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by Tommy » Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:32 pm
eny wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:13 pm
Do you have 2 strips? If so, remove one and test, then swap to see if both have gone...check the channel orientation for your mobo, as to which slot to use just one in. RAM posts before GFX so if it is faulty memory you wouldn't get video.
But would I get lights on my keyboard and mouse?
I only have one strip, so I’m probably just going to buy one.
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by Raid » Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:05 pm
Just make sure it's been re-seated properly if you've tried removing it.
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by Tommy » Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:30 pm
I am posting from my (previously bricked) PC!
I'm unsure what the problem was really. I unplugged everything again and replugged everything in, and it seems to have regained life.
Hopefully it stands the test of use...Assuming that it was something to do with the RAM, why would RAM suddenly need reseating?
Thanks for all the help people - I really appreciate it (it nearly met its end from a first floor window).
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by Snowy » Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:53 pm
Tommy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:30 pm
Hopefully it stands the test of use...Assuming that it was something to do with the RAM, why would RAM suddenly need reseating?
Heat expansion used to be the reason. As the PC heats and cools during use and downtime, the RAM can incrementally creep out of the correct alignment. Most mobos have clips to hold them in place these days though which makes it more unlikely.
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by Tommy » Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:00 pm
It’s reseated in the same one.
I think I’ll just accept it’s fixed until it breaks again. I think I’ll buy a second stick for the other slot and should it happen again, there’s a hopefully ready made solution!
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by Tommy » Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:00 pm
Snowy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:53 pm
Tommy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:30 pm
Hopefully it stands the test of use...Assuming that it was something to do with the RAM, why would RAM suddenly need reseating?
Heat expansion used to be the reason. As the PC heats and cools during use and downtime, the RAM can incrementally creep out of the correct alignment. Most mobos have clips to hold them in place these days though which makes it more unlikely.
Yeah this is clips. I didn’t realise that was a newer (relatively) thing. Every motherboard I think I’ve ever touched had clips!
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by DjchunKfunK » Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:20 pm
Tommy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:30 pm
I am posting from my (previously bricked) PC!
I'm unsure what the problem was really. I unplugged everything again and replugged everything in, and it seems to have regained life.
Hopefully it stands the test of use...Assuming that it was something to do with the RAM, why would RAM suddenly need reseating?
Thanks for all the help people - I really appreciate it (it nearly met its end from a first floor window).
Worth running a memory test just to check the RAM is all OK.