LTT community. Help! I have a problem!

[Deny_SL]

So i installed 2 sticks of kingston low profile memory ddr2(im building cheap old pc to make a server on a game) with 512 mb one stick it boots up... when i put the kingston ones only fan spins and no signal on the monitor, no beep from the speaker, just does nothing! It only works with 1 stick of 512 mb i have another 2x 256 mb it does not want to work either! Help!

[Skiiwee29]

Sounds like either incompatible ram which does happen when you mix and match, or dead sticks/mobo slot. Try each stick individually in each slot to test this out. 

[Bananasplit_00]

so you had 1 512mb stick and then put another 2 sticks of 256mb in it? RAM is REALLY picky, get identical sticks with the same clocks and speeds otherwise you can not be sure it will work

[Deny_SL]

I only have 2 slots i put 1 stick of 512 mb then it works i have another two stick of 256 mb idt doesnt want to work and the kingston ones

[Bananasplit_00]

2 minutes ago, Deny_SL said:

I only have 2 slots i put 1 stick of 512 mb then it works i have another two stick of 256 mb idt doesnt want to work and the kingston ones

ok so this is what i get so far:

you have 1 512mb stick that works fine

you have 2 256mb sticks that dont work

you also have some Kingston RAM that dosent work, or are the 256mb sticks the kingston sticks?

 

i would guess they are incompatible with the motherboard or that one of the sticks are broken, could also be one of the RAM slots that is broken too

[Sauron]

In the future try to summarize your question in the title instead of generally asking for help, it makes it easier for us to see if we can help you

1 minute ago, Deny_SL said:

I only have 2 slots i put 1 stick of 512 mb then it works i have another two stick of 256 mb idt doesnt want to work and the kingston ones

Did you try only one kingston stick in the same slot as the 512mb one?

[Skiiwee29]

Since they are completely different sticks from different kits then you are most likely running into compatibility issues, like timings/speeds of the sticks. They dont like to play well together unfortunately.