2 of my RAM memories suddenly stopped working (GREETS FROM SWEDEN)

Zawyer · 06-10-2008, 04:18 PM

Greetings from Sweden! I found this excellent forum and decided to ask my question here as you seem to have alot of experienced users on the computer area.

I have a computer from Dell.

Graphics card: Radeon X850 XT.
Motherboard: Don't know..

RAM: 4x512MB DDR-2 RAMS.
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3,73GHz.
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2.

You know that the RAM memories are plugged in to some sort of pair thingy. The sit a bit like this:

Pair1-------Pair2-------Pair1--------Pair2
____________________________________

And now the two Pair2 memories doesn't seem to work. I check bios and it says:

512MB-------Empty-------512MB--------Empty
_________________________________________

I can't find any reason for this to happen! All the memories are of the same type.. I got them when I bought the computer. Though maybe 2 months ago I bought 2 new RAM's which I was gonna use to replace the old with, but they didn't fit so I couldn't use them. If I check the marking on the memories two of them have some text that ends with "05 07" and the other two ends with "05 06", are they pairs? I tried changing the memories in all different pairs but then the computer started to beep and sound really high, like a vacuum, and it didn't start up.

Do you guys know anything that could be related to this problem, or any fixes? Or do I just have to lend the computer in to "DatorFixen" (The Computer Fix) in my hometown? =)

//Zawyer

Now I know the name of the thing you stick it in to. It's DIMM1 and DIMM2

wrench97 · 06-10-2008, 04:50 PM

I think you are saying you tried switching the memory sticks in pairs but have you tried booting with only 1 stick in slot 1 try this for each stick, I think you may find only 1 is bad.

Zawyer · 06-10-2008, 05:03 PM

I'm gonna try all different ways of putting them, tommorow! Hopefully it'll work!

Zawyer · 06-11-2008, 05:33 AM

Apperantely it seems to be the the DIMM connectors on the motherboard that isn't working properly. I switched the cards and it still says that the same DIMM connectors is empty... I guess I'll just send the damn thing to Datorfixen

06-10-2008, 04:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zawyer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP SP2	2 of my RAM memories suddenly stopped working (GREETS FROM SWEDEN) Greetings from Sweden! I found this excellent forum and decided to ask my question here as you seem to have alot of experienced users on the computer area. I have a computer from Dell. Graphics card: Radeon X850 XT. Motherboard: Don't know.. RAM: 4x512MB DDR-2 RAMS. CPU: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3,73GHz. OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2. You know that the RAM memories are plugged in to some sort of pair thingy. The sit a bit like this: Pair1-------Pair2-------Pair1--------Pair2 ____________________________________ And now the two Pair2 memories doesn't seem to work. I check bios and it says: 512MB-------Empty-------512MB--------Empty _________________________________________ I can't find any reason for this to happen! All the memories are of the same type.. I got them when I bought the computer. Though maybe 2 months ago I bought 2 new RAM's which I was gonna use to replace the old with, but they didn't fit so I couldn't use them. If I check the marking on the memories two of them have some text that ends with "05 07" and the other two ends with "05 06", are they pairs? I tried changing the memories in all different pairs but then the computer started to beep and sound really high, like a vacuum, and it didn't start up. Do you guys know anything that could be related to this problem, or any fixes? Or do I just have to lend the computer in to "DatorFixen" (The Computer Fix) in my hometown? =) //Zawyer Now I know the name of the thing you stick it in to. It's DIMM1 and DIMM2 Last edited by Zawyer : 06-10-2008 at 04:24 PM.

06-10-2008, 04:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,302 OS: XPSP2	Re: 2 of my RAM memories suddenly stopped working (GREETS FROM SWEDEN) I think you are saying you tried switching the memory sticks in pairs but have you tried booting with only 1 stick in slot 1 try this for each stick, I think you may find only 1 is bad.

06-10-2008, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zawyer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: 2 of my RAM memories suddenly stopped working (GREETS FROM SWEDEN) I'm gonna try all different ways of putting them, tommorow! Hopefully it'll work!

06-11-2008, 05:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Zawyer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: 2 of my RAM memories suddenly stopped working (GREETS FROM SWEDEN) Apperantely it seems to be the the DIMM connectors on the motherboard that isn't working properly. I switched the cards and it still says that the same DIMM connectors is empty... I guess I'll just send the damn thing to Datorfixen