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Old 08-05-2003, 10:15 PM   #1
warheros
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RAM go BAD?


has anyone ever experienced a sudden railure in a RAM card? after many hours of dependable running time? mine just up and started not working, id get windows failures of all kinds and all that jazz, and lots of blue screens, which i took pictures of.

thanks in advance,
warheros

failed RAM card:
spactek 256MB PC133 SDRAM
32x64-PC133/S
 
Old 08-05-2003, 10:22 PM   #2
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I have had one and seen it before.
 
Old 08-05-2003, 10:30 PM   #3
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Myself, I ain't seen no railure in a RAM card. (sorry...)

I did return a 128MB stick the other day that only reported 64MB in three different machines.

Memory can go bad.

Did you try removing it, cleaning the leads, and re-installing it?

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