Recent content by RudyG87

Ok Thanks!

Hey community, So I'm attempting to repair my sisters HP Pavilion p6631p http://support.hp.com/bg-en/document/c02481324 and I think it may be a bad motherboard. let me tell you the symptoms. When the PC is powered on the led power light on the tower does not turn on. but the fans and the HDD...

Thanks for the info Ironsounds. Didnt know that.

First you need to figure out your pc's form factor: ATX, Micro ATX, etc etc, then we can go from there.

Hey bud, what is the storage device?

It is because you may be looking at a different Chipset design than the one I have linked. Chipset designs have evolved over time and do vary.

The z170.

Looking @ the Intel Z97 Chipset design, we can see the the Ethernet controller uses PCIe X1. Do you happen to know the Chipset design you are working on? http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/z97-chipset-diagram.html

If your trying to run dual channel just make sure the new RAM stick matches the current stick you have. Thats what I would do. Especially if your graphics are integrated into the CPU. Of course you do run the risk of the pair not working together. The 8GB stick seems to be simpler, and leaves...