Computer won't boot after installing RAM

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paragade

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Hi all, so I recently got 2 sticks of 4gb crucial pc3-8500 ram to replace my hyper blue 4gb single stick. When I installed the new ram the computer turns on, but the keyboard doesn't light up and nothing appears on the monitor. It works fine with the old ram, and I checked Crucial's website which said it was compatible with my gigabyte GA-990FX UD3 motherboard. I tried draining the cmos for 15 minutes, but that didn't work. Any help is appreciated !
 
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glamdringfh

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Hi paragade,

1) Try to add just one RAM stick at a time and see if one of them will boot

2) If you can, try both new RAM sticks in another PC to see if they work there

There's a chance they are bad units and need to be RMA'd, but it's worth doing a few tests first to make sure they are the culprit.
 
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glamdringfh

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It's unusual that both sticks would be bad, but not impossible.

Without another PC to test them on we can't be 100% sure, but it certainly sounds to me like they probably need to be RMA'd for replacement. Keep an eye on this thread for the next day or so, we have a couple of professional RAM specialists around that might chime in with something else to try.
 
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