RAM put in modules 2&4 burnt RAM and Motherboard

Angryman · Sep 30, 2006, 09:57 PM

Hi there I had only just finished rebuilding my PC and I put the RAM in modules(slots) 2&4, which were the black ones not the blue and when i turned it on the were a couple of beeps and then smoke started to come out of the Ram modules. The result burnt RAM and Motherboard. My question is from what ive explained that does this mean my processor , and graphics card and the other components will also be fried. If so it would have been a momentus mistake, and from what i can tell through the manual supplied with the motherboard it was my mistake as it says to use the blue modules first for dual channel config, so my warranty is gone

My mobo was Asus P4P800-E Deluxe the RAM was kingston hyperX3500/512. 3.2ghz processor / X800 pro radeon card and two hard drives

Can anyone help me out?

PangingJr · Sep 30, 2006, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Angryman

Hi there I had only just finished rebuilding my PC and I put the RAM in modules(slots) 2&4, which were the black ones not the blue and when i turned it on the were a couple of beeps and then smoke started to come out of the Ram modules. The result burnt RAM and Motherboard.

i think, you may have done something wrong with the RAM modules installation.
install the modules into the DIMM sockets... either the same color sockets, different color sockets, or any of the DIMM sockets that do exists on the motherboard (not talking about enabling the dual channel mode), all should not damage any of the hardware component parts.
feeding the RAM modules with a wrong voltage value is another story...

Angryman · Oct 1, 2006, 12:04 AM

Yeah but the RAM is definitely fried and so are the black module slots,, so I would definitely have thought that the mobo would be as well

PangingJr · Oct 1, 2006, 12:17 AM

i also think, a very wrong voltage value could cause damage to the RAM modules and the motherboard... the rest of the component parts may or may not be damaged. i however cannot tell you for certain whether they (all of the component parts) are also damaged, or not.
so it's remains unclear.

my suggestion on this..., you however, may have to take the risk and to experiment the rest of the component parts, other than the motherboard and RAM modules to see if they are still okay. otherwise, allow your friend or locate a tech guy who you think he knows these things more than you to check it for you. last, if you don't want to take any more risk with any things about this computer, then you may have to forget about it, and go for a whole new system.

a little note for my above-- i don't know for sure what actually is the causes of this, nor what makes that to happend (like that).
i've seen a case problem in the past that have a results similar to this, where a kid tried to put a couple of DDR RAM modules into the DDR2 DIMM sockets, i didn't know how he did that. however, that's causing something just like that to happen.

Angryman · Oct 1, 2006, 06:02 AM

thanks pangin. you tell the truth exactly what i feared

PangingJr · Oct 2, 2006, 03:37 PM

Angryman,
no problem. i wish i can have some one test rest of the hardwares (processor, video card, hard drives, power supply etc) for you. but it's not possible to do it.
i can almost tell you to don't worry about all the hardwares on the system except for the motherboard and the RAM modules itself which you'll have to buy a new replacement component parts...
if i have examined all the hardwares, then i might as well test them out under my spare board and using spare RAM modules.