Hey guys
I just bought a new stick of RAM online and went to put the stick into the computer only to find that the computer won't boot up whenever the stick is in the computer. I already had a 2GB stick of RAM working fine and i put the new stick into the second slot and the computer wouldn't start. I tried only having the new stick of RAM in the computer without the old one in case they weren't compatible or something but the computer still wouldn't boot. Everything still works when i only have the old stick of RAM in so no harm has been done to the Motherboard. I know my computer takes DDR2 RAM so i made sure that the new stick of RAM is DDR2 when i bought it.
I guess what I'm asking is: Is the only thing you need to look at when buying a new RAM stick the type of RAM (i.e. DDR2) or are there other components that factor in which is why this RAM doesn't work on the computer or is the stick of RAM just faulty?
TL;DR - is the type or RAM (i.e. DDR2) the only thing that you need to look at when buying a new RAM stick?
I just bought a new stick of RAM online and went to put the stick into the computer only to find that the computer won't boot up whenever the stick is in the computer. I already had a 2GB stick of RAM working fine and i put the new stick into the second slot and the computer wouldn't start. I tried only having the new stick of RAM in the computer without the old one in case they weren't compatible or something but the computer still wouldn't boot. Everything still works when i only have the old stick of RAM in so no harm has been done to the Motherboard. I know my computer takes DDR2 RAM so i made sure that the new stick of RAM is DDR2 when i bought it.
I guess what I'm asking is: Is the only thing you need to look at when buying a new RAM stick the type of RAM (i.e. DDR2) or are there other components that factor in which is why this RAM doesn't work on the computer or is the stick of RAM just faulty?
TL;DR - is the type or RAM (i.e. DDR2) the only thing that you need to look at when buying a new RAM stick?