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Post by Mr. Sassy Pants on Nov 20, 2007 2:14:03 GMT -5
ok, so my computer died......then i fixed it, then it died again, not i have a half a dead computer running enough to get this out and find out if my logic makes sence...
my RAM is fried, 1 stick is, the other isnt, but heres the thing, my 1 good stick only works in one of the ram slots, or the computer doesnt boot becaue of a lack o ram....soooo, logic good?
good stick + slot 1 = computer run
good stick + slot 2 = dead
bad stick + slot 1 or 2 = dead
i have come to the conclusion that not only is 1 stick dead, but one of my RAM slots is fried as well...logical?
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Post by ŞíŘ on Nov 20, 2007 6:03:19 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure you need a good stick of memory in your first DIMM slot no matter what.
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Post by B8 on Nov 20, 2007 8:12:56 GMT -5
Do a physical inspection of the round devices called capacitors. The good capacitors will have little indented x marks on the top. If the tops are pushed up then they are bad and you have a bad mother board that needs to be repaired (remove the old capacitors and replace them) by a competent technician. Good luck in finding one that even knows what a soldering iron is.
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Post by Chim on Nov 20, 2007 10:23:26 GMT -5
Most motherboards do not care whether the ram is in DIMM1 or DIMM2. I'd say that somewhere along the line, the bad stick of ram got fried while it was in DIMM2 and it got fried as well. Can you see the pins in DIMM2 at all? Any of them look scorched? It could also be a capacitor, like the B8man says. The thing you have to think about is why did the ram go bad. If it was a power issue, then it definitely could have fried both the ram and the ram slot. If the motherboard caused it to go bad, then I'd want to replace the motherboard anyway. There are a lot of things that could have caused it.
Mr SassyQ + good stick = fun
Mr SassyQ + bad stick = fun... but not the kind of fun you're thinking of
Mr SassyQ + slot1 + slot2 + 2 sticks (good or bad) = ... I'll let you figure it out
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Post by Mr. Sassy Pants on Nov 20, 2007 12:38:01 GMT -5
hmmm, after a lil more testing, it seems like just the stick of ram is fried....thing is.....what would have fried the RAM stick.....because i wasnt running anything in particular....and it happened when i was shutting down my system...or starting it up the next time...but yeah....i didnt think ram fries itself like that...
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Post by B8 on Nov 20, 2007 12:56:30 GMT -5
Logic does not always let you figure out the problem. When Murphy stikes you are sometimes out of luck. Best solution now would be to toss the motherboard, ram, and power supply out the door and into the circular file. If the power supply glitched all or most of the compnents are fried. Trying to figure out what went wrong without a triggered sweep osciloscope, board schematic and trouble shooting information is almost hopless. Correction make that impossible.
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Post by Mr. Sassy Pants on Nov 20, 2007 16:27:31 GMT -5
well....its still under warrenty....=D
soo ill be taking it in shortly....for a free new computer....^_^ i hope....
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Post by Amy on Nov 30, 2007 21:45:07 GMT -5
one fried stick of ram? I wonder what it tastes like.
no seriously, good luck in returning it, hope you get a new one.
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Post by Mr. Sassy Pants on Dec 6, 2007 16:03:12 GMT -5
well....im now typing this on my brand spankin new laptop of awsome...=D
itsa core 2, 2 gigs of ram, Nvidia go 8700M 256 beast....
4 times as powerful as my last laptop....for free...=D
the laptop cost $1800 normally....i got it free....im exctatic....^_^
oh yeah, and i got a 360, so if you have one, add me on it, gamertag's Mr 5assy Pants (note the capitol S is a #5)
see yall around, be in TF2 soon enough...=D
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