defective memory

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Rubix

Hi,

My memory was defective so I tried putting them in back to front ( in
ignorance) and fried my motherboard. Is there any chance that any of my 2
memory sticks might have survived the ordeal, and how do I identify it?

Rubix
 
Memory sticks are keyed to prevent that.. did you try to change them with
the board live?..
 
If you managed to swap your modules around and the faulty one killed your
Mobo, do you really want to try and use it again? Apart from using a
specific memory module tester [specialised equipment] the only way to verify
if the module is OK would be placing it into another Mobo [if good, all will
be fine: if bad, yet another dead Mobo].

Is it worth the risk?
 
I don't know what you mean by a live board. The power was switched off, but
I forced the sticks into the slots wrong way around, and then switched on
the PC. I'm learning, you see.

Rubix
 
A live board is where the power is still running to it.. it is impossible to
correctly seat memory if the sticks are 'the wrong way around'.. the clips
at the ends of the slots do not 'lock'.. depending on how much pressure you
placed on the components will determine damage done..

Any component that could cause major problems if incorrectly fitted is
'keyed'.. that is to say, there is only one way of installing it.. you
should always look at what is to be fitted and where before using extreme
force.. if a component doesn't fit relatively easily, you are doing
something wrong..

Learning computers is going to be an expensive exercise for you unless you
use some common sense and check before just rushing at something..

Go to a computer repair shop and get them to check the memory out.. it is
safer than trying it in a friends computer..
 
I don't know how you managed to seat the memory with the strips being
backwards. I don't think that you really "fried" the mainboard. I
think that you pressed down so hard on the memory module, trying to
force it in backwards, that you cracked the mainboard, thereby
severing circuit pathways. You learned an important and expensive
lesson, didn't you!

The only way to test the memory reliably is to take it to a shop that
has a memory tester. Oh, and don't come anywhere near any of my
computers, EVER.

If it doesn't fit in easily, you are doing something wrong. Never,
ever force anything in your computer.
 
Guys please,
Which one of you was never a learner? Or has never forgotten something they
once new?

Rubix
 
Rubix

Have you ever seen the children's toy where you place shaped objects through
corresponding openings? did you never have a pail with a lid that has shaped
cut-outs where you empty the pieces out of the pail and then attempt to get
them back in through the cut-outs on the lid?.. we are not talking major
technical knowledge here..

One has to assume that you looked at the memory before the attempted
install.. so you must have seen the offset cut-outs in the memory strip..
remembering back to the days of the shapes and cut-outs, would that not give
you a clue?..

Before assembling anything, always make sure that you have all of the parts
necessary, and that you understand how they fit together before using a
hammer on them.. this applies to computers, kit form furniture, kit cars,
plastic models, clock making, Scalextric track, railroad sets (clockwork and
electric type), Hotwheels sets (with super car launcher and rickety loop)..

Am I getting through to you yet?.. these things we learned as small
children..

You will also find that a little bit of thought will save much money.. go
buy a 'How to build a PC' book from PC World or any decent computer store..
good luck in the future..

Mike
 
Thanks Mike
Rubix
Mike Hall said:
Rubix

Have you ever seen the children's toy where you place shaped objects
through corresponding openings? did you never have a pail with a lid that
has shaped cut-outs where you empty the pieces out of the pail and then
attempt to get them back in through the cut-outs on the lid?.. we are not
talking major technical knowledge here..

One has to assume that you looked at the memory before the attempted
install.. so you must have seen the offset cut-outs in the memory strip..
remembering back to the days of the shapes and cut-outs, would that not
give you a clue?..

Before assembling anything, always make sure that you have all of the
parts necessary, and that you understand how they fit together before
using a hammer on them.. this applies to computers, kit form furniture,
kit cars, plastic models, clock making, Scalextric track, railroad sets
(clockwork and electric type), Hotwheels sets (with super car launcher and
rickety loop)..

Am I getting through to you yet?.. these things we learned as small
children..

You will also find that a little bit of thought will save much money.. go
buy a 'How to build a PC' book from PC World or any decent computer
store.. good luck in the future..

Mike
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