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077tommy
By 077tommy
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Hi I have been trying to diagnose why my pc won't even post - eventually I think I have narrowed it down to the ram:

 

The PC boots when the first stick of ram is installed 

The PC does not boot when second stick is installed 

The PC does not boot when both sticks are installed. 

 

(I have 2x 4gb Corsair vengeance 1866 ram)

 

Can anyone tell me why the pc won't boot when this second stick of ram is installed ( it has been running for months now with 2 sticks installed and it randonly wouldn't power up this morning). 

FX-4100 @4.5ghz // Club3d 7870 @1240 mhz // Sabertooth 990fx // 8GB Vengance Ram

OCX 120GB SSD // Segate Barracuda 2tb HDD // XFX 850 Watt PSU // H80i

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Does the second stick work in the slot where the first stick is installed?

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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The second stick doesn't work where the first stick did - I know it sounds exactly like dead ram it just seems odd it would break with no perceivable cause.  

FX-4100 @4.5ghz // Club3d 7870 @1240 mhz // Sabertooth 990fx // 8GB Vengance Ram

OCX 120GB SSD // Segate Barracuda 2tb HDD // XFX 850 Watt PSU // H80i

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Quick update - I have put in for an express RMA from corsair and will update when I get the new ram .. 

FX-4100 @4.5ghz // Club3d 7870 @1240 mhz // Sabertooth 990fx // 8GB Vengance Ram

OCX 120GB SSD // Segate Barracuda 2tb HDD // XFX 850 Watt PSU // H80i

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The second stick doesn't work where the first stick did - I know it sounds exactly like dead ram it just seems odd it would break with no perceivable cause.  

It's definitely a dead stick then.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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I have received the replacement ram from corsair and my computer booted up perfectly and is running great - It is much more stable now than I have been for the past year, now I'm just waiting for the money back from corsair as I used the express RMA !!!

FX-4100 @4.5ghz // Club3d 7870 @1240 mhz // Sabertooth 990fx // 8GB Vengance Ram

OCX 120GB SSD // Segate Barracuda 2tb HDD // XFX 850 Watt PSU // H80i

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