Asus Maximus Formula

[theonlybabyface]

I had nothing but problems with my D9's in this board. Very iffy with that ram. My Maximus even killed two of them. Switched to the ram in my sig and not a problem since.

[kamoo]

Hello All,

So I'll update the situation and see if anyone can think of what to do next.

NCIX (vendor) was apparently able to get the board to save so likely the problem is on my end (assuming they weren't lying)

I called Crucial and we tried just 2 of the 4 sticks and adjusted the timing but the BIOS continues to hang after you try and save changes. Apparently Crucial and Asus both know about the issue with Ballistix and both are 'actively trying to resolve the issue'. I convinced the vendor to allow me to return the sticks and decided to purchase the Mushkin XP2 Redline PC2-8500 DDR 1000 RAM after hearing from a few people that this RAM worked well for them.

I received them today, popped them in and got the computer loaded up. I went into the BIOS, changed the date, and attempted to Exit/Save. Same problems.

I called Asus and they said that the 1000mhz RAM is a 'weird number' and that I should go out and purchase an 800 or 667 mhz stick instead. I wonder if its a voltages/timing issue but I can't change them to get the BIOS to boot.

They also suggested it could be the power supply, which I replaced with an older Antec one and had the same problem.

I'm running out of ideas on how to remedy this. Any suggestions?

KaM