Long story short: aftr a bios reset I am unable to figure how to configure the bios so that it gets to POST. All I have now is beeps ( ---. = long long long short) repeating ad libitum. I looked it up on the manual and it is a generic RAM Error.
I tried changing frequency to 1333 and voltage to the lowest one, but nothing happens...
Noteworthy Components
- Motherboard:
GA-990XA-UD3 rev 1
- CPU:
AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Black Edition
- RAM
- 2x
Corsair XMS3 (Model: CMX8GX3M4A1600C9 Timings: 9-9-9-24 Voltage: 1.65)
- 2x
Kingston KVR (Model: KVR1333D3S8N9/2G Voltage:1.5 Timings: not reported on stick)
- 2x
- Graphics Card:
ASUS EAH5450 Series
Note: Before this BIOS reset everything worked perfectly. All the components have been tested on another system and worked. So, no blame to the hardware.
What works
I've been able to boot with only one Corsair in DIMM_1
The Quest
To find the correct BIOS settings. We know that they exist because it worked before.
Here is a bunch of pictures of the BIOS pages that I think have options that could solve the problem.
The BIOS Options
Some Other Lore
I built this pc years ago and only opened some days ago to remove the consistent dust formations. Meanwhile I completely erased any memory of setting up that BIOS...
I think it is probably related with Ganged\Unganged, voltage, and frequency.