Ram Slot Suddenly Not Working

• Ram Slot Suddenly Not Working Together
• Ram Slot Suddenly Not Working Remotely

Is it possible to fix laptop memory slot failure with a guitar pick? Yes, it is. You will not fix the memory slot itself, but you can work around the problem. 🙂
Today I received a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 laptop with the following complaint:

The laptop starts and works properly, but recognizes only one of the two memory modules installed. The laptop has two 256MB RAM modules installed, but registers only 256MB. Logiciel aide roulette.

First two ram slots not working on motherboard I've just built a new PC with an Asus Z370-A Prime motherboard and I'm unable to get the RAM to work in the first two slots (DIMMB1 and DIMMB2). If I put one RAM module in either of these first two slots and turn on the PC get I no output to the screen and the orange/yellow light appears next to. Guys i need help. When i turn on my pc today and use it a couple of hours, it automatically shuts down for no reason. Upon booting up the led for CPU, ram is light up and all I got is black screen. It doesnt post anymore. I switch my ram and reseated my cpu twice today and i really cant get it to. If the RAM is not showing in the BIOS as well, this issue might be hardware related since the RAM slot 2 is not recognizing any of the two 2GB RAM. However, we would suggest you to visit the computer manufacturer website to check for the latest BIOS version & chipset driver and install it to check if it helps. From what i understand, if one specific slot on a motherboard doesn't work, you'll likely get a signal in either a light or sound flashing on the motherboard to signal the fault. If not then the Ram is at fault not motherboard. Make sure its in the right slot and configuration and try resetting the CMOS. Question Why only ram slot 4 working how to fix: Memory: 1: Nov 21, 2020: Q: Question Ram stick works in one slot but not another: Memory: 2: Nov 14, 2020: Question ram slots not working: Memory: 0: Nov 10, 2020: F SOLVED ASUS motherboard 2 of 4 RAM slots not working Q Code 01 & 03 not booting: Memory: 3: Oct 22, 2020: Question B2 slot won't.

First of all, I removed the memory cover to find out if both memory modules are installed correctly. The laptop had two 256MB Kingston modules installed and they were seated properly.

When I started the laptop and entered the BIOS setup menu, I found that only one of the two memory modules is detected and the laptop registers only 256MB (262144KB) of RAM instead of 512MB (524288KB).
Just a side note. In the computer world 1MB=1024KB. That's why 256MB=262144KB and 512MB=524288KB.

I tried reseating both memory modules but it didn't help.
After that I tried installing both memory modules in both memory slots one by one and here's what I found. The laptop worked absolutely fine when both memory modules were installed into the slot A, but failed to boot with both memory modules installed into the slot B.
Apparently, there is nothing wrong with the memory modules and the laptop has a faulty memory slot B. The memory slot is permanently soldered on the motherboard. If one of the slots fails you'll have to replace the whole motherboard or use the laptop with only one working slot.
Buying a new motherboard for this older laptop wouldn't make any sense because it's too expensive, but the laptop is still in a good working condition except the faulty memory slot B, so I continued playing with that trying to find the solution.

I noticed that the laptop start normally with the memory module installed into the faulty slot if I slightly press on the module with my thumb. And this gave me an idea.

First two ram slots not working on motherboard I've just built a new PC with an Asus Z370-A Prime motherboard and I'm unable to get the RAM to work in the first two slots (DIMMB1 and DIMMB2). If I put one RAM module in either of these first two slots and turn on the PC get I no output to the screen and the orange/yellow light appears next to. Guys i need help. When i turn on my pc today and use it a couple of hours, it automatically shuts down for no reason. Upon booting up the led for CPU, ram is light up and all I got is black screen. It doesnt post anymore. I switch my ram and reseated my cpu twice today and i really cant get it to. If the RAM is not showing in the BIOS as well, this issue might be hardware related since the RAM slot 2 is not recognizing any of the two 2GB RAM. However, we would suggest you to visit the computer manufacturer website to check for the latest BIOS version & chipset driver and install it to check if it helps. From what i understand, if one specific slot on a motherboard doesn't work, you'll likely get a signal in either a light or sound flashing on the motherboard to signal the fault. If not then the Ram is at fault not motherboard. Make sure its in the right slot and configuration and try resetting the CMOS. Question Why only ram slot 4 working how to fix: Memory: 1: Nov 21, 2020: Q: Question Ram stick works in one slot but not another: Memory: 2: Nov 14, 2020: Question ram slots not working: Memory: 0: Nov 10, 2020: F SOLVED ASUS motherboard 2 of 4 RAM slots not working Q Code 01 & 03 not booting: Memory: 3: Oct 22, 2020: Question B2 slot won't.

First of all, I removed the memory cover to find out if both memory modules are installed correctly. The laptop had two 256MB Kingston modules installed and they were seated properly.

When I started the laptop and entered the BIOS setup menu, I found that only one of the two memory modules is detected and the laptop registers only 256MB (262144KB) of RAM instead of 512MB (524288KB).
Just a side note. In the computer world 1MB=1024KB. That's why 256MB=262144KB and 512MB=524288KB.

I tried reseating both memory modules but it didn't help.
After that I tried installing both memory modules in both memory slots one by one and here's what I found. The laptop worked absolutely fine when both memory modules were installed into the slot A, but failed to boot with both memory modules installed into the slot B.
Apparently, there is nothing wrong with the memory modules and the laptop has a faulty memory slot B. The memory slot is permanently soldered on the motherboard. If one of the slots fails you'll have to replace the whole motherboard or use the laptop with only one working slot.
Buying a new motherboard for this older laptop wouldn't make any sense because it's too expensive, but the laptop is still in a good working condition except the faulty memory slot B, so I continued playing with that trying to find the solution.

I noticed that the laptop start normally with the memory module installed into the faulty slot if I slightly press on the module with my thumb. And this gave me an idea.

Ram Slot Suddenly Not Working Together

This guitar pick is going to fix my laptop. 🙂

Texas holdem poker official rules. I installed both RAM modules back into the slots and then placed the guitar pick over the module in the slot B as it shown on the picture.

I thought if I close the RAM door it will press on the guitar pick/memory module and it will have the same effect as pressing on the module with my thumb. And it worked!

Ram Slot Suddenly Not Working Remotely

Both memory modules were detected properly and the laptop registered all 512MB. After 'the fix' I tested memory with Memtest86+ and the laptop passed the test.
I wouldn't call it the best solution for fixing a faulty memory slot but in some cases it will work.

By the way, I didn't charge the customer for this 'repair', he knows what is going on and how I 'fixed' his problem.