Hi everyone...I am new to this forum and am hoping you all can give me some guidance. I am not a tech person but love my computer and am usually able to figure stuff out as I go. Well I installed a 2nd hard drive on my computer and got it working sucessfully. yea! The next day I noted the monitor light was yellow instead of green and the screen was black. After troubleshooting, I determined that the RAM modules are now bad. Is this something that can happen when I wasn't even working on them? I was very careful not to transfer any static I thought. I tried the RAM in my other machine and that monitor came up black as well. I don't want to buy another RAM module just to see and find out that is not the answer. How can I rule out a socket failure? Any advice/direction would be appreciated!
Micheletext
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Jump to PostA yellow monitor light indicates the monitor is NOT powered up, it is in standby waiting for the PC to tell it to turn on. I don't think your RAM is faulty. First try manually turning the monitor off. Power down your PC. Then turn the monitor back on. Then …
Jump to PostWhat made you think the RAM modules were bad? How did you determine that?
What operating system are you using?
When you installed the 2nd HD, and got it working, did you stay on the PC and do other things (check mail, surf, play games, etc.)?
When …
Jump to PostThe fact that the monitor says that its in standby/power saver mode means
-->it is in those modes
-->it isn't receiving a signalNow as you've checked that the computer is on (are the LEDs glowing and fans spinning?) and yet you get the message, your problem lies somewhere …
Jump to PostOK. If the PC is a Dell as your monitor suggests, then you probably have 4 LED's on the back of the processor cabinet. (In my Dell, if A & B are yellow, and C & D are green, then it says the "memory failed to be sized or enabled". …
Jump to PostYou would have got an instruction manual with your computer. Can you see what the diagnostic light codes mean? See the code in the rear and compare it to the diagnostic table given in the manual.
Otherwise, I suspect a loose connection. Check to make sure you've tightly plugged …
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