Memory help.

Sam3773 · Jun 28, 2006

Hey,

I've just upgraded my built my own desktop PC using brand new parts and some parts from my old PC. The only pieces missing in the old PC are a Hard drive and RAM.

I have a stick of 256MB 333Mhz DDR, and whenever i put that into the motherboard, the PC power light flashes and all i hear is a clicking noise. Could this have something to do with the RAM, or would it be because i havn't connected a Hard Drive? To my knowledge, the PC would beep if a hard drive isn't connected.

Sam3773 · Jun 28, 2006

Haha. Diploma computing student, and i had the RAM in the wrong way

... Oops.

DavidGP · Jun 28, 2006

How the hell did you manage that, ram should be key'd to fit one way around or was it not in fully as some can be a bugger to push fully in *crunch* ??

but anyho.. welcome to the forum

Sam3773 · Jun 28, 2006

See, i thought that, but this stick went in both ways.. Weird.. Maybe it was just a crappy stick, they're cheap now anyway.

DavidGP · Jun 28, 2006

AH I see, yeah very weird it wasnt key'd right... oh well at least the PCs working now hopefully?

Sam3773 · Jun 28, 2006

Yeeeah, all works now. Cheers. Great site, though, i'll definitley stick around in the forums.

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