Z170 Extreme7+ Memory Issues

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   Hi all,
Can only install Windows 10 on my new build with the 2x 8GB memory in slots DDR4_A1 and DDR4_B1. If I put them in DDR4_A2 and DDR4_B2 (the preferred slots according to the manual) Windows 10 goes into the "repair loop". Going to re-seat my processor tomorrow just in case. Anyone else had issues?

Pete

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PeteH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote PeteH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Z170 Extreme7+ Memory Issues Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 1:36am
	Hi all, Can only install Windows 10 on my new build with the 2x 8GB memory in slots DDR4_A1 and DDR4_B1. If I put them in DDR4_A2 and DDR4_B2 (the preferred slots according to the manual) Windows 10 goes into the "repair loop". Going to re-seat my processor tomorrow just in case. Anyone else had issues? Pete

parsec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 4996	Post Options Post Reply Quote parsec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 2:03am
	Did you clear the CMOS/BIOS after moving your memory to the other slots? Any time you change the slot location of the DIMMs you use, you must clear the CMOS/BIOS. Otherwise you will have problems like you have seen.


PeteH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote PeteH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 3:11am
	Wasn't aware of that. I'll try it in the morning and report back. Thanks for you help. Pete

PeteH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote PeteH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 2:49pm
	Reset CMOS this morning and everything now works as it should. Thanks for your help. Pete

parsec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 4996	Post Options Post Reply Quote parsec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Sep 2015 at 12:48am
	Great, thanks for reporting back. After any hardware change, changing slots of a video card or memory, simply changing the SATA port connections of your drives or adding a new drive, clearing the CMOS/BIOS should be done. You may see Windows requesting a reboot after adding or changing drives, that won't happen after a CMOS/BIOS clear.