my memory stick for my hp pavillion seems to have burnt up. got the blue screen of death. i had an old compaq persario and pulled the sticks out of it. they are the same size but the notches in the center of the stick do not line up. will these work or will i need to go to the store and match up the notches exactly?
2007-03-23 02:12:16 · 4 answers · asked by mrbass 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
If the notches do not line up, then it is not the right memory. You would be unable to physically insert the memory, because the notch will not line up with the "bump" in the memory slot. Placing the notch in different places for different speed and types of memory is the easiest way to keep people from putting the wrong chip into a PC. They do that on purpose.
2007-03-23 02:16:45 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need a new one, you can just put another ram in, you need to find out what type it is there a quiet a few difference. The notches not matching is a sure sign its not the same, you can damage both the motherboard and ram
2007-03-23 02:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by jaffarkelshac 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how are you sure its the ddr memory sticks that are at fault ?
can you try them in a friends pc to make sure its them thats faulty
if you are sure its them
take one or both to the likes of pc word or other computer shop and ask for the same brand etc.
i hope this helps
atb
2007-03-23 03:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by stevelaing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do memory sticks hold their memory, even nafter the computer is re-programmed....In effect....is the bad **** still there???
2015-10-07 02:14:49 · answer #4 · answered by Ron 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋