Can Under Volting Hardware do Damage?

NachT · 13 Jan 2007 at 22:03

Hi, I've just lower my RAM voltage from 2.8 to 2.6, when I did this I couldn't boot back up. With no display on the monitor and kept getting a POST beep constantly.

I reset my CMOS and that didn't help either, took some of my RAM out of my board and I got back on.. :confused:

Is it possible to cause damage to components by under volting? I havn't ran any test's on the RAM yet.

WJA96 · 13 Jan 2007 at 22:08

Certainly not the CPU - Intel cut the voltage back as part of their speedstep system. I can't see how you could damage RAM either.

NachT · 13 Jan 2007 at 22:11

I wounder what i've done then :rolleyes:

I'm positive I only changed the RAM voltage, I'll try and stick the rest of my RAM back in and see if I can boot it back up.

furnace · 13 Jan 2007 at 22:39

Did it boot back up?

NachT · 13 Jan 2007 at 22:47

1 of the stick's has failed *sigh*

That's 2 crucial sticks in 4 months.

At least I had a few spare stick's, so they're in now.

Just a faulty RAM, and it faulted right when i changed an option so I thought might have been my bad heh.

WJA96 · 13 Jan 2007 at 22:50

Please tell me it wasn't Crucial Anniversary...

NachT · 13 Jan 2007 at 22:59

It was Crucial Ballistix

El Jimben · 14 Jan 2007 at 12:39

I'm under the impression that the failure rate with those sticks is pretty high.

WJA96 · 14 Jan 2007 at 13:39

El Jimben said:
I'm under the impression that the failure rate with those sticks is pretty high.

They had a nightmare with the old DDR PC4000 1Gb sticks. Something like an 85%+ failure rate on the first batch or something. Current Ballistix are as good as, or possibly better, than anything else.

NachT · 14 Jan 2007 at 20:10

OMG I can't belive this, Just had another stick fail on me while I was browsing the net.

That's my second ballistix failure in 2 days, wicked.

I'm down to 1GB now, wounder how long i've got befo.... * PC goes off *

lol

1337z0r · 14 Jan 2007 at 20:20

RMA the RAM ?

Minstadave · 14 Jan 2007 at 20:24

Which modules are they? The 1GB DDR PC3200/PC4000 failed all the time, especially with 2.8V going through them.

NachT · 14 Jan 2007 at 20:24

Can I get my money back instead of a replacement?

Because I RMA'ed the last pair that broke, and the new ones they sent me have broke. So i'd rather the money back and put it towards a new system.

They are the PC4000 Mr. Don

Minstadave · 14 Jan 2007 at 20:27

NachT said:
Can I get my money back instead of a replacement?

Because I RMA'ed the last pair that broke, and the new ones they sent me have broke. So i'd rather the money back and put it towards a new system.

They are the PC4000 Mr. Don

Yup no surprise really, I got through a fair share of DDR Ballistix. You'll have to contact who you purchased them from for a refund I think, Crucial probably won't give you a refund. You'll have to convince them that simply replacing the modules will be insufficient and that they're unfit for purpose

Massive Attack · 14 Jan 2007 at 20:42

NachT said:
It was Crucial Ballistix

no surprise there then

NachT · 14 Jan 2007 at 20:46

I got them from OcUK. Is there a good chance of getting my money back? or am I stuck with them >.<

Massive Attack · 14 Jan 2007 at 20:50

NachT said:
I got them from OcUK. Is there a good chance of getting my money back? or am I stuck with them >.<

no way not in a million years

NachT · 14 Jan 2007 at 21:07

Massive Attack said:
no way not in a million years

serusly lol?

damn :rolleyes:

Massive Attack · 14 Jan 2007 at 21:09

NachT said:
serusly lol?

damn

yes seriously