If it goes bad can it affect other hardware on the computer or just the operating system?
2006-10-24 22:31:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
If your ram is bad, you might not be able to boot up your system. Even if it can boot up, it wil hang frequently and damage your other hardware as well. My advise is CHANGE IT
2006-10-24 22:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by Tazmanias 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heard of a case of defective ram actually damaging other hardware and I can't think of any way that can happen however depending on what exactly is wrong with the stick it can have effects varrying from slow performance to total shutdown. Good news is most known brands have lifetime warranties so u can get a new stick unless it's an unbranded one.
2006-10-24 22:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by spacemann_spiffff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ram is kind of a "short cut" for your CPU. With damaged RAM your CPU would work over time cause continual freezing and maybe even complete wipe out. I would say to change it.
2006-10-24 22:42:14 · answer #3 · answered by gabbyx19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ram is not affected any other part of Computer but it effected your operating system. like hanging with bluish-redish colour, restarting your system ie. change it as soon as possible otherwise it's disturb your work
2006-10-24 23:14:24 · answer #4 · answered by Gyan Prakash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you stress your cpu enough it will over eat and fry! Not to mention possibly fry motherboard and damage almost anything connected to it. The smell of a burn motherboard is nasty!
2006-10-24 22:41:08 · answer #5 · answered by jls1znv9999 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Change it
2006-10-24 22:33:58 · answer #6 · answered by Joe_Young 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will give you squirrely results on other devices.
2006-10-24 22:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋