Windows 7 Need Help Updating BIOS After RAM Upgrade and Encountering BSOD Issues

[rogervansteeden]

After weeks of problems thinking my motherboard was faulty i finally found that one of my ram chips was faulty so i ordered new ram after discussion with Cricial technology and today i installed 2 gig of ram but now the BSOD says your Bios needs updating can anyone advise me how to do this please.

 

[patcooke]

You will need to identify the make and model of your motherboard then download from their website.

 

[rogervansteeden]

There are about 12 updates none of them mention memory problems the first says first update and not what its for

 

[patcooke]

They may not specifically mention memory problems. Generally speaking you are best just going for the most recent bios issued by the manufacturer for your mobo.

 

[rogervansteeden]

Upgraded my bios but i am still getting same Bsod stating this bios is not ACPI compliant

 

[patcooke]

Is that happening both with and without the new ram stick in? You may have a problem with memory type or with the maximum capacity per slot.

 

[rogervansteeden]

When i contacted crucial they didnt have ther ballistix tracer ddr2 that i had and when i scanned my machine it gave about 11 different and the customer service said it was ok backwards compatable there is no problem with an extra i gig stick inserted its only when i try 4 gig my motherboard supports upto 8 gig so that shouldnt be an issue im using 64 bit operating system windows 7

 

[patcooke]

What is the make and model of the motherboard?

 

[rogervansteeden]

Asus m2n32-sli premium vista edition

 

[patcooke]

There are recommended configurations - see the info in the attached extract from your motherboard manual.

 

[rogervansteeden]

i will try that tomorrow and let you know the outcome

many thanks

 

[rogervansteeden]

I repositioned the ram as in extract but same message bsod bios not acpi compliant.i have 2 ballistix tracer i gig modules and 2x1 gig 800 speed ram which i was advised to buy as ballistix tracer ddr2 was not available and i questioned are you sure that these are compatable and was advised that they are