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.
>
>
>
>

Have him look carefully at the RAM connectors to make sure he did not
damage (bend pins so that they now are shorting) them.