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Amey
Amey asked in Computers & InternetHardwareDesktops · 8 years ago

ram not getting detected in one slot?

as usual there are two slots for ram on a mobo..

i had a extra 1gb ram at my home so i tried to install it but when i put the 1gb ram in the 1st slot, nd 2gb ram in the 2nd, pc wont boot up.

when i remove the ram from the 1st slot, pc boots up.

both the rams works in 2nd slow but not in 1st slot.

It worked once when i tried vice versa with rams, but now it isn't.

the mobo is asus m2n68-am+ and the rams are 1gb - Kingston KVR800D2N6/1G, 2gb - EMV 2GB 800mhz

any solutions?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Read your motherboard manual:

    If you boot with a SINGLE stick you can only use one of those slots. So try to boot with a single stick and test each stick one at a time.

    Both sticks work?

    (If one stick fails it's that stick of RAM that's defective)

    If they both work (separately) continue:

    Now put each stick in the proper DIMM slots that your motherboard recommends when installing only two modules.

    Doesn't work?

    It's your motherboard.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Check the 1st slot. Dirt may have been the cause. Try using a toothbrush to clean the contacts.

  • Milind
    8 years ago

    Most probably 2nd slot is defective or have rust/dirt/moisture on its contacts.

  • Steve
    8 years ago

    i think your mobo's ram slot is broken.

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