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Installed new ram computer not working now

Glassed

Commendable
Jul 15, 2016
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Installed new ram computer won't load leaves me at a black screen
Removed old ram
Removed cmos battery for 3 minutes
Removed new ram
Computer begins to start up black screen never nothing
Hard drive starts up after awhile fan spins up then back off
Plugged in a monitor nothing please help
I'm an amateurs computer tech that just broke my moms laptop or something at a complete loss :/
 
So is it not booting with only the original RAM installed in the slot it occupied before?

Are there any beep sounds coming from within?