PC won't boot after installing new RAM

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crash1274

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I have a Joshua motherboard made by HP (http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03135925) with 1x8GB RAM in at the moment. I thought i'd get another 8GB RAM for the other slot. So i did. I got one from amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J8E92I0?ref_=pe_1909131_77697121_tnp_email_TE_AMZLdp_i1).
I simply put it in the other slot, plugged in the power and all my peripherals, turnt on my PC and all i got was a black screen. Any help? Thanks in advance.
 
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rolli59

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You are trying to upgrade ram and the module you bought is different from the one already installed. Best way to do this is install two identical ram modules from a matched kit. Being an OEM I would not exceed their ram upgrade specs when selecting ram.
 
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crash1274

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DON'T WORRY GUYS. IT WASN'T PLUGGED IN PROPERLY! :|

Wait... Don't jump to conclusions about me being an idiot. Heres my excuse. One of the two clips that lock the ram into place was up against my GPU. Therefore i couldn't really get to it. I later tried again and noticed this problem. I fiddled around with it and realised that it could be pushed in further. The RAM then clicked into place.
I now know that you should spend more time on things. Before I kind of disregarded the task as being simple. It was my own fault.
Thanks anyway.
 
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