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RN516 bios & memory
Hi I have an RN516 which I would like to upgrade. With 2x 8GB the system will not boot. (I have upgraded the cpu already to i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz) Removing one stick (black slot) and the syste...
Yes, it sounds like a hardware issue. Check that there is no debris affecting contact in the slot, but that's about all you can do.
Netgear has never released information on the 516 BIOS nor any method to update it, but it's certainly possible that's the issue. What versions and dates are in bios_ver.log in the downloaded log .zip files for each unit?
As I understand it, there are BIOS settings that may need to be changed when the BIOS is updated, and what those changes are depend on where you're coming from as well as where you are going, which is why Netgear never released a BIOS update package.
RDD516 (16GB)
/sys/class/dmi/id/bios_date
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10/11/2013
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/sys/class/dmi/id/bios_version
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4.6.5
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/sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial
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3JU3480200F26
RN516 (1x 8GB)
/sys/class/dmi/id/bios_date
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10/11/2013
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/sys/class/dmi/id/bios_version
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4.6.5
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/sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial
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3C88480X00854
Looks like it is the same. Will attach a monitor and keyboard tomorrow to check if there is some option in the BIOS.
SCUBAInstructor wrote:RN516 (1x 8GB)
/sys/class/dmi/id/bios_date
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10/11/2013
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/sys/class/dmi/id/bios_version
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4.6.5
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Looks like it is the same. Will attach a monitor and keyboard tomorrow to check if there is some option in the BIOS.And, AFAIK, the latest version.
Attached monitor and keyboard. As expected nothing in regards to memory.
Whatever I do if a RAM stick is present in the black slot it does not boot, not even into bios. The fans are spinning at high speed (like normal startup but that never stops). If there is not jumper setting etc. I guess I am stuck with a "defect" board and 8GB.
SCUBAInstructor wrote:
Whatever I do if a RAM stick is present in the black slot it does not boot, not even into bios.Likely you tried this, but just in case - did you try moving both sticks from the rdd516 into the rn516?
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