Memory modules coming loose after a while?
Hi
Has anybody else encountered this problem?
It seems that my modules loose the connection after a couple of weeks/months and then I have to pop the case open and reseat the modules.
I have not tested to see, whether it only affects one of the modules, because I have four I just take them all out and insert them again.
I think it might have something to do with the weight of the Dominator modules, they are quite large and heavy compared to "normal" modules.:tongue2:
The symptoms are that Windows start acting crazy and post every single error message in the book.
And when the modules are tested with Memtest they fail right away.
But after being put back in everything works fine.:confused2
Oh well here is an advice, if your machine starts acting up, then reseating the modules may help.
Has anybody else encountered this problem?
It seems that my modules loose the connection after a couple of weeks/months and then I have to pop the case open and reseat the modules.
I have not tested to see, whether it only affects one of the modules, because I have four I just take them all out and insert them again.
I think it might have something to do with the weight of the Dominator modules, they are quite large and heavy compared to "normal" modules.:tongue2:
The symptoms are that Windows start acting crazy and post every single error message in the book.
And when the modules are tested with Memtest they fail right away.
But after being put back in everything works fine.:confused2
Oh well here is an advice, if your machine starts acting up, then reseating the modules may help.
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The CPU fan and attached peripheral fans (unless there's something amiss) shouldn't be causing enough vibration to unseat your RAM. Also, the RAM clips should be holding it securely in place, even if they do wiggle a little bit.
Have you tried running those same RAM sticks in another MoBo? Could be a manufacturing flaw in the RAM slots, maybe?
But I don't think I have a vibrating case, not more than usual anyway.
Maybe it is the sheer weight of the modules, it is Corsair Dominator, they are quite large and a bit heavier than normal modules.
Unfortunatly I cannot test it in another motherboard, but at least they didn't fall out of my old Abit motherboard. (It had a lot of other problems though
One wierd thing with this Asus board, there are two types of different clips on the memory slots.
Two slots have a sturdy clip and the other two have clips that are somewhat smaller.
I find that quite strange and have not seen it before?
Here is an image that shows the clips, a slight difference is noticeable.