Fried MOBO..Because of RAM?

IAMCANADIAN · 06-20-2005, 08:25 PM

Hello,
I just recently bought RAM to install into my Computer. The people at the place I bought it said it was capable of going with my PC. So I get them to install it, they say it works for them, I bring it home, Turns my screen green, Never shows a picture again. So I bring it back to them and they take a look and tell me my MOBO is fried...

Now what exactly could have fried my MOBO?...Could it possibly have been the RAM?...

**dragon2309** · 06-20-2005, 08:37 PM

Yes it could have been the RAM, but it isnt definite, its possible that a capacitor or a wire somewhere broke on the mobo during transit......

IAMCANADIAN · 06-20-2005, 08:40 PM

Well,
The Tech did say that 5 of the blue bulbs on the MOBO popped....But what else could it have been?...The MOBO is 1 year old!

**dragon2309** · 06-20-2005, 08:42 PM

It could have just been coincidence but it could be that the PSU was damaged during installation and so fried the MOBO, it could have been a screw that was left loose and shorted the board out, it could have been anything

IAMCANADIAN · 06-20-2005, 08:52 PM

They ordered another MOBO from the company...Do you think that they will fix it correctly this time around?...My brother will go crazy if we don't get that PC back as all of his school stuff is on there...

**Cromewell** · 06-20-2005, 09:06 PM

If the capacitors really did pop there's more problems than just RAM, you might want to argue the techs screwed up and try to get a nice discount on labour.

IAMCANADIAN · 06-20-2005, 09:08 PM

The labour is free....We bought a Warranty...The MOBO is free...Everything is free...They try to charge us...Heh They gonna see us in court!

**Cromewell** · 06-20-2005, 09:24 PM

Hopefully its a real warranty, a lot of them leave loopholes where they can still charge you.

On a side note, I have never heard of adding RAM causing a motherboard to pop caps

IAMCANADIAN · 06-20-2005, 09:25 PM

Neither have I.....But we read the warranty through before buying it so ya...If it goes in for one more repair we get a BRAND SPANKIN' NEW PC...yeehaw!

**dragon2309** · 06-20-2005, 10:31 PM

Well, at least your covered for it, thats good. I would say that either the mobo shorted out and fried itself to death OR the PSU went crazy and supplied too much voltage to the Main ATX power connector which in turn fried the board.

06-20-2005, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
IAMCANADIAN New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7	Fried MOBO..Because of RAM? Hello, I just recently bought RAM to install into my Computer. The people at the place I bought it said it was capable of going with my PC. So I get them to install it, they say it works for them, I bring it home, Turns my screen green, Never shows a picture again. So I bring it back to them and they take a look and tell me my MOBO is fried... Now what exactly could have fried my MOBO?...Could it possibly have been the RAM?...

06-20-2005, 08:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,236	Yes it could have been the RAM, but it isnt definite, its possible that a capacitor or a wire somewhere broke on the mobo during transit...... __________________ //``-tHe RiG iN tHe SiG-``\\ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

06-20-2005, 08:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,236	It could have just been coincidence but it could be that the PSU was damaged during installation and so fried the MOBO, it could have been a screw that was left loose and shorted the board out, it could have been anything __________________ //``-tHe RiG iN tHe SiG-``\\ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

06-20-2005, 09:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 10,021	If the capacitors really did pop there's more problems than just RAM, you might want to argue the techs screwed up and try to get a nice discount on labour. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

06-20-2005, 09:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 10,021	Hopefully its a real warranty, a lot of them leave loopholes where they can still charge you. On a side note, I have never heard of adding RAM causing a motherboard to pop caps __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

06-20-2005, 08:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
IAMCANADIAN New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7	Well, The Tech did say that 5 of the blue bulbs on the MOBO popped....But what else could it have been?...The MOBO is 1 year old!

06-20-2005, 08:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
IAMCANADIAN New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7	They ordered another MOBO from the company...Do you think that they will fix it correctly this time around?...My brother will go crazy if we don't get that PC back as all of his school stuff is on there...

06-20-2005, 09:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
IAMCANADIAN New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7	The labour is free....We bought a Warranty...The MOBO is free...Everything is free...They try to charge us...Heh They gonna see us in court!

06-20-2005, 09:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
IAMCANADIAN New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7	Neither have I.....But we read the warranty through before buying it so ya...If it goes in for one more repair we get a BRAND SPANKIN' NEW PC...yeehaw!

06-20-2005, 10:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,236	Well, at least your covered for it, thats good. I would say that either the mobo shorted out and fried itself to death OR the PSU went crazy and supplied too much voltage to the Main ATX power connector which in turn fried the board. __________________ //``-tHe RiG iN tHe SiG-``\\ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

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