So back in November I got my motherboard on my Dell Inspiron 15 5559 replaced and after having done so I tried putting the two 8GB RAM sticks back in and strangely my laptop doesn't boot to the DELL logo and instead the LED on my laptop flashed orange 3 times and white 2 times, after having figured out what this meant (RAM Compatibility Issue) I tried dislodging one of the RAM sticks and putting them on the other slots, after a bit of experimentation here and there and I found out that only when one of the RAM sticks are inserted, only then does it boot to the DELL Logo. I looked this up online and I was told to buy an identical model from the one I was using instead, I tried it and after I got the new 8GB RAM I stuck it in and hoped for the best, unfortunately, I still flashed the same light pattern as last time, I read a solution wherein I remove the CMOS battery for a bit and put it back in, I tried it and it didn't work and then i read that the computer needs time to read the new RAM, I tried leaving it beeping away for a few hours, after I came back it's still the same. As a last resort, my brother told me to clean the gold edges of the RAM using an eraser and a toothbrush, I tried and it still didn't work.
I'm running out of options at this point, I'm thinking this has something to do with the compatibility issue or a BIOS driver I failed to install but what do you guys think?
I'm running out of options at this point, I'm thinking this has something to do with the compatibility issue or a BIOS driver I failed to install but what do you guys think?