Post code 52 on nVidia 780i

[Gravelhighway]

Unfortunately, I'm no longer a "graduate." :(

My PC was running for several days, and I thought there were no issues. One day I opened my system properties and found that the system was recogizing only 4GB of the 8gb (4x2GB) in the system. The next day (Saturday), I get a code 52 (and the screen stayed on the XFX boot screen).

This morning, after being gone on vacation for 5 days, I booted to find what errors I was getting. The machine booted right into Windows with no problem.

However... now the system is only recognizing 3GB of RAM.

I've tested the sticks and they work fine in other machines. I'm assuming the frequencies are not set properly in the system setup, but I'm not familiar with changing frequencies, overclocking, etc.

However, after searching for the error code on the Internet, I'm considering getting 6400 memory instead.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!


Here's my build:

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan

XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Intel Motherboard

Thermaltake Toughpower W0172RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor

Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5/2G

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 English 1 Pack CD

ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler

XFX nVidia 8800 GT 512mb DDR3 Alpha Dog Edition

[Rob]

See if this page applies.

http://www.mysuperpc.com/pmu/windows_ram_memory_4gb_problem.shtml

[Gravelhighway]

Yes, that would be the problem. :(

Thank you very much for your help... looks like I'll upgrade to the Corsair 6400 after all :)

[The Wise Monkey]

I think that its more likely that since you are only using a 32-bit OS, having 8GB of RAM installed is going to cause problems, as you have found out.

Instead of buying lots of new RAM, try installing XP/Vista 64-bit.