G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop

[Johalt]

I recently bought http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-122-_-Product
to upgrade the ram on my Hp Pavilion Media Center m8400f, I have four memory slots the first two are 512MB and the second two are 1GB, I have tried to install them twice now but when I try to turn the computer back on it doesn't boot, it makes noise but nothing happens on the screen, I replaced the new ram with the old 512MB ones and it starts up fine I hope that you can help me find a solution.

Thank you for any help.

[GSKILL TECH]

Do you have the latest BIOS? Try one stick at a time. Also, make sure to use the G.Skill only, do not mix.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[Johalt]

I believe I have the latest BIOS and by do not mix do you mean I should take out all four of the current ram and try the G.Skill RAM 1 stick at a time?

Oh and thanks for the response so quickly.

[GSKILL TECH]

Yes, 1 G.Skill or 2 G.Skill modules only. The older chips and G.Skill chips will most likely not work together.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[Johalt]

Thanks for clarifying it for me, I will try it that way and I will post the results.

[alex_dh9]

Same deal.

I'm having the same issue as stated here. I purchased the same RAM and put it into an HP Entertainment PC, M8200n. The motherboard is a Nettle 2 MCP61PM-HM with an AM2 socket. Apparently this RAM is meant for an Intel board? Does this mean my RAM won't function with my board? Or is there something I can do. Awesome timing on this post. Thanks for any help!

[alex_dh9]

Holy shoot

Okay I've done a bit of research and have figured out the issues Johalt. The mother board we have is AM2 or AM2+. And thats an issue for this RAM. So you need to update it so that it has full Phenom II support. Which is a pain and a process that you can find with a quick search for your board. Also the BIOS has to be updated. There is a problem that causes this motherboard to get stuck at a certain point during boot . That can be done through the HP website but only if you are still running Windows Vista. I'm an idiot and just installed Windows 7 so now I have no idea how i'm going to get this BIOS update.

Hopefully someone knows if I can install Windows Vista using VMware and get the update?

Anyway I'm not computer smart yet so I don't know how i'm going to go about this

[GSKILL TECH]

You should be able to update the BIOS the same way with Win 7.

The BIOS is outside of Windows, so it should not be affected.

Thank you
GSKILL TECH

[alex_dh9]

I wish

Thats what I was thinking but the only update I find for that board is O/S depending. In fact I even installed Vista to make it work but it still tells me that my system does not meet minimum requirements. Time to return this RAM and get a new board. Headache. Thanks!

[Johalt]

Ok I tried taking all 4 of the stock RAM out and adding 1 of the G.Skill at A time it booted up perfectly and it seems to be running faster even though I only increased my RAM by 1GB,
So now I just need to buy another set and I will be at my motherboards limit.

Thanks for the help, I'm ecstatic that I finally have them installed.

[Tradesman]

Glad to hear it, Enjoy!