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During the PS removal I noticed the trashed PCIe x16 slot and I started to get curious. The computer seemed brand new (because it was) and I couldn't imagine a computer being sold in this condition. Eventually the kid admits to trashing the new computer. All these devices leave room for user upgrades, as they offer a spare memory DIMM (alongside the 4 GB of memory soldered on the motherboard) and use standard sized 2.5″ 7 mm storage drives. And while the storage is easy to replace, the memory might pose difficulties, mainly because the slot is hard to find unless you know where to look at.
- Hey, I have an FX505DU and considering adding a 2nd 8GB RAM stick to the empty RAM slot and also adding a SATA SSD in the empty 2.5” slot. My questions are those. 1) Mine came with a Micron 8atf1g64hz-3g2j1 3200 Mhz ram so the closest I found was the Crucial ct8g4sfs832a which is exactly a same spec RAM (also Crucial is a subrand of Micron).
- A2A How can you fix a RAM slot on a PC motherboard that doesn’t recognize RAM sticks? Assuming the other slots recognize RAM ok, and assuming the RAM that you are trying to insert in the bad RAM slot works fine in other slots, then the problem is.
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Hi Guys,
I've got an Asus P5B Deluxe motherboard. Today I tried adding some new RAM to take it from 4GB to 8GB. The board is about 6 years' old. I've never used the black RAM slots before, only the yellow ones (2x2GB in slots 1 and 3).
My system only sees 6GB, not 8GB. I've tried various combinations of the RAM, get the same result.
To check the new RAM wasn't defective, I tried it in slot 1, a known good slot. All 4 sticks of RAM worked in slot 1, so the RAM wasn't faulty.
All 4 sticks work in every slot except slot 2 (the first black RAM slot). If I put any stick in slot 2 - old or new - the PC is dead, it won't even boot to the BIOS.
So it looks like I have a defective RAM slot.
Does anyone know of any way to fix this? The board is too old to RMA. I've tried an emery board down the defective slot, and I've tried squirting WD40 down it. No improvement.
Does anyone have any other ideas on how to get that bad slot working?
Thanks!
I've got an Asus P5B Deluxe motherboard. Today I tried adding some new RAM to take it from 4GB to 8GB. The board is about 6 years' old. I've never used the black RAM slots before, only the yellow ones (2x2GB in slots 1 and 3).
My system only sees 6GB, not 8GB. I've tried various combinations of the RAM, get the same result.
To check the new RAM wasn't defective, I tried it in slot 1, a known good slot. All 4 sticks of RAM worked in slot 1, so the RAM wasn't faulty.
All 4 sticks work in every slot except slot 2 (the first black RAM slot). If I put any stick in slot 2 - old or new - the PC is dead, it won't even boot to the BIOS.
So it looks like I have a defective RAM slot.
Does anyone know of any way to fix this? The board is too old to RMA. I've tried an emery board down the defective slot, and I've tried squirting WD40 down it. No improvement.
Does anyone have any other ideas on how to get that bad slot working?
Thanks!