Bad ram stick causing system to fail to turn on

[Pcnloladdict]

Is that possible? Can bad ram sticks cause the whole system to fail to turn on? Cause there is one stick that does it to my system and I cannot seem to get why ? Without it the system works just fine, or with any other...

 

[Zerk2012]

Yes it can, first I would move the good stick to the slot your using the bad stick in just to eliminate a motherboard problem.

 

[Shaun o]

When a ram stick fails and is in a memory slot of the motherboard.
It acts like a short circuit when inserted into a memory slot of the motherboard.

Because the circuit is broken.
And the motherboard in most cases checks for this, with most devices you connect to the motherboard.
Any short circuiting device with stop the motherboard from powering up as a safety precaution.

 

[Tradesman1]

Sounds like RMA time 😉