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| Thread ID: 104233 | 2009-10-21 01:58:00 | Arrrgh Ram failure - What went wrong? | EX-WESTY (221) | Press F1 |
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| 822656 | 2009-10-21 01:58:00 | Upgrading a mates P4 as it only had 256Mb of ram installed, did a scan with crucial which recommended installing 2Gb of ram which was duly purchased. GOLD PIN 184PIN 6 LAYER BRAND NEW MEMORY BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE WITH PC2700, PC2100 Type: DDR SDRAM Capacity: 2GB (2 x 1GB) DIMM Speed: PC 3200 400FSB/400Mhz Density: LOW DENSITY Pins : 184Pin (For Desktop PC) ECC/Registered : No/No Volt : 2.5V CAS Latency: CL3 Fired two sticks of this in and sent him off, hours later it started beeping and looks like it's cooked the new ram. :badpc: :crying |
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| 822657 | 2009-10-21 01:59:00 | And whats the brand / model of the mobo? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 822658 | 2009-10-21 02:13:00 | Specs of the board are here support.packardbell.com |
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| 822659 | 2009-10-21 02:36:00 | I would ask in their forum, that link tells you what it can / may take, the different systems, it doesnt say whats actually in it. Or anything else | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 822660 | 2009-10-21 02:40:00 | Try running each module on it's own. And see if one is fried. | Cato (6936) | ||
| 822661 | 2009-10-21 02:56:00 | The both fried themselves it would seem. Long beeps on startup, red leds on the ram and a look at the chips shows heat damage on the ram. :groan: |
EX-WESTY (221) | ||
| 822662 | 2009-10-21 03:03:00 | Have you tried the module your originally had? Memory should be one continuous beeb not long beeps. Edit: Heat dammage, just get them replaced. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 822663 | 2009-10-21 03:35:00 | Memory should be one continuous beeb not long beeps. Wrong, it all depends on the BIOS. There is no single beep code for faulty RAM. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 822664 | 2009-10-21 03:40:00 | # Supports a maximum memory size of 2 GB (using 2 x 1 GB memory modules) # Warning: Not all memory configuration qualified! # Support only 2.5V DIMM DDRAM configurations # Un-buffered type support # With CPU FSB: * 800 MHz memory up to DDR400 * 533 MHz memory up to DDR333 * 400 MHz memory up to DDR266 Its an MSI board. Rubbish. |
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| 822665 | 2009-10-21 03:51:00 | www.ami.com | Cato (6936) | ||
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