PC really in bad condition

the_pulp

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Here's my story so far with my pc..

I build a pc year ago with following config.intel p4 3.0 ht,xfx6600gt,intel 915gev motherboard, i ball 400W (local) psu,512mbddr2 kingstom memory,80gb hdd..my pc was running good with the config i have mentioned but after adding another 512mb memory it doesn't start(the pc remains blank)..even i changed memory..the pc remains blank(i.e do not loads the window loading screen) and i have to press the restart button 8-10 times in order to get the windows loading screen..it even does not restarts..i sometimes get this error ''cmos/checksum bad error'' and today i discovered a new error while starting

error
multiple bios post attempts failed
memory tiiming have been reset to automatic settings

sorry for my english

please help me
 
either your new RAM is crap, or you've fried your power supply.

This really looks like a power supply problem (the new RAM may have been more than it could handle, and it's now dying).
Change the PSU (get a good 450-500W one). If it doesn't help, reset the motherboard's CMOS. If still no joy, remove the new RAM and re-reset the CMOS. Still no go, do a minimal system reboot (CPU, graphics, a single stick of RAM, keyboard) with fresh CMOS. Test your RAM sticks on other systems.
If you still get problems, your mobo may be damaged.
 

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the pc boots with single 512 ram...i have tried booting from both the ram individually(ie. only single 512) and pc boots fine...even after inserting both the ram in another dimms(black) the pc won't boots at all...so my conclusion is pc won't boots while using both ram( it boots only after 7-10 attemps

See the specification of both ram via SiSoftware Sandra 2007:



Both ram have same specification in Bios.
 
check your mobo manual: some mobos require the RAM modules to be placed in specific orders and positions to work reliably (like, 1_2_ rather than 12__ or something).
You should also try unplugging any non-essential element from your system (DVD drive, etc.) so as to reduce the load on the PSU, just to be sure the second RAM stick isn't the extra straw (those do draw some power) on its back.