I destroyed a motherboard when installing memory because I had to push
so hard to get it in, the MB contacted the metal case. When I powered
it up, BANG.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:17:14 -0500, Mike Walsh <spamscks@netrox.net>
wrote:

>
>There is always a chance to do harm any time you open the PC case. The most likely things are a bent contact on the DIMM slot, something knocked loose e.g. a power plug, or a motherboard zapped with static electricity.
>
>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.