2010-10-22, 12:59 PM
During the video, as you were installing the RAM, remember that satisfying click you heard when one of the RAM locks clicked into place? You should hear that click for both sides of the RAM. Do not turn on the computer until you hear both clicks. Failure to do so is bad, bad news.
The problem with RAM is that if it's not seated correctly, you could either fry the RAM terminals or fry the motherboard terminals which could cause your motherboard to not detect any RAM at all. Check the gold plating on the bottom of each RAM stick and see if there's any blackness or scarring that would happen due to high voltages. This is what happens due to bad RAM seating. The other option is much worse - the motherboard is fried and now the motherboard can't detect any RAM whatsoever. Given that you were unable to POST (power on self-test), it's definitely the detection of the new RAM that you added.
It looks like your Dad was able to get it to POST and got a beep code - that's a very good sign which means your motherboard is likely not fried. You have 2 memory sticks and two slots to put it in. That leaves 6 possible memory configurations:
Try them all.
To continue with what X->L said, go here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum...07843#N771
It's just moving around a jumper which is not too hard to do. Usually these jumpers are located at the bottom of the motherboard below and to the right of the PCI slots (or sometimes just directly under them)
The problem with RAM is that if it's not seated correctly, you could either fry the RAM terminals or fry the motherboard terminals which could cause your motherboard to not detect any RAM at all. Check the gold plating on the bottom of each RAM stick and see if there's any blackness or scarring that would happen due to high voltages. This is what happens due to bad RAM seating. The other option is much worse - the motherboard is fried and now the motherboard can't detect any RAM whatsoever. Given that you were unable to POST (power on self-test), it's definitely the detection of the new RAM that you added.
It looks like your Dad was able to get it to POST and got a beep code - that's a very good sign which means your motherboard is likely not fried. You have 2 memory sticks and two slots to put it in. That leaves 6 possible memory configurations:
| RAM Slot 1 | RAM Slot 2 |
|---|---|
| Stick 1 | Nothing |
| Nothing | Stick 1 |
| Stick 2 | Nothing |
| Nothing | Stick 2 |
| Stick 1 | Stick2 |
| Stick 2 | Stick 1 |
Try them all.
To continue with what X->L said, go here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum...07843#N771
It's just moving around a jumper which is not too hard to do. Usually these jumpers are located at the bottom of the motherboard below and to the right of the PCI slots (or sometimes just directly under them)