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Post by Patcheen on Feb 25, 2020 9:49:14 GMT
Bought new ram from Crucial its an 8gb
i inserted new ram 5 or 6 times each time i do and turn on pc it wont power on
the minute i take it out and turn on it powers up
i have reset the cmos by removing the battery (im assuming thats how its done)
my scan from crucial says it can take 10gb max
unremoveable is 4gb so i assumed it would be a 6gb to be recommended but the scan came up with a 8gb so i went an bought that one but the pc wont power on when its inserted
TIA
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Post by nob on Feb 25, 2020 10:25:28 GMT
Any Beeps?
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Post by Patcheen on Feb 25, 2020 11:28:40 GMT
No cd drive spins I can even open cd drive but the fans dont spin no power light either but when I remove ram it powers up and power light comes on amd fan spins |
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Post by alanrwood on Feb 25, 2020 11:45:05 GMT
Why not believe what the manufacturer says and that 10GB is the max. Contact Crucial and ask the question. Exchange it for a 4GB and it will probably work. 8GB is sufficient for most applications unless you have something unusual which is memory hungry.
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Post by Patcheen on Feb 25, 2020 13:12:58 GMT
Why not believe what the manufacturer says and that 10GB is the max. Contact Crucial and ask the question. Exchange it for a 4GB and it will probably work. 8GB is sufficient for most applications unless you have something unusual which is memory hungry. at the price i got it i wasnt gonna look a gift horse in the mouth |
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Post by Patcheen on Feb 25, 2020 13:14:03 GMT
would exceeding the max capability cause it not to boot up
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Post by nob on Feb 25, 2020 15:53:21 GMT
would exceeding the max capability cause it not to boot up It looks like it. |
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Post by Patcheen on Feb 25, 2020 16:12:40 GMT
would exceeding the max capability cause it not to boot up It looks like it. But i used their online scanner to determine what i needed and its the one it recommended i purchased |
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Post by nob on Feb 25, 2020 16:40:33 GMT
If you know the motherboard google to find the RAM it supports. if you don't know it run Belarc advisor. Ive run the scan and it gives me the wrong info.
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Post by alanrwood on Feb 25, 2020 19:01:40 GMT
Why not believe what the manufacturer says and that 10GB is the max. Contact Crucial and ask the question. Exchange it for a 4GB and it will probably work. 8GB is sufficient for most applications unless you have something unusual which is memory hungry. at the price i got it i wasnt gonna look a gift horse in the mouth Pretty expensive it would appear seeing as it does not work. |
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Post by alanrwood on Feb 25, 2020 19:02:49 GMT
Removed as duplicated for some unknown reason
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Post by Patcheen on Feb 25, 2020 19:48:00 GMT
at the price i got it i wasnt gonna look a gift horse in the mouth Pretty expensive it would appear seeing as it does not work. €45 not too bad |
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Post by Patcheen on Feb 25, 2020 20:02:43 GMT
If you know the motherboard google to find the RAM it supports. if you don't know it run Belarc advisor. Ive run the scan and it gives me the wrong info. Got this - got this from it in the memory section 4004 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory Slot 'Onboard DIMM0' has 4096 MB Slot 'A1_DIMM1' is Empty |
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Post by nob on Feb 26, 2020 7:42:00 GMT
You checked the MB RAM and if its 10 then you need another 4 installed in slot A.
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Post by Patcheen on Feb 26, 2020 8:23:23 GMT
You checked the MB RAM and if its 10 then you need another 4 installed in slot A. thats exactly what i thought...... so wheres the other 2 gone? |
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