Ram card problem

[fujin009]

i have 2 1gb ram card in my motherboard but when i run dxdiag i only have 1022mb ram...it started when i had to remove my ram cards because of having a loose contact on the memory thus unable to boot my sytem..after a few tries on removing the dust and reinserting my ram cards i was able to boot again..but i noticed its very much slower than before..and i have this game when i ran it, it says i only have 1gb ram or less which makes the game a little unstable..but before the problem it never appears..should i make a conclusion that 1 ram card isn't detected by the motherboard?please help on how to fix this..

sorry for the bad english

 

[willard]

Sounds like you either damaged the chips or motherboard when reseating them, or simply didn't reseat them properly. Start by removing both the chips and carefully replacing them.

 

[fujin009]

ill try..i just want to know if its the real problem since i dont want to keep removing it,might get worse

 

[willard]

If it gets worse, then you're damaging your hardware. If you correctly install the hardware, it will not suddenly suffer performance degradations when you reseat it.

 

[fujin009]

is there a way to replace the part where you put the ram card?or i have to buy a new motherboard?ive been using my motherboard for 5 years already..so its either replace/buy a new one or new ram card from what im experiencing its damaged..very very damaged though i dont know if its the ram card or the part where you put it,whatever its called.

 

[willard]

The RAM is plugged into the motherboard itself, so no, replacing the part it plugs into is replacing the motherboard.

It couldn't hurt to try reseating it. Also, get a can of compressed air and blow it down into the RAM socket, might be that there's some dust in there.

 

[fujin009]

at least 1 is damaged badly...right now i have 2 of them inserted but only 1 is being used..tested it many times..ram cards still works..tried removing the dust many many times..so i think the other side is damaged..thank you very much for helping me ...have to replace the motherboard then, works for me mine is pretty old