Here is the weird thing. I did almost the exact same thing a few years ago. I took memory out of the same rig, put it in another rig, and 1 of the sticks appeared to be dead. I just put that stick to the side and forgot about it. A few mos ago, I thought maybe Ill try it out and it works now.
Now i did play wth the bios settings in both rigs. (who doesnt?) I dont remeber *exactly* what each rig was set to. As far as clearing the cmos, all i did was pull the battery off the mobo. When I booted I had to set the bios up again. Pretty much just the clock. I left everything else alone.
I also tried to put the dead memory stick in the old rig where it was working. Still doesnt seem to work. *cries* So Im guessing its bad or I have to wait a few years for it to come back to life.
What could have killed it? I unplugged the PSU and I touch the case to remove any static from me.... What else could I have done?
--pak