[SOLVED] Ram not working in any slots

[kaib]

so I’ve always have ram problems if I remove a gpu I have to reseat or clean my ram every time so one day I decided to clean my pc all I did was get the dust out and remove some fans to clean put it all back together And also when I unplugge my pc all my bios settings reset so I have to change the settings every time unplugge my pc so when I booted it up
It didn’t turn on at first so I unplugged and plugged it back then it turns on so after I change my bios settings all I change is the fans speed
Then I hit save and exit then pc then gos to bios splash then restarts it won’t get to windows it just restarts when it gets to bios splash so I decided to reseat the ram cause I always have ram problems so now the pc is in a bootloop and beep code of 5 long beeps
And no ram slots are working so I cleaned the ram but no success And there’s this black residue on my pins that I can’t get off any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Darkbreeze]

It doesn't matter what type of board or System you are running if you have bad RAM or Faulty RAM The Bios will give out an warning throe beeping codes doesn't matter what type of codes.......Now In this Thread @kaib said that his RAM has black residue on it and everytime he Installs those 2x 8GB RAM sticks HE GETS AN BIOS ERROR BEEP CODE AND A BOOTLOOP.
So its really obvious to think that it is definitely the RAM. @Darkbreeze Its true what you said "board manufacturers have their own brand specific variations on what codes are used on" but all most common used codes is endless beeping noises (Faulty RAM) or 5 or longer Beeping Codes (Faulty RAM).

@kaib Try using a Different RAM stick or borrow a Friends RAM and see if your PC boots up..OR use your Old faulty RAM sticks and test it in another computer.But with black Residue could mean its burned or something is wrong with the sticks.Use Electro cleaner to see if the black Residue wash off or not.

That's completely wrong and BS. The memory error codes are different for EVERY BIOS manufacturer.

AMI BIOS - 1 beep (DRAM refresh failure)
3 beeps (base 64k RAM failure)

Award BIOS - Beeps endlessly (RAM problem)

Dell - 2 beeps (Memory (RAM) not detected)

IBM - No such memory specific beep code - 2 short beeps (POST error, review screen for error code)

Phoenix BIOS - Beeps 1-1-1-1 Potential RAM problem
Beeps 1-3-1-1 DRAM refresh failure

As you can see, they are all different. Not even a SINGLE ONE is the same.

I'm not saying it's not the memory, because it probably IS, but to say that the beep codes are definitely related to RAM when you don't even know what the beep codes ARE, or what the hardware is, is really not the way we try to troubleshoot hardware.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I merged your threads. In the future, please keep it to one thread per topic. There is no reason for multiple threads on your RAM issue when both threads are covering the exact same problem and concerns. Thanks.

 

[kaib]

ok thanks

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

That black area on the G.Skill RAM modules is not "residue", that's how it's meant to be according to all the vendor pics I've looked at eg:

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-8gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232085

 

[kaib]

I have a dual channel kit They did stop working at the same time so could it be the motherboard?