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Death Bane

01-28-2002, 01:39 PM

hey i was switching out ram the other day trying to switch pc133 with my ddr( which didnt work) and when i put my ddr back in i smelled something like burnin plastic so i turned it off right fast thinking it was my proccessor but it wasnt it wont load up now for some reason and i have tested everything except my ram on account of i dont have another mobo to test it in and no other ram to try on it, and i was wondering if it is possaable for ram to burn up

phantom713

01-28-2002, 01:51 PM

Oh yeah, RAM does burn. Makes a realy bad smell at that as well. A few years back I had just purchased a stick of 256 for around $220 and I threw it in the rig. The only thing is that I didnt puch the DIMM in quite all the way. Fried my chip. *sniff* :(

Death Bane

01-28-2002, 01:54 PM

:( that set me back a good 50-80 bucks, time to pump mom for cash :D

Ammok

01-28-2002, 04:27 PM

If it is burnt, take it out and give it a good sniffing.

Smell will be unmistakable. If not go sniff everything else on your mobo, it might the culprit.

Keep sniffing till you find the offending article.

Lycia

01-28-2002, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by Death Bane
hey i was switching out ram the other day trying to switch pc133 with my ddr( which didnt work) and when i put my ddr back in i smelled something like burnin plastic so i turned it off right fast thinking it was my proccessor but it wasnt it wont load up now for some reason and i have tested everything except my ram on account of i dont have another mobo to test it in and no other ram to try on it, and i was wondering if it is possaable for ram to burn up

More than likely you fried the ram slots. If you can, get some new ram and try it on the old board...

Psycho Logical

01-28-2002, 10:36 PM

When you put RAM (or a CPU or an expansion card) into any mobo socket, you should always turn the power supply off at the rear switch or pull the power cord. Unless you do so, the +5v standby rail on an ATX power supply is "hot" even when the system is off.

Death Bane

01-29-2002, 01:35 PM

it was unplugged, and im not sure if the power switch was on or off. You think it could be my slots lycia? mum will be happy about this one

outlaw_revolver

01-29-2002, 02:01 PM

Nah the ram slot isnt burned... Funny thing is the ram has a burn mark on it not the ram slot

Kurylo

01-29-2002, 04:37 PM

If the RAM is burned, then you should see it.
It seems to me that DDR requires less voltage, am I right? If so, then you could really fry your RAM.