A most idiot question concerning ram and complex airport.

Two months ago I bought a new computer.

It was a revelation as far as fs9 was concerned.

This revalationess lasted two months .

New PC went phut ,with w8 diagnostics 'seeming' to indicate a memory stick problem.

My PC phutted whilst I was at the very nice freeZ lszh.

This is complex airport and I would guess needs more PC resources than most.

Could a complex airport like this somehow cause a stick of memory to fail?

If this is indeed an idiot type question I apologise.

One of the real plusses of this new PC was its ability to run add-on airports with no loss of performance .So I had begun to indulge myself downloading many freeware third party airports.

The fact that my PC phutted whilst at FreeZ Zürich just had me wondering.

Cheers All

Andy

Software won't cause RAM to fail (unless it involves overclocking). However, software could cause the system to load up RAM and run into a defective block that may not have been used before. In your case I would suspect a pre-existing issue with a RAM module.

Something to keep in mind with computers is how complex they are. While everyone is impressed with a 747 having 6+ million parts, your PC has billions of transistors between the CPU, GPU, RAM and other chips. If some don't work, you will have issues somewhere.

Software cannot cause hardware failure.

From time to time hardware fails. That is why you get a warranty with a new computer.

Also note that companies like HP and Dell source out the cheapest components they can find so they can offer good prices on their products.

That said, I use an 8 year old Dell every day that has never had a problem, knock on wood.

Relax Sockx, you did not cause the hardware failure, it just happens.

peace,

the Bean

Loki/Bean

Excellent!

Thanks for your replies.

Can't wait to get new PC back.

Apparently it is 'now on its way' to repair centre according to Currys (UK electrical retailer)online tracker.

Cheers Andy