I bought a 1 gig RAM stick today, and supposedly it was compatible with my motherboard. Took out my 2 256mb RAM sticks. Popped in the 1 gig one, nothing happened. Try a different slot, nothing happened. Popped in all 3 at same time, nothing happened. Then I'm like "*** maybe this 1 gig isn't compatible"
Popped in my ORIGINAL 2 256mb RAM sticks and my computer won't start (everything starts like the fans and stuff, but the beep sound doesn't come that leads you to windows). I smell a burning plastic smell coming from my RAM sticks.
Is my motherboard f**ked?
Computer stats:
AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Motherboard: Asus A7N8X-E
FSB 400MHZ
DUAL DDR400
The 1 gig ram I bought:
Kingston Technology
1 GB
DDR Memory
Compatible:
400 MHz (PC3200)
333 MHz (PC2700)
266 MHz (PC2100)
2007-12-26 13:54:20 · 3 answers · asked by twiztedweb 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I agree with carm - I had the same problem w/my Asus a8v, you should be able to add and remove sticks until you figure out either which is bad or what sequence works best for your mb. I always keep the palm of one hand on the frame so the mb and I are on the same level charge-wise. I seem to have no problem even when I am on a carpeted floor (do not do this unless you are as impatient as I am)
2007-12-26 14:39:50 · answer #1 · answered by Grumpy Old Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing you want to do is check the speed of the ram and make sure it is the same speed as the ram you had in the computer already, the next thing is take all the ram out of the computer, now in ram slot 1 put the 1 gig, ram slot 2 put the 256 and the same with ram slot 3 put the other 256 in, and try the computer again, ram is fussy and you always start at ram slot 1 with the 1 gig stick and work your way to the smallest which in this case is the 256, hope that helps you and good luck.
2007-12-26 22:02:11 · answer #2 · answered by carm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no probably ur ram u probably tochod it in a spot u shouldnt have
2007-12-26 22:08:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋