Polar Light wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I just got a call from a friend who tried to upgrade the RAM on his
> computer, after installing the new memory, the computer just wouldn't
> start. He then took out the new chips and replaced the old ones but it's
> still the same. The power comes on, the fans make noise and the monitor
> says there's no signal so presumably both the power supply and monitor are
> working fine, however, the BIOS screen doesn't come up and there are not
> bleeps.
>
> He says he's checked the connections and they're all OK and the system was
> working perfectly before.
>
> Can a motherboard be killed just by installing new RAM?
>
> Any ideas much appreciated.
>
>
>
>
take out the mother board battery for 30 seconds then replace and reboot