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June 13th, 2011 11:00

Aurora R3 does not boot with G.SKILL RipjawsX

Hi everybody!

I bought an Aurora R3 recently, with an Intel 2600 Core i7, and equipped with 4 GB of RAM running at 1333 MHz, and I tried to upgrade the memory to 16 GB running at 1600 MHz (because Alienware is asking for 1200 Euros for 16 GB of memory at 1600 MHz... very funny... :( )

I found G.SKILL RipjawsX 4x4GB at 1600 MHz, which have memory timings of 9-9-9-24, and require 1.5 Volt (according to documentation).

I replaced the 2x2GB that came with the Aurora with the 4x4GB RipjawsX, and then powered up the computer. What then happened is that the fan began to roar (like normal), BUT I do not see the BIOS starting up so I cannot get into the BIOS... there is just NO output on the monitor... and the Alien head on the computer case is also not lighting up.

So there are some serious problems going on... after this I replaced the RipjawsX memory modules with the old memory modules, and everything is fine again...

But the G.SKILL RipjawsX are especially designed for running with Intel P67 based motherboards, so I am wondering if I have some bad memory modules from G.SKILL, or if my Alienware motherbord has some defect... the problem is, that I cannot change setting in the BIOS when I have installed the RipjawsX, because I do not get into the BIOS when I have installed that memory modules... I tried to manually set the voltage for the memory to 1.65 Volts (when the old memory modules were installed), but no change in behaviour... 

I would like to ask if someone has successfully installed RipjawsX, or is running some other memory modules at 1600 MHz? Or maybe any suggestions how to make these memory modules run?

My system also has a GTX 590 installed, but I think that should not matter...

 

Best regards,

Claus

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May 25th, 2016 12:00

Hi Claus,

I am trying to upgrade my Aurora R3 with 4x4GB G.SKILL RipjawsX modules, but it happens the same as you. The only difference is my modules have timings of 7-8-8-24 with 1.5 volt.

When I try to install the 4 modules, it happens the same as you. However, if I install only the modules 0-2, it rocks! But when i try to install the other two, it crash again.

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May 25th, 2016 13:00

I got it! Now I have the 16GB (4x4GB) running, but...

I have had to disable XMP for this to work :(

If I enable XMP again, the system is unable to start.

G.SKILL used: F3-12800CL7D-8GBXM

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May 26th, 2016 12:00

Finally found out the reason for these calamities. 

From Intel web site, there is an article talking about XMP memory, and there is an excel or pdf file where you can see which DDR y compatible with your motherboard with XMP.

The ones I bought aren't.

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