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Blackrose · 02-09-2003, 06:05 AM

Need a little techie help here guys ...

Yesterday i tried adding up another 256mb DDR to my current 256mb DDR memory to my box ... but I inserted it the wrong way ... so the memory stick smoked ... so i removed it and reattached it the correct way ... it worked, i did have 512mb ram but here comes the problem ...

my video card looked fucked up ... windows xp says "could not start hardware (code 10)" ... i tried removing and reinstalling the vid card but still no luck ... so i tried the vid card with my other computer ... its working without problems ...

now, is it a possibility that my board got fucked up because of the memory problem i had ?

i've got another question ... the memory stick which has smoked is still working ... how can that be?

need explanations or any help ... thanks

demented · 02-09-2003, 06:08 AM

I'd say the MB is done for. It doesn't take much to fry one and putting a stick in backwards, would do it.

Are you sure the MB wasn't the one smoking and not the mem stick?

Blackrose · 02-09-2003, 06:15 AM

yep, i saw it with my eyes, its the stick that smoked ... not the mb

KRL · 02-09-2003, 07:53 AM

Just go buy a new motherboard and save yourself the aggravation. All it takes it a small short like that and it will never be the same, if work at all.

Wilbo · 02-09-2003, 07:58 AM

I would think motherboard aslso. They are easier to change out than you would think. If you have a digital camera take some pics before you dismantle it, that may be able to help you remember where all the wires go.

goBigtime · 02-09-2003, 08:06 AM

Hmm yeah I wouldn't use that motherboard or ram for a server or anything mission critical.

Scootermuze · 02-09-2003, 08:46 AM

How did you manage to put the stick into the mem bank backwards?
Is there not a slot in the stick that matches a partition in the bank to prevent such from happening?

playa · 02-09-2003, 09:27 AM

How the hell you could put a RAM stick wrong?
i mean the slots on the stick can only go one way

maybe upgrading a PC hardware is not your thing..

02-09-2003, 06:05 AM	#1
Blackrose Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Carnal City Posts: 344	Trouble With Computer Please Help Need a little techie help here guys ... Yesterday i tried adding up another 256mb DDR to my current 256mb DDR memory to my box ... but I inserted it the wrong way ... so the memory stick smoked ... so i removed it and reattached it the correct way ... it worked, i did have 512mb ram but here comes the problem ... my video card looked fucked up ... windows xp says "could not start hardware (code 10)" ... i tried removing and reinstalling the vid card but still no luck ... so i tried the vid card with my other computer ... its working without problems ... now, is it a possibility that my board got fucked up because of the memory problem i had ? i've got another question ... the memory stick which has smoked is still working ... how can that be? need explanations or any help ... thanks __________________ The die is cast... The dice are rolled... You look like shit... I feel like gold -- Uh, me?

02-09-2003, 06:15 AM	#3
Blackrose Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Carnal City Posts: 344	yep, i saw it with my eyes, its the stick that smoked ... not the mb __________________ The die is cast... The dice are rolled... You look like shit... I feel like gold -- Uh, me?

02-09-2003, 07:53 AM	#4
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02-09-2003, 06:08 AM	#2
demented Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 2,388	I'd say the MB is done for. It doesn't take much to fry one and putting a stick in backwards, would do it. Are you sure the MB wasn't the one smoking and not the mem stick?

02-09-2003, 07:58 AM	#5
Wilbo Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Baltimore Posts: 2,082	I would think motherboard aslso. They are easier to change out than you would think. If you have a digital camera take some pics before you dismantle it, that may be able to help you remember where all the wires go.

02-09-2003, 08:06 AM	#6
goBigtime Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,761	Hmm yeah I wouldn't use that motherboard or ram for a server or anything mission critical.

02-09-2003, 08:46 AM	#7
Scootermuze Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 4,513	How did you manage to put the stick into the mem bank backwards? Is there not a slot in the stick that matches a partition in the bank to prevent such from happening?

02-09-2003, 09:27 AM	#8
playa Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: atlanta, GA Posts: 6,432	How the hell you could put a RAM stick wrong? i mean the slots on the stick can only go one way maybe upgrading a PC hardware is not your thing..