I've been trying to fix my boyfriend's computer lately, and I've been having a lot of issues.
The first thing that was happening a while ago was BSODs. They would come and go every so often, then after a few months they'd become more frequent, and with different errors (like IQRL not less or equal, memory management). We replaced the graphics card, PSU, and updated all drivers, yet the problem was getting worse.
A few days ago I pulled out the RAM sticks since that was the one thing we hadn't checked yet. One of the contacts on one stick was burnt looking, and I knew that was the problem. Lo and behold, we removed that stick and the computer ran fine with just one stick. No BSODs or random shut downs. So we went to Crucial and ordered new sticks, and now the computer isn't working. All the components will turn on and run as normal, but no response at all from the monitor. I checked all cables and tried another monitor with no luck.
Here's what we're running:
Windows 7 64 bit
ASUS motherboard (model M4A78LT-LE) 2 Ram slots only.
4GB RAM
Old Ram sticks are Adata DDR3 (not sure of model #) These are 2 sided, 8 modules on each side
New Ram sticks are Crucial, model # CT25664BD1339.8FMD These are one sided, with 8 modules on front only.
So basically I called Crucial's tech support. The sticks are compatible with the motherboard, and the support guy said the low density ram to high density ram switch shouldn't be a problem. He suggested flashing the BIOS by putting the old ram stick (working one) in and doing it that way. Before we installed the new RAM sticks, the computer worked fine on just one stick of 2GB. After trying the new RAM, the old one now acts the same way. Computer powers up and all components run, but no response from the monitor at all. So there is no way to flash the bios or even get it to come up on a monitor to do anything.
I've tried each of the new sticks and the working old stick in both slots and turned it on, but there was still no response. I've tried everything I can think of to get this computer to work and I'm just stumped. Any help is appreciated.
The first thing that was happening a while ago was BSODs. They would come and go every so often, then after a few months they'd become more frequent, and with different errors (like IQRL not less or equal, memory management). We replaced the graphics card, PSU, and updated all drivers, yet the problem was getting worse.
A few days ago I pulled out the RAM sticks since that was the one thing we hadn't checked yet. One of the contacts on one stick was burnt looking, and I knew that was the problem. Lo and behold, we removed that stick and the computer ran fine with just one stick. No BSODs or random shut downs. So we went to Crucial and ordered new sticks, and now the computer isn't working. All the components will turn on and run as normal, but no response at all from the monitor. I checked all cables and tried another monitor with no luck.
Here's what we're running:
Windows 7 64 bit
ASUS motherboard (model M4A78LT-LE) 2 Ram slots only.
4GB RAM
Old Ram sticks are Adata DDR3 (not sure of model #) These are 2 sided, 8 modules on each side
New Ram sticks are Crucial, model # CT25664BD1339.8FMD These are one sided, with 8 modules on front only.
So basically I called Crucial's tech support. The sticks are compatible with the motherboard, and the support guy said the low density ram to high density ram switch shouldn't be a problem. He suggested flashing the BIOS by putting the old ram stick (working one) in and doing it that way. Before we installed the new RAM sticks, the computer worked fine on just one stick of 2GB. After trying the new RAM, the old one now acts the same way. Computer powers up and all components run, but no response from the monitor at all. So there is no way to flash the bios or even get it to come up on a monitor to do anything.
I've tried each of the new sticks and the working old stick in both slots and turned it on, but there was still no response. I've tried everything I can think of to get this computer to work and I'm just stumped. Any help is appreciated.