Bad Ram Slots?

[Bushmaster]

Recently I got a problem with my computer which caused it not make it past post, resulting in a blank screen and a beep code for bad ram modules.

So I cleaned the ram with an eraser, the slots with a brush and tried again but it still didn't work. I repeated this process with each stick of ram, placing it in each dimm slot, and using the mem-ok feature to try to boot, but this did not work. I tried using some of my friends ram but this does not work and still get the same beep code.

Any ideas?

Specs:
Motherboard: P8h67-M
CPU: i5 2400
Memory: kingston 1333mhz valueram or Kingston hyperx 1600mhz
Graphics: On board
PSU: 550 watts.

 

[swifty_morgan]

did you try using 1 stick of ram and moving it from slot to slot......... and then trying another stick and moving it from slot to slot........... in an attempt to find if it's a stick or a slot?

 

[Bushmaster]

did you try using 1 stick of ram and moving it from slot to slot......... and then trying another stick and moving it from slot to slot........... in an attempt to find if it's a stick or a slot?

Yeah that's exactly what I did for each stick of ram, cleaning the slots and ram between each test.

 

[swifty_morgan]

use your ram in your friends machine............ don't "erase the ram or clean his slots........... his the same stuff or same voltage?

 

[Bushmaster]

use your ram in your friends machine............ don't "erase the ram or clean his slots........... his the same stuff or same voltage?

His ram still works just fine in his machine. It is of different volatge (1.65volts) compared to the 1.5volts of the value ram in my system. I used it in my machine before when I experienced some similar problems about a month ago for two weeks, then switched back to my ram which started working again.

 

[swifty_morgan]

so why can't you use yours in his?............ one stick at a time.

 

[swifty_morgan]

bad slot on mobo if his doesn't work either. but want to further test yours. and does his work after putting back in his machine?

 

[Bushmaster]

so why can't you use yours in his?............ one stick at a time.

It seems it fails to boot up half the time with either stick and sometimes required the use of mem-ok to boot.

 

[Bushmaster]

bad slot on mobo if his doesn't work either. but want to further test yours. and does his work after putting back in his machine?

His ram is still working fine. My seems to work about half the time in his computer, but not at all in my computer.

 

[swifty_morgan]

could be board/could be ram/could be both.

 

[Bushmaster]

could be board/could be ram/could be both.

Is there any fixes you can think of? Or should I just go and buy a new mobo tomorrow.

 

[swifty_morgan]

if you don't know if your ram works (on his board) could be more than board. i don't know/