Broken My RAM and seems to have burnt out my motherboard.

I tried to install some RAM today (2 sticks of 512 DDR) somehow, while rushing I managed to put them in backwards - yet the clips still came down easily. I restarted my computer and smelt burning so instantly turned it back off.

I checked and saw my stupid mistake and put them in the right way. But now when I try to turn my computer on it just does 1 long beep, at about 5second intervals, and the monitor doesn't register/turn on.

I have an 1.4AMD, processor, and am not sure which motherboard it is.

I am just about to buy another motherboard as I suspect that this is the easiest way to fix the problem, but is there anything I have have missed that could sort the problem.


I have also tried my old ram (which wasn't in at all at the time of the backwards incident, and still no joy in it working, just the same error noise and lack of monitor).


Thanks.

If you have tried known working RAM and get the same result you have certainly damaged your MoBo. If you have a memory slot that was not occupied you might try putting one of the old sticks in to see if there is any life left in the MoBo.

In all probability you have damaged the new RAM as well, you could test it first, but to be honest with you I wouldn't trust it after what has happened.

Sorry I cannot give you any good news. :(

EDIT: Here is some info on BIOS beeps:

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/tu...rial.php/id/49

rushing kills more MoBo's than anything else ............

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there is NEVER enough time to do the job properly.
BUT:
There is ALWAYS time to do it again

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Learn from this
Set yourself a time when you can apply yourself to the job at hand
Do not get sidetracked
Do not rush


Your shopping basket will HAVE to include RAM AND MoBo
You KNOW it makes sense

luck to you

Oh !
And welcome to AO

HELL of a first post :)

Welcome to AO,

You must have some hercules hands! Gotta ask, how on earth were you able to put them in backwards with them being slotted to prevent that? :D Just trying to lighten it up abit. Unfortunately it does sound like some money will be spent on a Main Board and memory. It you have a magnifying glass you can check out the ram and the mobo much closer and should be able to see where it went to toast.

Good luck

~cheers~

had a mate who had a bad habit of doing that.. has a tropy rack with some 10 mobo's and 7 CPUs.. he's ditched the ram modules, video cards, and the PSU's..
With the correct approach you can even get a 20 Pin PSU Plug in the wrong way.. .. geeze dont they go off (not as bad as his GF)

Ahhh Yes.. Hey Des.. come back to town.. I miss the hardware sales to you.. ahhhh I mean.. we need a few more serious gamers of the Sat nite games..

Greetings all,

I think your fuses in side the power supply went as well since nothing else accept the beep codes come on..If i remember correctly some have 2 fuses..one controlling the 5v circuit and the other the 12v circuit Please correct me if i am wrong but anyway..It might be wise to test your add on cards like screencard,modem,lan etc on some old mobo if you can get someone who is brave enough to grant you that and doesn,t worry about losing it if something does go wrong..Reason being:They might be damaged by the short circuit and damage your new mobo so ..just my 2 cents

C'mon Undies mate!

Less of the professional secrecy :(

Just what weight of hammer would you recommend that we use?

:p :D

15lb sledge works wonders.

Seems I prefer the float test.
:D

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Seems I prefer the float test.

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I KNOW I'll regret asking ............ BUT :

What IS the float test ...................... ?

hi xyon,
welcome to ao and unfortunatelly some bad start:(

well i had very similar problem and if you look and search under some old posting with the ram you will be able to see it and find something usful there.

firstly putting new ram modules without knowing your motherboard is not good start at all.
You should know type of motherboard you have and then look on the site to peek into specification for it and see if ram you try to upgrade is suitable for your motheboard.
you dont want to get excited about having heaps of ram to find out its not appropriate for you mobo.

I dont know if you are familiar with hardware or you are newbie in that field too.
when you post in a future please put as many details you know about your pc so it will be easier to help you.
(type of motherboard,operating system, memory,cpu etc.)
also with bios type and sound you get from booting or not booting we can indentifie the poblem or at least go to right direction.
i did same thing like you and put 2 512 sticks in it and had burning smell and no booting but monitor didnt pass memory self test which indicate that it was problem with memory.
i went to shop and tried to by same mobo otherwise all my data would be lost(corect me guys if i am wrong here) and luckyly they didnt have it.i bought can of pressurised air and clean my slots nicely and next thing i booted with no problems except i didnt dare to put burned stick in it.
as suggested try empty slot first. can of air cost 5-6 dollars and you want be worse off you can clean your case too.
its not clear what is not working with your monitor?is it completely blank or what?
gl and keep posting but please before you spend any money get familiar with capabilities of your comonents and compatibility too. if not sure ask somone who is or post here for help.
gl

For the Record..

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point being?

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It is easy to do.. some of us out here have dificulty in seeing this point.. unvi$ible's comments bring this out.. in his situation it was the dreaded dust bunnies that were most probably responsable.

some times you know better and still make the mistake.. look right past the keyway information.. overlook a **** load of stuff that you should know better.. and still plug it in wrong.. or leave the power on while inserting components (geez that blows memory, craps cards and stuffs mobo's).

When doing upgrades.. preparation as mentioned.. is:
Knowing what you need, getting it..
Knowing How it is fitted,
KInowing the saftey proceedures/cautions.
Prepare work area. With needed Tools
Prepare the machine.. Backup data. shutdown, remove power, connect Earthing straps.
Clean the Job
Do the work..
Cleanup
Test
Close patient..

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by same mobo otherwise all my data would be lost(corect me guys if i am wrong here)

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You dont need the exact same mobo to extract your data.. it helps prevent a problem with your OS.. .. If it is your only PC and your data isnt backed up.. you have a higher risk of loss during a Warm install.. It is a good form to clean install when doing a major upgrade (ie mobo and CPU).
you dont have to but it helps..