Defective Samsung DDR

Krome · Oct 10, 2006

I have a friend who has a emachines that she bought in 2004. The memory [512MB/PC2700], is bad. I'm currently in chat w/ Emachines now, and they say "can't cover it, it's been over a year." Doesn't Samsung offer a lifetime warranty on their sticks of memory?

Should emachines RMA the stick of RAM?

imposter · Oct 10, 2006

since you bought it from emachine its up to them not samsung. Also Lifetime warranty quals as long as the chip is alive. once it dies its considred dead and no longer living there for its out of its life spand there for no warranty is given. PNY tricks you like that. but some companies honor it. its nasty advertising i know =/

Krome · Oct 11, 2006

It boots, just get the BSOD after a while. Does anyone else have anything to say about this issue?

imposter · Oct 11, 2006

run memtest. its possible that your hard drive or windows just got messed up.

MadMan007 · Oct 11, 2006

imposter said:
since you bought it from emachine its up to them not samsung. Also Lifetime warranty quals as long as the chip is alive. once it dies its considred dead and no longer living there for its out of its life spand there for no warranty is given. PNY tricks you like that. but some companies honor it. its nasty advertising i know =/

lol are you joking, a lifetime warranty on an item for the life of the item? I've heard of that in a joking context before but never thought any actual company did that.

For the OP, it seems clear the emachines warranty has expired. *maybe* you could try to trick Samsung into replacing it although it probably wouldn't work. If you're sure the memory is dead the only real option is pick up a replacement you should be able to find some for about $50 or less.

imposter · Oct 11, 2006

MadMan007 said:
lol are you joking, a lifetime warranty on an item for the life of the item? I've heard of that in a joking context before but never thought any actual company did that.

I am dead serious. try getting pny to honor that hahah.

Krome · Oct 12, 2006

So it's no use then? I should just suck it up, and find a use for a dead stick of DDR?

imposter · Oct 12, 2006

Garbage maybe? lol did you try another motherboard? i mean run prime. i have seen BSOD caused billions of things......

Krome · Oct 12, 2006

I've tried it on a few MOBOs. It boots, but then starts getting BSODs on all of em.

imposter · Oct 12, 2006

sure clocks are all set to default? run memtest to make sure...........

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