I was trying to change ram on my computer and... HELP!!!?

Question

Ok I bought a new Toshiba Laptop a year ago- it had 1gb ram and I bought 2gb of ram so that it would run smoother and changed the ram myself.

I have an old Toshiba A105, and I did about 40 minutes of research, I was nearly 100% positive that the RAM from my new laptop (the two 512mb RAM sticks) would work fine, my old Toshiba A105 has two memory slots, and can take up too 4gb of RAM, so I'm like oh yeah it'll be able to accept it fine.

The chip matches EVERYTHING that would make it compatible with the A105 so I thought what the heck, I want 1GB of RAM verse 512mb in the pokey thing. So I popped hte thing appart and took out the 512mb and put the two 1gb ones in.

I then popped the plate back on and flipped the laptop, turned it on, then the lights appeared- but the screen was / is dead, and I don't hear like any sound from the machine. So I thought, hmm thats weird, maybe the RAM ISN'T compatible then.

I put my old RAM back in, same thing, no screen no computer, nothing.

Whats wrong? Does putting incompatible RAM brick a computer or is this something totaly other than the RAM, and it was coincidental?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I'd check and see if the RAM is seated well. If they are off a little bit it can cause the system not to boot.

Answer 2

try to blow a wind at your slot and use rubber eraser to rub your ram then.. try off all the power including take out the battery and wait for 5 minute than after rub your ram with rubber.. put it back to you ram slot and make sure is seat properly than connect the power/battery and try switch on your laptop.. hope it work...

if it work please mention to me ok..

Answer 3

It sounds like you damaged something, if not, check for beeps, make ABSOLUTELY SURE the same sticks go in the same slots. Dual Channel is picky.

Answer 4

u didn't fit it in right and burned ur motherboard  

Answer 5

In theory - it should work.

But, by opening it up, you may have disconnected something that needs to be connected.

To prevent things from getting worse - i suggest you put back the original memory - and contact a toshiba center for assistance.

If you keep tinkering, you may void warranty, which for most toshiba machines is 2 or 3 years.