About four weeks ago I built my first PC. The thing ran excellent with no lock-ups, error messages, or crashes (running xp pro S3 x86). When I came back from vacation, I tried to boot up my pc and it would start up but then instantly turn off. I tested all parts and I found that when I remove both memory sticks, the computer starts up fine. How could two memory sticks go bad at the same time or did I fry them somehow?? Or are my mobo's DIMM slots bad?? Nothing is overclocked except for my CPU and I have excellent cooling. The memory is known to be compatible with my mobo. Any suggestions or ways to trouble shoot. I do not have a computer that has DDR2 800 Dimm slots so I cannot swap parts.
Specs:
2x 1gig Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C5DHX
AMD Athlon 64x2 Brisbane 5000+ oced to 3.0ghz
MOBO: Abit AN-M2HD
2x 640gig WD Blue Cavier Sata 3.0 HDs RAID 0
Zalman CPS9500 AM2 HSF
EVGA Nvidia 8800GT 512 GPU
Rosewill 500watt PSU
NZXT Lexa Blackline Case
Sound Blaster Audigy 2zs Sound Card
Pioneer 215D DVD Drive Sata 2
Specs:
2x 1gig Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C5DHX
AMD Athlon 64x2 Brisbane 5000+ oced to 3.0ghz
MOBO: Abit AN-M2HD
2x 640gig WD Blue Cavier Sata 3.0 HDs RAID 0
Zalman CPS9500 AM2 HSF
EVGA Nvidia 8800GT 512 GPU
Rosewill 500watt PSU
NZXT Lexa Blackline Case
Sound Blaster Audigy 2zs Sound Card
Pioneer 215D DVD Drive Sata 2