02-01-2013, 11:19 AM
cpd2009 Wrote:Could you avoid just using that one bad RAM slot, at the cost of decreased RAM capacity and performance? Or does that one bad RAM slot cause the board to not complete POST?Well, I'm reluctant to put more money into this board. A defect forming all of the sudden is a sign that the board is dying- it may start with one RAM slot, then spread out components. And no, I'm already running on an insanely low amount of RAM as is (2GB. Just enough for Android development and some youtube viewing and nothing more).
Perhaps the RAM slot may have dust in it too.
As for dust, unlikely, since there was a bar of RAM on it. Shotgun testing shows that the bar of RAM is fine, and the board acts up when any bar of RAM is inserted into the slot. So it must be that the board is on the way out.
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