Now I have seen it all :D

[Hecknologist]

I have to agree with this opinion.  I'm sure this makes an interesting STORY but I don't actually believe.  You could NOT fit a RAM DIMM in backwards sufficiently to even get electricity going through it to burn it out without causing serious physical damage to the DIMM and/or the motherboard first.  People wouldn't be like 'Wow, you burned it out' they'd be like 'DID YOU SMASH THIS WITH A HAMMER OR SOMETHING!?'

My thinking is the notch in the ram slot was crushed enough to get pins contacting. Needless to say the parts aren't going to be reused. I don't blame you for not believing, I wouldn't without evidence, especially online.

 

i mostly wonder if it happened because the guy was dumb

They are most definitely dumb, at least in a technology-minded way. The only ports/plugs/slots they know are USB plugs, so ignorant for sure.

[Counter-Strike Player]

We were mucking around with installing as many single slot graphics card as we could fit, and a waft of computer hate crime filled the air. Lecturer comes along to the next table and says "You've managed to fry it by sticking it in backwards, now I've seen it all..."

 

Yeah and DDR2 takes 12V... right?

 

[Nexxus]

Yeah and DDR2 takes 12V... right?

 

my Ram does this everytime I boot my system up, its fine.