I had that happen here. 2 things will be apparent.
1. the memory chip you had in there no longer works and
2. the socket in question no longer works.
best to replace the motherboard and use that ram stick as a keychain holder.
Mage
On Monday 10 May 2004 03:32 pm, Cliff wrote:
> This is OT but I have seen other postings like it so now it is my turn. I
> think that I have fried my motherboard by installing my RAM in backwards. I
> did not have it completely in the socket but I think it was enough to cause
> damage as I could smell something burn. I am in the middle of senior
> project and I need to see if I can get back up and running again as quickly
> as possible. My request is does anyone have a motherboard that will support
> a 1.2 Gig AMD Athlon CPU with 168 pin DIMMS. I don't know if this is enough
> info to determine compatability but if anyone has a motherboard that they
> want to get rid of that this will fit please email me off list at
> crogers@cox.net . I will be going down to Fry's this evening to see what
> they have if I don't hear anything before that as I am desperate to get my
> senior project done. Thanks, Cliff
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