Help black screen after moving ram

Kryptonite700 · Jun 3, 2014

So I installed a new cpu cooler but it blocks the first 2 ram slots on my mobo. Before the upgrade I used the first slot and only the first slot. Now when I switch over to slots 3 OR 4 , the pc will not show anything on display. Please help me figure this out.

ThatVietGuy · Jun 3, 2014

Pull the CMOS battery for 15 seconds and replace.

Kryptonite700 · Jun 3, 2014

Don't know how to reply on mobile... But it seems this didn't work. Same black screen. Any suggestions?

damric · Jun 3, 2014

Take out your RAM. Put it in the right way.

Kryptonite700 · Jun 3, 2014

What do you mean the right way? It's seated correctly, just not in the normal slot

damric · Jun 3, 2014

So try it again, just to be sure it's seated.

If that doesn't work, show me a picture. I have ways of making things fit.

spooky2th · Jun 3, 2014

Would be helpful if you listed the MB and the ram that you have.

Kryptonite700 · Jun 3, 2014

1x4gb g skill ripjaws 1600 and gigabytes ga-78 lmt USB3...... Reseating didn't work and currently rly figuring out how to upload a pic

damric · Jun 3, 2014

Kryptonite700 :

heh I just made a pic for this the other day

Which CPU Cooler?

Kryptonite700 · Jun 3, 2014

http://postimg.org/image/q0jl2f2bz/

Kryptonite700 · Jun 3, 2014

Hyper t4

damric · Jun 3, 2014

GRRR the T4 only mounts one way on AMD boards. Is there no clearance at all?

You will need either a low profile RAM, or a different cooler.

Unless you want to modify and viod warranty. We can take that route if you like. Easiest would be carefully removing the heatspreader from the RAM. Got to be careful though as the adhesive strip can sometimes snatch ICs right off the PCB. Usually good to heat it up with hair dryer first.

Kryptonite700 · Jun 4, 2014

Not unless I take the top plastic part of the ram stick off. That's the only way is see it fitting.

Kryptonite700 · Jun 4, 2014

I'm going to uninstall the cooler and put the ram back in its origional place to see if it boots up first.

damric · Jun 4, 2014

Excellent idea. Hopefully uou have enough thermal grease left.

Kryptonite700 · Jun 4, 2014

Boots up fine. Cant I configure what ram slot to use in the bios while I'm booted up?

damric · Jun 4, 2014

Try it in all of the RAM slots and see what happens. I have a feeling that you need it in one of the closest two.

Kryptonite700 · Jun 4, 2014

1st slot works
2nd slot works
3rd slot doesn't
4th slot doesn't
Ugh you're right.. is there any to get these slots working?

damric · Jun 4, 2014

Not if you only have one stick. Those are the "Master Slots" for the two channels (A master, and B master). Yes it's dumb. I feel your pain. I had to remove heat spreaders from my RAM when I beta-tested the T4 on an AMD platform 2 years ago.

Kryptonite700 · Jun 4, 2014

Can I just find a way to cut off that useless top part?

damric · Jun 4, 2014

Kryptonite700 :

No, it will be easier to remove the whole heat spreader. It doesn't need it anyway. Use a very flat knife or tiny screw driver to gently seperate the heat spreader. And I mean GENTLE. It helps to warm it up with a hair dryer, but not too much heat.

Kryptonite700 · Jun 4, 2014

Removed the ram heatsink and booted up. Going to install cooler and see if it fits now

Kryptonite700 · Jun 4, 2014

Booted up just fine after intalling! Thank you soooo much damric for taking all that time out of your day to help me.. you have no idea how lost I would've been.

damric · Jun 4, 2014

It turned out pretty easy though. Glad it worked out

spooky2th · Jun 4, 2014

Put two sticks in either of the same color slots for dual channel.

Help black screen after moving ram

Reputable

Titan

Reputable

Illustrious

Reputable

Illustrious

Splendid

Reputable

Illustrious

Reputable

Reputable

Illustrious

Reputable

Reputable

Illustrious

Reputable

Illustrious

Reputable

Illustrious

Reputable

Illustrious

Reputable

Reputable

Illustrious

Splendid

Share this page