- Joined
- Jun 12, 2010
- Location
- Denver, CO
Another problem has aroused (the third today)
So, after i installed my operating system successfully (Win7 32-bit) i powered down and installed the video card (XFX 9600GT), the system booted successfully. I then installed the drivers for the card and the computer had to restart again. However this time, the DRAM LED was burning red and the computer would not start, it sat there with that LED on and the fans running (the video card fan screaming fast). I pressed and held the MemOk button until it began flashing to reset the RAM to default settings/timings but the computer still refused to start.
I removed the video card to see if that was the problem but it did not fix it and the system still refused to get past a black screen. What could be the problem here? Is it a coincidence that the RAM so happened to fail right after driver installation for the vid card or could the videocard and its drivers have been the problem???
How could I clear out the RAM if that is the problem?
Note: The video card seemed to heat up crazy fast and the fan was 100% the whole time. Also note that i can not get in to BIOS to change any settings or configurations.
So, after i installed my operating system successfully (Win7 32-bit) i powered down and installed the video card (XFX 9600GT), the system booted successfully. I then installed the drivers for the card and the computer had to restart again. However this time, the DRAM LED was burning red and the computer would not start, it sat there with that LED on and the fans running (the video card fan screaming fast). I pressed and held the MemOk button until it began flashing to reset the RAM to default settings/timings but the computer still refused to start.
I removed the video card to see if that was the problem but it did not fix it and the system still refused to get past a black screen. What could be the problem here? Is it a coincidence that the RAM so happened to fail right after driver installation for the vid card or could the videocard and its drivers have been the problem???
How could I clear out the RAM if that is the problem?
Note: The video card seemed to heat up crazy fast and the fan was 100% the whole time. Also note that i can not get in to BIOS to change any settings or configurations.