whiplash May 29, 2003 Share whiplash Member May 29, 2003 You know my mobo from the other thread but here is a question about ram. I recently purchased a OEM pc2700 333mhz stick. I tried it in slot 2, and slot 3 with my samsung stick ram ( same stats ) and 1st time it beeped at me, 2nd time my monitor wouldnt come on and the PC wouldnt boot. When I used this ram by itself it still wouldnt work. It did the same thing with not booting up. My question is: Could this be that I recieved BAD ram? or is my mobo not compatible with this OEM ram? any ideas.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX May 29, 2003 Share NOFX Member May 29, 2003 but your computer works fine with your original samsung ram? then I would say its bad ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zerodamage May 29, 2003 Share Guest zerodamage Guests May 29, 2003 nforce2 mobo right? gotta make sure you put it in the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL May 29, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member May 29, 2003 Actually ZD, when I checked my manual, it said you could have the memory in slot 1 for the first and either slot 2 or 3 for the second stick. Either way Whiplash, try it by itself in your first slot (check mobo documentation or look on mobo itself; the slots should be labled). If it still doesn't work, sounds like bad ram. You will be surprised the percentage of equipment that is DOA brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiplash May 29, 2003 Author Share whiplash Member May 29, 2003 (edited) Yes samsung works fine. As for positioning it I tried it on all slots. my ram slots on my mobo look like this. 12 3 || | The samsung is in 1. I tried the OEM in slot 2 and 3 with the samsung, and I tried the OEM in slot 1 by itself. It no go. So I guess end result is bad ram, and I could try and pick up another oem stick then? Edited May 29, 2003 by whiplash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL May 29, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member May 29, 2003 Well, I would just return the one you have now and make the retailer replace it. Even being OEM RAM, you should still have 30 days to return. Odds are they will make you pay for the return shipping but to paraphrase Joe Pesci, "THEY SCREW YOU IN THE RETURN POLICY!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiplash May 29, 2003 Author Share whiplash Member May 29, 2003 Im checking out the return policy now, I actually buy my stuff from an online store. You have to get approval for the return (which I have already) they send you an email and let you know how the return will be handled (ie: send you another or refund) I am still at work and do not know if they are automatically sending me another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer May 29, 2003 Share [Mmmm]Homer Member May 29, 2003 RAM is one thing I would never buy labelled 'OEM'. EDIT: OIC ur other thread that it's 'Samsung OEM', ok then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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