Question RAM slot is not working after water damage

[nightfury0]

Hi, I ran into a problem yesterday. Water spilled on my laptop (HP pavilion gaming 15) accidentally. That was not much but enough to damage it.

Now it's running but one of the ram slots is not working. I tested both sticks (8 gb + 8 gb). They are fine in slot 1. But ram in slot 2 is not usable.

In pc settings I see 16 gb in memory amount, but only half of it usable. So it's obvious it cant use the ram in 2nd slot.

What can I do in this situation, can the ram slot be repaired?

Another question, can I get the same performance if I just use a 16gb ram in slot 1? Thanks in advance

 

[Aeacus]

What can I do in this situation, can the ram slot be repaired?

No. Only fix: new MoBo.

But since yours is laptop, might as well buy a new laptop.

Another question, can I get the same performance if I just use a 16gb ram in slot 1?

No.

Performance diff is this;
comparison: https://ram.userbenchmark.com/Compa...vs-HyperX-Fury-DDR4-2133-C14-2x4GB/3555vs3554

Both RAMs are same make and model, same frequency (2133 Mhz), same CAS Latency (C14), total amount is also same (8 GB), where only diff is, that one is 1x 8GB (running in single-channel) and another is 2x 4GB (running in dual-channel).
Same applies to the 1x 16GB vs 2x 8GB.

Water spilled on my laptop (HP pavilion gaming 15) accidentally.

That's what i call: a life's tax.

 

[Randi Poling]

Hi, I ran into a problem yesterday. Water spilled on my laptop (HP pavilion gaming 15) accidentally. That was not much but enough to damage it.

Now it's running but one of the ram slots is not working. I tested both sticks (8 gb + 8 gb). They are fine in slot 1. But ram in slot 2 is not usable.

In pc settings I see 16 gb in memory amount, but only half of it usable. So it's obvious it cant use the ram in 2nd slot.

What can I do in this situation, can the ram slot be repaired?

Another question, can I get the same performance if I just use a 16gb ram in slot 1? Thanks in advance

Only fix at this point is to either:

A.) Purchase a new MOBO

B.) Buy a new laptop.

Replacing the ram slot, even if you had the skills and patience to do so, and equipment, not worth it.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Well, buying a new, mobo is prob not a great idea anyway. CPU/GPU are soldered. The replacement would have to include those. Cost is far too high.

New laptop required if unable to settle for current condition and performance level.