Motherboard: Abit NF7-S version 2
I sold my computer to a friend because I built a new PC. However, I wanted to keep my own case so he got a new case and I transferred all of the components over to his new case. (This was a lot more of a hassle than I thought it would be.)
Anyways, to make a long story short, I fixed the last problem and was very excited that the computer was finally done so I could get it to my friend, and I put it back together very quickly and went to turn it on....and it didn't take long for me to realize I put one of my 512mb Dual-Channel DDR DIMMs in backwards. The smell of electrical fire quickly filled the room.
I opened the case back up and saw the slot that I plugged the DIMM into had several black spots all up and down the sides of it. The burn marks were on the plastic sidings of the slot itself, but I didn't see any on the motherboard or the neighboring DIMM slots.
I took the burnt DIMM out, hoping my other 512mb chip would still be enough to boot the computer, but of course, its not. The computer isn't even posting, no video goes to the screen. (With a dual-channel configuration, do you need both slots filled in order for it to work? Like RD-RAM?)
I also foolishly and desperately tried putting my last working DIMM into the other DIMM slot that didn't appear to be ddr. That obviously didn't work either.
Do I need to replace the entire motherboard, go non-DDR ram, or change my BIOS configuration to only use one of the dual-channel DIMM slots and keep trying to use my 1 working 512 chip?
I'm in an extreme hurry to get my friend his computer and if I need to order parts I need to do it soon. The ram is VDATA dual-channel ram by the way and I couldn't even find a website for the company. I got the ram and the motherboard in May of 2004 so I can pretty much guarantee the motherboard and RAM are both out of warranty.
Please advise.
I sold my computer to a friend because I built a new PC. However, I wanted to keep my own case so he got a new case and I transferred all of the components over to his new case. (This was a lot more of a hassle than I thought it would be.)
Anyways, to make a long story short, I fixed the last problem and was very excited that the computer was finally done so I could get it to my friend, and I put it back together very quickly and went to turn it on....and it didn't take long for me to realize I put one of my 512mb Dual-Channel DDR DIMMs in backwards. The smell of electrical fire quickly filled the room.
I opened the case back up and saw the slot that I plugged the DIMM into had several black spots all up and down the sides of it. The burn marks were on the plastic sidings of the slot itself, but I didn't see any on the motherboard or the neighboring DIMM slots.
I took the burnt DIMM out, hoping my other 512mb chip would still be enough to boot the computer, but of course, its not. The computer isn't even posting, no video goes to the screen. (With a dual-channel configuration, do you need both slots filled in order for it to work? Like RD-RAM?)
I also foolishly and desperately tried putting my last working DIMM into the other DIMM slot that didn't appear to be ddr. That obviously didn't work either.
Do I need to replace the entire motherboard, go non-DDR ram, or change my BIOS configuration to only use one of the dual-channel DIMM slots and keep trying to use my 1 working 512 chip?
I'm in an extreme hurry to get my friend his computer and if I need to order parts I need to do it soon. The ram is VDATA dual-channel ram by the way and I couldn't even find a website for the company. I got the ram and the motherboard in May of 2004 so I can pretty much guarantee the motherboard and RAM are both out of warranty.
Please advise.