Just took my old desktop out of storage... Its from 05/06 ish... and 2gb of its RAM is faulty :( - Wont boot with it in. Any ideas why this is? The slots themselves don't seem to be faulty, just the sticks....
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Jump to Post2 gig of its ram
so it has more than one stick of ram in it ,and works OK with the other ram installed ,is this correct assumption on my part ,
did you try cleaning the contacts,[and also blow out the ram slot with compressed air]i use a lead …
Jump to PostHave you try running a ram test? You can use this software to help you.
Can show me a picture of the ram.
Jump to Postits been my experience that only incompatible ram will stop a computer from booting,when there is good ram in the computer ,not bad ram
Jump to PostI suggest you read this, on how and why electronic parts degrade in time.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/processors/transistor-agingOne very likely possibility though, is that the faulty ram can't keep up with the speed anymore. :)
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not very helpful eh
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Helping? Sorry you did not provide any valuable info, just general "uhh, ohh, maybe"
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