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Sasage
06-10-2005, 09:26 PM
Hey Guys,

I currently have one stick of CMX512 3200 in my mobo right now. I got another from NewEgg and tried to install it. The PC just beeps and won't even begin to load XP. I have a Abit NF7-S mobo.

Help please.
S!X
06-10-2005, 09:29 PM
Could have bad ram or maybe its not in all the way? the beeping is signaling that something isn't right, Check everything over to make sure its all hooked up properly.
Sasage
06-10-2005, 09:34 PM
I take it out and everything runs fine again....the manual says install from DIMM3 to DIMM1 so I would assume I would install it in DIMM2.
RPerry
06-10-2005, 09:49 PM
I take it out and everything runs fine again....the manual says install from DIMM3 to DIMM1 so I would assume I would install it in DIMM2.

how many Ram slots do you have ? If you have 4, then try 1+3 then 2+4 :blink:

edit: I see you have 3 slots ( yes I looked up the MB after wondering) I'm not familair with that type of layout, but would definately try switching around slots before deciding you have bad RAM. Also, is the second stick you bought exactly the same as the first that you were running ?
Snee
06-10-2005, 09:50 PM
Right, since your machine works without it it could be bad, BUT, before drawing that conclusion, make sure you've tried it in both free slots.

If it works on neither, then it's prolly the ram, if it works with an empty slot between them then it might be a mobo problem, or some kind of dual-chan incompatibility issue.
Virtualbody1234
06-10-2005, 10:09 PM
You can also try the new RAM all by itself in slot 1 to see if it works. If it doesn't then return it for replacement.
Sasage
06-10-2005, 11:36 PM
Tried all different slots, no luck.
clocker
06-11-2005, 04:16 AM
Hey Guys,

I currently have one stick of CMX512 3200 in my mobo right now. I got another from NewEgg and tried to install it. The PC just beeps and won't even begin to load XP. I have a Abit NF7-S mobo.

Help please.
Is this the RAM you have? (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145420)
Both sticks are identical?
Sasage
06-11-2005, 11:54 AM
Maybe I thought I was sposed to have this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145416, its the same model number as last time, is there any difference?
clocker
06-11-2005, 12:30 PM
You can also try the new RAM all by itself in slot 1 to see if it works. If it doesn't then return it for replacement.
Exactly what I would have tried.

Tried all different slots, no luck.
If the new module doesn't work in any slot then I suppose you must RMA it.
Sasage
06-11-2005, 01:47 PM
I noticed the version numbers are different, the one that doesn't work is XMS3202v1.5. The one that I am running right now is XMS3202v3.1.
lynx
06-11-2005, 03:00 PM
V1.5 dimms have Winbond UTT chips.
V3.1 dimms have Samsung TCCD chips.

UTT simply means they aren't speed rated by the chip maker, that's left to the dimm supplier.

The revision number should make little difference, if the ram is ok it should still work to some extent even if it reduces your performance. The fact that it does not work at all suggests that the stick is faulty - time to RMA it.