Question Is it possible for bad RAM to prevent a device from turning on at all?

[cowboycurtis]

I was playing a game and my laptop shut off and will not turn back on. I am afraid the motherboard is done.

I have only one stick of RAM, is it possible a bad stick could do this? Is it worth buying a replacement to try?

Here are the things I have already tried:

• Power cord seems fine, works on another device.
• Also tried a different power cord on the broken device. This other power cord has an LED indicator that instantly shuts off when plugged into the broken device. Unsure if this is a safety feature of this cord or something else.
• Tried with and without laptop battery
• Static discharged with battery and cord removed. No Luck.
• Attempt to reset bios by removing CMOS battery for 30 minutes
• Replaced CMOS battery

 

[Wolfshadw]

Duplicate thread.
Answer here

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