RAM/hardware nightmare!

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ok today i got a brand new gig of ram in the post, so i take the power
cable out, pop the box open, and start replacing the ram, i hear the
sound of somerthing moving, like a cable’s come lose inside or
something but i cant see anything wrong so i carry on, after realising
i’m trying 2 put the new 1 in upside down i get it all installed then
sit back, turn the thing on and watch as the screen stays blanc and
the machine beeps at me every few seconds as i stare at it in
disbeliefe! not only that but i then put the old ram in and low and
behold it boots up but takes about 10mins 2 start up windows! (which
on 2.4gig 512mb machine is insane!) does anybody know what if
anything i might have unpluged or what the problem could be, i’m in a
real mess, especialy as it’s my parents machine not mine.....

*update* it now runs fine with the old ram in but still not with the
new stuff, if i put 1 of each in it runs as if the new stuff wasnt
there so i guess it’s either broke or incompatible.....

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Congratulations! You likely cracked the motherboard by pressing too hard
while trying to install the RAM upside down! Time to take it to a repair
shop.

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Richard Urban

If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


"th0ne" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message
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> ok today i got a brand new gig of ram in the post, so i take the power
> cable out, pop the box open, and start replacing the ram, i hear the
> sound of somerthing moving, like a cable's come lose inside or
> something but i cant see anything wrong so i carry on, after realising
> i'm trying 2 put the new 1 in upside down i get it all installed then
> sit back, turn the thing on and watch as the screen stays blanc and
> the machine beeps at me every few seconds as i stare at it in
> disbeliefe! not only that but i then put the old ram in and low and
> behold it boots up but takes about 10mins 2 start up windows! (which
> on 2.4gig 512mb machine is insane!) does anybody know what if
> anything i might have unpluged or what the problem could be, i'm in a
> real mess, especialy as it's my parents machine not mine.....
>
> *update* it now runs fine with the old ram in but still not with the
> new stuff, if i put 1 of each in it runs as if the new stuff wasnt
> there so i guess it's either broke or incompatible.....
>
> --
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> request
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That does NOT mean that he hasn't cracked a trace. He heard the noise as he
was trying to insert the RAM. I heard that noise about 14 years ago! Bad
news.

Something to watch out for in the way of an intermittent connection that
makes/breaks with a change in temps.

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Regards,

Richard Urban

If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


"Alan Smith" <alan@hidden.email> wrote in message
newsac654$jo3$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Did you read the last paragraph of his posting?
> it starts: *update* it now runs fine with the old ram ........
>
> op-
> There are lots of different memory types and speeds. Read the motherboard
> manual for the type you should put into the computer. Compare this to the
> type and speed you bought- did you check at first- you haven't mentioned
> the types/speeds.
>
>
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u9nP6HNgFHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Congratulations! You likely cracked the motherboard by pressing too hard
>> while trying to install the RAM upside down! Time to take it to a repair
>> shop.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>>
>> If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>>
>> "th0ne" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message
>> news:3_1754295_a866fba22201e8c2ba0cea056620c642@windowsforumz.com...
>>> ok today i got a brand new gig of ram in the post, so i take the power
>>> cable out, pop the box open, and start replacing the ram, i hear the
>>> sound of somerthing moving, like a cable's come lose inside or
>>> something but i cant see anything wrong so i carry on, after realising
>>> i'm trying 2 put the new 1 in upside down i get it all installed then
>>> sit back, turn the thing on and watch as the screen stays blanc and
>>> the machine beeps at me every few seconds as i stare at it in
>>> disbeliefe! not only that but i then put the old ram in and low and
>>> behold it boots up but takes about 10mins 2 start up windows! (which
>>> on 2.4gig 512mb machine is insane!) does anybody know what if
>>> anything i might have unpluged or what the problem could be, i'm in a
>>> real mess, especialy as it's my parents machine not mine.....
>>>
>>> *update* it now runs fine with the old ram in but still not with the
>>> new stuff, if i put 1 of each in it runs as if the new stuff wasnt
>>> there so i guess it's either broke or incompatible.....
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted using the http://www.windowsforumz.com interface, at author's
>>> request
>>> Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards
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>>
>>
>
>

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"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ev0v%23oNgFHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> That does NOT mean that he hasn't cracked a trace. He heard the noise as
> he was trying to insert the RAM. I heard that noise about 14 years ago!
> Bad news.
>
> Something to watch out for in the way of an intermittent connection that
> makes/breaks with a change in temps.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
>
> If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
> "Alan Smith" <alan@hidden.email> wrote in message
> newsac654$jo3$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Did you read the last paragraph of his posting?
>> it starts: *update* it now runs fine with the old ram ........
>>
>> op-
>> There are lots of different memory types and speeds. Read the motherboard
>> manual for the type you should put into the computer. Compare this to the
>> type and speed you bought- did you check at first- you haven't mentioned
>> the types/speeds.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u9nP6HNgFHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Congratulations! You likely cracked the motherboard by pressing too hard
>>> while trying to install the RAM upside down! Time to take it to a repair
>>> shop.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>>
>>> If you knew as much as you thought you know,
>>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>>
>>>
>>> "th0ne" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3_1754295_a866fba22201e8c2ba0cea056620c642@windowsforumz.com...
>>>> ok today i got a brand new gig of ram in the post, so i take the power
>>>> cable out, pop the box open, and start replacing the ram, i hear the
>>>> sound of somerthing moving, like a cable's come lose inside or
>>>> something but i cant see anything wrong so i carry on, after realising
>>>> i'm trying 2 put the new 1 in upside down i get it all installed then
>>>> sit back, turn the thing on and watch as the screen stays blanc and
>>>> the machine beeps at me every few seconds as i stare at it in
>>>> disbeliefe! not only that but i then put the old ram in and low and
>>>> behold it boots up but takes about 10mins 2 start up windows! (which
>>>> on 2.4gig 512mb machine is insane!) does anybody know what if
>>>> anything i might have unpluged or what the problem could be, i'm in a
>>>> real mess, especialy as it's my parents machine not mine.....
>>>>
>>>> *update* it now runs fine with the old ram in but still not with the
>>>> new stuff, if i put 1 of each in it runs as if the new stuff wasnt
>>>> there so i guess it's either broke or incompatible.....
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> request
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>>>> http://www.windowsforumz.com/eform.php?p=1754295
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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