Upgrade RAM, no monitor

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  1. DamageCP

    DamageCP Member

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    I Have a gateway PC. AMD Athlon (just like the PIII) processor. 250 Watt power. GeForce 2...
    My RAM is 256, i recently added a stick of 128, and i turn on my PC, and my monitor doesnt come on, the light just stays orange. can anyone help? is it my power supply or mother board? please help

    -steven
     
    DamageCP, Dec 29, 2004
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  2. rroettger

    rroettger Regular member

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    I hate to ask this but is it plugged into hte PC. It is first rule of troubleshooting.
     
    rroettger, Dec 30, 2004
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    take out new ram & reseat old ram & video card than power up system. if posts than reseat new ram with old ram to see if posts. post results
     
    ddp, Dec 30, 2004
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