I have attempting buying two different models of RAM which have virtually identical specs but every time I try to boot the machine it crashes once the BIOS has handed off to the OS.

Was there some kind of revolution in DDR3 technology that caused the whole world to stop producing RAM that was compatible with my motherboard?  Where the &#$%# can I go to find an answer to this question if I can't find it on the Gigabyte forum???


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Re: GA-H55M-USB3 Mother fails to boot with replacement RAM
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2014, 02:10:08 am »
How are setting up the memory in the bios. On Intel boards all you should have to do is set it to profile one. Don't change anything else.
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Re: GA-H55M-USB3 Mother fails to boot with replacement RAM
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2014, 12:20:35 am »
Hi guys
I have the same problem
Currently i have 2x2gb geil 1333 memories installed on ga h55m usb3.0 and working fine, but when i want to add new apacer 4gb 1333 memory operation system fails to start and when i use apacer memory alone , system boots, i hear the beep sound then restarts and cant go to bios setting to
Upgraded the bios to f11 version
What can i do?
Help plz

Re: GA-H55M-USB3 Mother fails to boot with replacement RAM
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2014, 12:42:23 am »
Im using core i3 530 proccessor
Can the cpu cause this?
At one of posts i read that someone solved his problem by changing cpu
He was using h55n mainboard

Re: GA-H55M-USB3 Mother fails to boot with replacement RAM
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2014, 09:24:24 pm »
So it means there is no one to answer it?