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I have removed my ram on my computer while it was running(I know im dumb) please help me fix it

I have removed my ram while it was inside my computer(which was on) and now the computer won’t stop makeing beeps, and it keeps flashing a red light.

my computer is a intel core Vpro and the ram I pulled out was an m378b2873fhs-ch9 and has 240 pins although I’m not sure what ddr or gddr if that even matters

im pretty sure everything is stock

Is the computer just bricked or is there anything I can do about it?

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4 minutes ago, Genwyn said:

You may have killed the memory controller and other ram in the system

Try a full no power bios reset. Remove the cmos battery and unplug it, spam the power button a few times 

I’ll be back with some news then

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Try different RAM slots on the board.
Consult the motherboard manual what the beeping and/or light blinking means.
See if there is a “button” somewhere on the motherboard that says “RAM OK” or “memory ok” or similar and press it then boot up.
 

Hard reality is that you could have shorted either the RAM-Stick or the motherboard by removing it while the PC was on.
Also make sure the ram stick is seated properly, it kinda looks like the bottom is not in all the way from the video. Could also simply be perspective.

@Nord or quote me if you want me to reply back. I don't necessarily check back or subscribe to every topic.

 

Amdahls law > multicore CPU.

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9 minutes ago, Nord said:

Try different RAM slots on the board.
Consult the motherboard manual what the beeping and/or light blinking means.
See if there is a “button” somewhere on the motherboard that says “RAM OK” or “memory ok” or similar and press it then boot up.
 

Hard reality is that you could have shorted either the RAM-Stick or the motherboard by removing it while the PC was on.
Also make sure the ram stick is seated properly, it kinda looks like the bottom is not in all the way from the video. Could also simply be perspective.

There are actually two ram sticks, the picture is the other one

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3 hours ago, Bricked said:

 

The CMOS button does reset your BIOS.
However this will require you to configure your bios settings a new afterwards (if the system boots, that is). Also the battery should be back in and you should also plug power back before doing that.

As for Removing the battery, unplugging and pressing the power button on the device (as the bird picture guy said ;)): this is being done to discharge everything and also to make the system “forget”. However it cant fully "forget", if you don't clear the bios, as stated above with the cmos reset button.

 

However if you are unsure about it, for w/e reason:
You could still first try to simply put in a single RAM stick - preferably the stick you did not remove while the PC was still running - and try to boot with it. Also try said stick in the other two (currently free) RAM slots.

And, as stupid as it sounds, on the backside of your PSU turn the switch to off, try to boot the system, it wont start, turn the switch to on again, try to boot again.
As it seems to be an older system, make sure that the switch does not look anything as the red one with the arrow pointing on it does, as to see here:
https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/uU0d3vCrHp2VupSwak7Du5Il0QI=/768x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sentey-xpp-series-psu-56a6fa135f9b58b7d0e5cdf5.jpg - If you switch that one, you will blow the PSU, like literally.
You are looking for the Black, normal looking, switch with the O & I symbol.

 



If nothing results in any change of behavior, than I’m afraid you either killed both your RAM sticks, the PSU (rather unlikely) or worse, the motherboard.
In which case, all you can really do is exchanging parts until the system works again...

@Nord or quote me if you want me to reply back. I don't necessarily check back or subscribe to every topic.

 

Amdahls law > multicore CPU.

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