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11th May 2008, 05:07 PM
|  | TST Member | | Join Date: May 2008, 87 posts. Reputation:  | | | Regenerate a burned RAM Module
About two years ago:
Athlon XP 2000+ with 1 GB RAM (2 x 512 modules - 266 mhz).
The computer started to have problems, instability up to don't boot anymore.
I removed 1 module of RAM and it worked well.
I always used only 512 MB of ram since that day.
But I made other operations on it in that days: due to a blackout the hard disk had some bad sectors (I re formatted and marked them as "bad" using disk doctor); I removed a CD-Rom that was causing problems...
So now I tried to re-install the 512 "burned" RAM module.
It recognizes 1 GB at the boot, but... nothing, after the boot, black screen and a small flashing cursor in the upper left of the screen.
I removed the module and it boots.
Is there a way to regenerate a damaged ram module? it didn't get accidents, it seems being intact.
Thank you.
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11th May 2008, 05:10 PM
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As far as I know, I don't think you can do anything about it. I could be wrong. But your best bet is to just go out and buy a new one. RAM is pretty dang cheap these days. But yours seems to be a really really old set so they would be rather expensive. I would just keep running your computer with 512, doesn't seem to be hurting you any.
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11th May 2008, 05:43 PM
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Unless you can solder amazingly well, make PCB's and get a hold of surface mount resistors and memory chips, then there's nothing you can do but buy a new one.
If you put in your specs and let us know where you're from, we can help you find stuff at good prices.
DDR RAM is pretty cheap too, and eBay can be a good place to get some if you know what you're doing and you're sure it's new and sealed etc. Just make sure whatever you get is good and not "Value" RAM, if it has heatspreaders on then it will be better than ones where you can see the chips, and it's less likely to get burned again.
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11th May 2008, 06:06 PM
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Oh hehe your right dave. If I am correct and what he said he has (DDR 266) than you can get a 512 stick for $21 from newegg. But I don't know where altair9 is so I can't really say what the prices would be where he is from.
Oh just saw a corsair memory module for $20.
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Facts are stubborn things, statistics are more pliable. Mark Twain
Honesty is the best policy -- when there is money in it. Mark Twain
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. Mark Twain
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11th May 2008, 08:02 PM
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Once a stick of ram goes bad, there`s nothing you can do about it, other than rma it under the terms of the warranty, if possible.
Other than than that, just replace it.
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13th May 2008, 01:07 AM
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Ok, thank you all!
It was more a fancy than other: double the ram in a few minutes.
I'll take account of your advices.
PS: I'm from Italy.
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