dead rams? how to revive!

[sparirik]

ive been having problems with my corsair dominator stick, if i put it in my mobo my system turns on then turns off and then turns on again and turns off again etc. etc

are there any other ways to revive this ram?? i tried cleaning it with an eraser but nothing happened.

[harrynowl]

eraser? you mean the little rubber things?

 

most ram has lifetime warranty

contact manufacturer.

[sparirik]

sorry. i meant a pencil eraser.

[CCap]

When trying to clean RAM, do not use an eraser. Use Q-Tips and Rubbing alcohol. 

 

If you rubbed it against the PCB, your RAM might be dead. Did you leave any of the pieces erasers leave behind on the ram or did you wipe them off? If you left any of the erasings on a contact, then the contact likely died of ESD, which might be giving you trouble. If you 100% didn't leave any, then it might be another issue.

 

Honestly you're best off RMA'ing the RAM. Then again, it might not be a RAM only issue. It could be other things too that are causing your computer to constantly reboot.

 

What are your specs? 

[sparirik]

i have 2 sticks of 4gb dominators the other stick works fine but when i try to put in the defective one the system starts to malfunction so i guess its a ram issue and about the eraser thing i think i havent left any residues while cleaning.

[simtransporter]

How many sticks do you have? Are they all dead? If you are not sure test them by running one stick at a time, see which ones work and which ones don't.

It's unlikely that all your sticks are dead, are you sure it's not a problem with the motherboard? Have you tried clearing cmos?

 

EDIT: Ignore the above, I wrote that before seeing your newest post. It seems like you have a defective DIMM.

[jezza39]

Download more!!! http://www.downloadmoreram.com/

 

In all seriousness that stick sounds defective, RMA. But in future don't rub an eraser on it, erasers flake off bits of rubber that impede electrical current, which will make the situation worse. 

[LogicalDrm]

It might not be anything visual. One of chips might just had enough of this world. Anyway RMA is best choice.

[icrazyowl]

fix is to buy new or to replace it if u have warranty...