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    P170HM not booting with 4 sticks of RAM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Fatboy_Coach, May 23, 2018.

  1. Fatboy_Coach

    Fatboy_Coach Newbie

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    Am I missing something? It boots ok with any combination of the 4 (all Samsung 2gb) modules in the bottom slots but as soon as I add any to the slots under the keyboard it just sits ther not booting.

    I also can't access the bios as there is a password, is there anything in there that I would need to check?

    TIA
     
    Fatboy_Coach, May 23, 2018
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  2. Fatboy_Coach

    Fatboy_Coach Newbie

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    Figured it out, the i5 processor is only dual core. I'm about to upgrade to an i7 so it should work then
     
    Fatboy_Coach, May 23, 2018
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    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Dual core doesn't mean you're limited to two memory sticks. Unless the i5's IMC is faulty, I'd guess there's a problem with the board/memory bank(s).
     
    Prostar Computer, May 23, 2018
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  4. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Actually it does, that generation only supported 1 DIMM per channel on the dual core parts. This was lifted with the 3xxx generation I believe.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 23, 2018
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