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10-31-2007, 04:49 PM
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Help with DDR for P4B533-E
HI,
I have a P4B533-E mobo and have wanted to increase the RAM. I have 2 512s at the moment and have one slot left. I tried to buy the DDR400 that the ones I have in are but was told they are not made anymore and that the DDR PC3200 is backward incompatible anyway. I bought a 1GB stick of the PC3200 but when inserting it got a one long beep, space then another long beep etc. I tried it in every slot even by itself but still the same beep. Sounds like it is NOT compatible. Can I have some help here please? Thanks Rock  |
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10-31-2007, 05:12 PM
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Re: Help with DDR for P4B533-E
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I have an ASUS P4B533-E too. IIRC you can only use single sided DDR RAM in the 3rd slot. HTH NBK |
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10-31-2007, 05:16 PM
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Re: Help with DDR for P4B533-E
Ah Haaa.........
How crazy is that? Can it be the the later DDR's like the 3200 as long as it is one sided? Thanks Rock |
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10-31-2007, 05:40 PM
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Re: Help with DDR for P4B533-E
I just found this site where you can get a scan to see what RAM you have and what you can upgrade with.
This is my page for my P4B533-E Memory upgrades from Crucial.com - Determine My Memory Needs This says I am able to use the 3200's and that I should be able to insert the 1GB I have. I wonder what the one beep is when i do this? Maybe because it is 2 sided? Rock |
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10-31-2007, 06:54 PM
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Re: Help with DDR for P4B533-E
Hi
Only the 256Mb module is single sided... NBK |
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10-31-2007, 08:25 PM
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Re: Help with DDR for P4B533-E
Oh well. I will try it again by itself. If it still gives one beep, it either is faulty or there is something Bios that stop a 1GB stick being used.
Anyone know whether that latter may be the case on the p4B533-E board? Thanks Rock |
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11-01-2007, 05:39 AM
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Re: Help with DDR for P4B533-E
Well I tried again.. Took the 2 512's out and placed the 1GB 3200 in slot 1 and booted. It went fine so added a 512 in slot 2 and that too was fine.
But.. When I tried to add another 512 to slot 3, I got the long beep pause beep. I tried 2 different 512 sticks and still the same. Would there be a place in Bios that would cause this? I looked but couldn't see anything. It seems strange that slot 3 wont accept anything I have. Any help please as I do need to kick this thing up to the 2GB max RAM Thanks Rock |
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11-01-2007, 12:13 PM
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Re: Help with DDR for P4B533-E
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Check page 2-11 in your P4B533-E manual for further info on why you cannot install a double-sided DDR DIMM in slot 3. HTH NBK Last edited by NBK; 11-01-2007 at 12:17 PM.. Reason: left out info |
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11-01-2007, 04:16 PM
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Re: Help with DDR for P4B533-E
There you go! Thats what it is!
Slot 1 Dble side Slot 2 Dbl side Slot 3 ZIP Slot 1 SingleS/DS Slot 2 SS Slot 3 SS Guess I'll have to go buy another Dble side 1GB or 2x 512's Single sided. Thanks for the help NBK Got lotsa friends in NC altho' I'm here in Sydney OZ Rock |
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11-05-2007, 12:08 PM
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11-07-2007, 03:38 AM
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Re: Help with DDR for P4B533-E
but i thought it's best to always leave the last slot empty?
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