pdc76

my next door neighbor got an old computer from his dad yesterday. it is a 300mhz celeron with 64mb ram. i told him i'd help him out and went in search of my old pc100 memory. turns out i have 2 sticks 128mb each. that should speed things up a bit.

this computer was running fine, just real slow. i opened it up, saw his 64mb stick in the center of three slots. i removed his, and installed mine. turned it on, it powers up, fans spin, but the monitor light just blinks. nothing on the screen like it's off.

so i put his ram back in it (same spot and all) same problem. i tried several different combinations with his and my ram, but the monitor hasn't seen an image since before i messed with it.

i have no idea what happened. i know all the memory works fine. anybody have any ideas? what can i do?

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diduknowthat

This probably isn't the problem, but try just putting one stick in at a time.

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pdc76

tried many different combinations. just his, just mine (both), just mine (one), just mine (the other one), his and mine (his in 1st slot), his and mine (his in second slot), etc....

computer powers on, fans spin, but it's like i blew the video card or something. is that even possible?

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StrangleHold

reset the bios and try the old ram again

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pdc76

i removed the battery, unplugged it from the wall, and hit the power button. i let it sit for a half an hour. then i connected everything back up, same thing. think i should try the jumper (if there is one)?

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StrangleHold

You sure your snapping the memory in all the way! Any beeps when you try to boot?

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NZXT Apollo
Phenom 8750BE 3.0ghz.
Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3
G Skill DDR2 1066 4gb.
PNY 8800GT/VD964
W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb.

pdc76

memory was seated fully, with both tabs snapped in on the sides every time. i've installed many memory sticks before, but never had them mess up a system.

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pdc76

i'm gonna go mess with it some more here in a minute. i'll post back with any results. i just don't get it though.

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Jiffyman

Did you put the memory in while the system was still plugged in?

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pdc76

ok, i figured it out. this thing randomly worked and didn't. i had it running twice, and it shut down by itself with the same symptom on restart. it was the frikkin battery. i messed with that thing for 3 days, and it was a battery. i never had one go on me before so i didn't even think about it. the battery was way low, that's why it came on only sometimes. just goes to show you, sometimes it's the dumbest thing so check everything!

thanks for trying to help though. no i didn't put the memory in while running, lol.

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