Two days ago, one of our computers went on the blink. After about a minute, it would totally stop responding or even sending a picture to the monitor. It stopped doing this when we replaced the memory. Problem fixed, or so we thought. This morning the same problem has popped up. I'm thinking that there's something in the computer--perhaps a bad power supply, as that killed my home computer once--that may be causing the memory to go bad. Or maybe it's something else. Any ideas?
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Memory keeps going bad.
- Thread starter dmg2206
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Motherboard could have something wrong with it.
Did you overclock and kill the memory through too high a voltage?
I wouldn't keep putting good memory on that motherboard. It is the motherboard that provides the proper voltage to the memory. If the power supply is bad it could damage the motherboard and every component on it. You may want to consider replacing the power supply.
Normally the memory is close to the CPU. Heat from the CPU can possibly damage the memory. Also on some motherboards memory can run hot and the heat can damage the memory.
I think if you already replaced the Power Supply, it is the motherboard. What motherboard are you using? Check to see if other people are having problems with the same motherboard. If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.
Did you overclock and kill the memory through too high a voltage?
I wouldn't keep putting good memory on that motherboard. It is the motherboard that provides the proper voltage to the memory. If the power supply is bad it could damage the motherboard and every component on it. You may want to consider replacing the power supply.
Normally the memory is close to the CPU. Heat from the CPU can possibly damage the memory. Also on some motherboards memory can run hot and the heat can damage the memory.
I think if you already replaced the Power Supply, it is the motherboard. What motherboard are you using? Check to see if other people are having problems with the same motherboard. If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.
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