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[Alien5]

im a hardware n00b, i tried to install two of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-TWIN2X4096-6400C5-PC2-6400-DDRII-SDRAM-Memory/dp/B000TPXULC alarm noise keeps bleeping.

so then i checked the ram i usually have here using the checker app:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=2DEF334BA5CA7304

i want the full amount of ram it can hold, so why can't get the corsair ram to work, should i just get the one they recommend? :unsure:

[Detale]

What Motherboard is it bud? Computer specs also please. Also if you are trying to install 4 sticks, try only installing 2 then try installing one at a time and see if one is Fuxored.

[Alien5]

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI x64-based PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Internet Explorer 8.0.7100.0
DirectX DirectX 11.0
Computer Name
User Name
Logon Domain [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Date / Time 2010-02-13 / 15:13

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2200 MHz (11 x 200) 3500+
Motherboard Name ECS GeForce6100SM-M (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce 6100-405, AMD Hammer
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DIMM1: Kingston 512 MB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2: Kingston [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type Award (10/16/06)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405 (64 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA nForce 6100-405
Monitor Jean JT198x7-1 [19" LCD] (7644TI003823)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter nVIDIA nForce 6100-405 (MCP61S) - High Definition Audio Controller

[Detale]

OK so when you say it keeps beeping, does it have a patter to the beeping? If so note it and post it here.

Did you try installing it different sequences as I suggested above? Odds are you got a bad stick of ram bud. To be sure though you have to try them out individually and see if they work one at a time.

You don't happen to have another computer somewhere that you could try out the ram there do you?

[HonorGuard]

I had an intel motherboard that hated Kingston ram literally burned up my ram. I then went to the intel site and they recommend crucial... mobos are weird but I would always go to the manufacture's site and see what they recommend for your particual board just be on the safe side

[Alien5]

beep for 1 second...

stops for a second...

beep for 1 second...

stops for a second...


haven't tried one at a time yet.


i think i might have to return it and get crucial instead then eh?


thanks for the reply's.

[HonorGuard]

yeah or what ever ECS recommends for ram

[Detale]

Well how many times does it beep?


[One Beep]
DRAM refresh failure
This may be due to - Bad memory chips
- A bad DMA Chip
- Bad memory addressing chips on the motherboard

[Two Beeps]
Parity error or Parity Circuit failure
Your memory may not be seated properly on the mother board.
Unplug and plug it properly

[Three Beeps]
Bad memory or bad mother board

[Four Beeps]
Timer failure in the RAM.

[Five Beeps]
CPU chip may be dead

[Six Beeps]
Keyboard controller may have failed

[Seven Beeps]
CPU is dead. Retry the connections and test.
Replace the whole motherboard.

[Eight Beeps]
Video card is missing or Bad.

[Nine Beeps]
Damaged ROM BIOS. BIOS chip has to be replaced if it persists.

[Ten Beeps]
CMOS shutdown. Replace CMOS memory and associated chips.

[Eleven Beeps]
Cache memory test has failed.
To enable cache memory try CTRL+ALT+SHIFT++.

[One Long Beep and Three Short Beeps]
Memory failure

[One long Beep and Eight short Beeps]
Video card failure. Try to install video card in another slot.


Before you send them both back try one at a time bud.