https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:31:42 +0000 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:44:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13448 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13448&PID=72038&title=z68-extreme4-not-happy-with-32gb#72038 Author: bitspiel
Subject: 13448
Posted: 16 Jan 2020 at 1:44pm

I have found a work around.

Cleared CMOS memory.
Populate only 16GB (i.e. two sticks) of memory.
System would then boot for me.

Once the system could boot, I entered into BIOS configuration and changed ONLY the DRAM Frequency from Auto to DDR3-1600.

Saved the changes and rebooted and then powered down.

Added the last 16GB (for now a total of 32GB) and the system booted.
]]> Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:44:29 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13448&PID=72038&title=z68-extreme4-not-happy-with-32gb#72038 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13448&PID=72020&title=z68-extreme4-not-happy-with-32gb#72020 Author: bitspiel
Subject: 13448
Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 4:59am

32GB is the max advertised memory size for the Z68 Extreme4.

I am trying to move from a 16GB footprint (via 4x4GB) to a 32GB footprint (via 4x8GB) using Crucial CT102464BD186D ram. Crucial asserts that ram in 100% compatible with the Z68 Extreme4 motherboard.

I can pick any two 8GB sticks and populate the same colored memory banks and the system boots, but if I use all four 8GB sticks simultaneously the system powers up, spins its wheels for about 5 seconds, powers off, and the powers up. There the process goes into an endless cycle.

I am running the latest BIOS. I have have cleared the BIOS memory.

I am looking for suggestions to get this system working at 32GB.

Thoughts anyone?

Note: my motherboard is NOT the GEN3 variant also I am running a 2600K cpu.]]> Wed, 15 Jan 2020 04:59:32 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13448&PID=72020&title=z68-extreme4-not-happy-with-32gb#72020