What happens when RAM fails in a computer?

Answer 1

If you run out of RAM, your computer can start running very slow, give you error messages or even stop responding all together. Once you run out of physical memory, your computer will attempt to swap things out of the RAM and into virtual memory. If the page file grows to its maximum allowed size, you will likely start getting out of memory errors. If you do not close programs and release some memory, you may experience some lock ups and need to reboot.

Answer 2

The additional RAM is usually ignored.

For example, most 32-bit operating systems can only support up to about 3 1/2GB of RAM. If you have 4GB of RAM, it will show up as 3.5GB to the operating system.

Answer 3

The most common problem will be sporadic freezes and crashes and in some cases the computer will refuse to boot at all. The 'blue screen of death' (a blue error screen which causes the computer to reboot) is quite a common problem on computers with faulty or failed memory modules. If you suspect faulty memory and have 2 sticks of RAM installed, then you might consider removing one of the sticks, testing the computer's stability, and if it still fails then try using a different stick of RAM. If you've narrowed down the problem to faulty RAM, then you may wish to take your RAM sticks to a computer store and see if they have any compatible sticks of RAM that you can buy and replace your old RAM with.

Answer 4

When a computer's virtual memory gets low, the programs that the computer is running begin to slow down or malfunction. The remedy for this is increased memory or a new computer.

Answer 5

It will be hang.