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Cant boot with 8gb ram stick

Ahmed

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Cant boot with 8gb ram stick
« on: November 29, 2015, 06:12:09 pm »
I was trying to upgrade my rig by adding more memory so i purchased 2*8gb ddr3 ram sticks but the system cant boot and when i power it up i hear fast short beeps.
motherboard gigabyte ep45t-ud3lr
cpu intel quad core Q940

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Re: Cant boot with 8gb ram stick
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2015, 01:20:56 am »
Your board will not support 8-gb sticks. Try and trade them for 4-gb sticks.
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Ahmed

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Re: Cant boot with 8gb ram stick
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2015, 07:09:21 am »
Good thing the retailer offered to trade them if they didn't work . thanks.