Put ddr2 ram in ddr3 motherboard

[Zykrim]

Ok so like a total idiot i put ddr2 ram in a computer with a ddr3 motherboard and now whenever i try to turn the PC on it turns on for 5 seconds then turns off. And it continues to do that untill i turn it off. I don't know Why it does this but it might be because when i replaced the ddr3 ram the ram got some scratches and a little dent. So Idk what whetever the problem is that the ddr3 ram is broken or that something else is broken.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

It's impossible to fit DDR2 RAM into a DDR3 motherboard, the key notches aren't in the same position. If you want and tried to jam crap into the DIMM slot, then it sounds like you damaged the motherboard.

 

[USAFRet]

Ok so like a total idiot i put ddr2 ram in a computer with a ddr3 motherboard

That is physically impossible, without actually breaking something.

 

[Zykrim]

It's impossible to fit DDR2 RAM into a DDR3 motherboard, the key notches aren't in the same position. If you want and tried to jam crap into the DIMM slot, then it sounds like you damaged the motherboard.

I wouldent say i Jammed it that hard but if i did push it hard enough would it damage the whole motherboard or just the sockets i tried putting it into?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

If you're thinking you can repair the sockets, that won;'t be able to happen, those things are soldered down.

 

[Zykrim]

If you're thinking you can repair the sockets, that won;'t be able to happen, those things are soldered down.

No but i have 2 other sockets

 

[USAFRet]

I'm thinking you tried to put the DDR2 RAM in, but only thought you got it in all the way.
It wasn't.

 

[Zykrim]

Ok so like a total idiot i put ddr2 ram in a computer with a ddr3 motherboard

That is physically impossible, without actually breaking something.

I'm thinking you tried to put the DDR2 RAM in, but only thought you got it in all the way.
It wasn't.

Yeah i think thats what happend which led me to belive it might be the ddr3 ram that is broken.

 

[Zykrim]

Is there any possible way i can check if it is the ddr3 ram that i broken or the sockets/motherboard

 

[USAFRet]

Is there any possible way i can check if it is the ddr3 ram that i broken or the sockets/motherboard

So what happens if you put the DDR3 in?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Did you ever even take the DDR2 out?

 

[Zykrim]

Is there any possible way i can check if it is the ddr3 ram that i broken or the sockets/motherboard

So what happens if you put the DDR3 in?

when i turn on the PC it turns on for 5 seconds then turns off and then it automaticly turns on for 5 seconds again

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Well, try the other slots, but if it doesn't work your motherboard is toast, no question.

 

[Zykrim]

Well, try the other slots, but if it doesn't work your motherboard is toast, no question.

Well im also thinking it could be the ddr3 ram because when i took it out i kinda dented them. And if the motherboard is toast then the pc wouldent turn on at all would it?

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Do you happen to be using a Gigabyte motherboard? They have boot failure protection so that if you try and boot with incompatible settings, the board will reboot with compatible settings, but if the DDR 3 RAM is grossly incompatible, it still may fail.

I suggest, as the others have said, trying the correct RAM in slots you haven't forced incorrect RAM modules into. Also, try the modules one at a time.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Dented? You mean you deformed heat spreaders / heat sinks attached to the memory chips on the memory module? If you were that hard on the modules, you could have damaged some BGA connections underneath one or more memory chip.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Well, try the other slots, but if it doesn't work your motherboard is toast, no question.

Well im also thinking it could be the ddr3 ram because when i took it out i kinda dented them. And if the motherboard is toast then the pc wouldent turn on at all would it?

They pop right out! How'd you do that? Did you release the latches before removing it?

 

[Zykrim]

Do you happen to be using a Gigabyte motherboard? They have boot failure protection so that if you try and boot with incompatible settings, the board will reboot with compatible settings, but if the DDR 3 RAM is grossly incompatible, it still may fail.

I suggest, as the others have said, trying the correct RAM in slots you haven't forced incorrect RAM modules into. Also, try the modules one at a time.

I have a msi motherboard and no unfortunatly it doesn't work in the other slots but as i said to the other guys it might be because the ddr3 ram is faulty 🙁

 

[turkey3_scratch]

It's probably because you put that DDR2 in. It could have still damaged something I'd reckon.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

I doubt your motherboard is toast, just from having incorrect memory modules forced into it. The slots, perhaps, but the memory controller is not integrated to the motherboard but instead the CPU. At worst, if the memory modules connected enough to cause electrical damage, I would expect the memory controller to take the hit, not some traces on the motherboard, or it's power delivery circuitry.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Do you have a DDR 3 memory module that hasn't been physically damaged?

 

[Hlsgsz]

Is there any possible way i can check if it is the ddr3 ram that i broken or the sockets/motherboard

So what happens if you put the DDR3 in?

when i turn on the PC it turns on for 5 seconds then turns off and then it automaticly turns on for 5 seconds again

What happens if you start it with no RAM? Does it differ from when the there is RAM?

 

[Zykrim]

Dented? You mean you deformed heat spreaders / heat sinks attached to the memory chips on the memory module? If you were that hard on the modules, you could have damaged some BGA connections underneath one or more memory chip.

Idk if its like what your talking about but it is little white mark on the ddr3 ram sticks because i tried to put them in at sides at first

 

[Zykrim]

Is there any possible way i can check if it is the ddr3 ram that i broken or the sockets/motherboard

So what happens if you put the DDR3 in?

when i turn on the PC it turns on for 5 seconds then turns off and then it automaticly turns on for 5 seconds again

What happens if you start it with no RAM? Does it differ from when the there is RAM?

Nope it does the same thing

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Dented? You mean you deformed heat spreaders / heat sinks attached to the memory chips on the memory module? If you were that hard on the modules, you could have damaged some BGA connections underneath one or more memory chip.

Idk if its like what your talking about but it is little white mark on the ddr3 ram sticks because i tried to put them in at sides at first

You used the word, "dented," so I don't know what you're talking about either. PCB material doesn't generally dent, unless you mean you crushed part of the edge of the module, however memory modules often come with metal heat spreaders on them that can be deformed. A picture of the damage would be more helpful.