Memory Question

[Zigen]

Hi, always wondered why some memory sticks work perfectly on some desktop motherboards by won't work at all on others?

Example : Had some sticks of kingston ram, was working perfectly, tried it on another board, couldn't work.

Another example : Sometimes have to move the Rams around a board to get them working.

Are Memory sticks that sensitive? Isn't there one brand that works for all? Or is it something else?

[nanoman]

First Check Your Motherboard Manual ( Memory Qualified Vendors= Memory Stick supported/tested by Mainboard with Their Buffer or Type DDR1/2/3)

Maybe Memory Sticks Are Too Old For The Board Or Board Old Enough Not To Handle New Generation OF Memory Sticks

another Thing It Could Be something Related To Damage In Main board Memory Slots

Or Just Incompatibility In Buffer Supported Between Mobo And Memory Sticks

In The Recent Years Known Mainboards Manufacturers Prepare Their Stuff To Work With Wide Range Of Memory Sticks Especially Known Names Such AS Kingston / Adata

Edited March 31, 2014 by nanoman

[unknownasphyxiated]

might be problem with the gold part of the ram or ram slot

you can use eraser to clean the gold part and use compressed air to blow any dust that might prevent the contact between ram and the slot

[iih1]

Don't forget to check your ram gold part?
If necessary cleaning pin memory using a pencil eraser
This trick can also be used to clean the mobile phone SIM card, camera memory, and others

Notice: Also clean the rest of the eraser that may remain on pin RAM

Edited April 1, 2014 by iih1

[rudrax]

• The type of the memory stick (DDR, DDR2, DDR3) should be supported by the MOBO where you want to instal the RAM stick with its particular type.
• The maximum frequency (also known as FSB, I guess) (800 Mhz, 1066 Mhz, 1333 Mhz, 1600 Mhz, 2100 Mhz) should also be supported by the MOBO where you want to instal the RAM stick with any of those particular frequencies.

Edited April 1, 2014 by rudrax