NoNothing Posted March 5, 2005 Posted March 5, 2005 first off im confused as to HOW tou put it in backwards...second, RMA them both.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasybotnoodlehead Posted March 5, 2005 Posted March 5, 2005 the thing just fitted in normally, i felt that i didnt need to use force, just slid in nah no black marks on my RAM, whats rma? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted March 5, 2005 Posted March 5, 2005 the thing just fitted in normally, i felt that i didnt need to use force, just slid in nah no black marks on my RAM, whats rma? 435664[/snapback] return merchandise authorization. but umm. user error isn't covered under the warranty methinks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uber Posted March 6, 2005 Posted March 6, 2005 wow, put it in backwards? lol i dident knwo you could do that.... RMA them both, say mobo was goofy when you got ti and RAM doesent work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk04 Posted March 6, 2005 Posted March 6, 2005 lol i have always been worried about doing that, so i actually tried to stick my ram in backwards one day...and it wont latch down, so u must have magically ram and a magically mobo to get it to go in backwards lol but anyways RMA it, i blew up my corsair XMS pc3200 512mb module, due to a faulty refurb psu that my case manufacturer put in (and didnt state it was refurb) but it crapped out one day and destroyed my ram, and corrupted part of my hdd, so yeah i had to reformatt and rma my ram, just got my ram back last week and it is brand new module, im happy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakytrooper Posted March 6, 2005 Posted March 6, 2005 hahahah lol bad boo boo LMFAO,....but thats sucks,yea just rma it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastvfr Posted March 9, 2005 Posted March 9, 2005 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECwakeboarder Posted March 9, 2005 Posted March 9, 2005 Are you sure you put it in backwards? Sounds like you could have missed the socket and shorted something out to me since you didn't have to use much force. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted March 9, 2005 Posted March 9, 2005 This same thing happened to me, but the RAM still worked. I just replaced the motherboard, and all te other parts were salvagable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbelt8371 Posted March 10, 2005 Posted March 10, 2005 Go figure -- it snapped in 434843[/snapback] Ya there is only ONE way to put in DDR ram. HOW did you pull it off with out snaping the stick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigr5026 Posted March 10, 2005 Posted March 10, 2005 rma it both, and anyway, say ram is not working, no boot and you have no other sticks, and also say that mobo has a bad ram controller Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellcomef3-a Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 Great thread guys, I laughed my t**s off and learned of a few possible explanations when rma-ing mobo and ram. BTW, just how did you get your ram in the wrong way round? There's a lesson in this for everybody, don't try inserting ram using just feeling, make sure you can clearly see where it is going. I made this very mistake once and one of the contacts on the slot edge of the ram module fell off into the ram slot and kind of killed everything. I was moving the ram module from slot to slot checking for any bad slots using memtest and prior to the experiment had 1 potentially bad slot. After the experiment I had a dead mobo, 1 ruined half of a Corsair TWINX pair and hoping like hell they would replace everything under warranty. Phew, what a relief when they did! Well turns out that was a blessing in disguise because I've moved on to bigger and better things and am doing things for myself rather than call for assistance from my brother who's opinions on things are a little different than mine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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