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computer beeping, help please

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by snowboarder0187

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i had 1 gig of ram and when i went to upgrade to 2 gigs, i tried to turn on the computer and all i get is beeping. then i went and got 2 more new gigs of ram and neither of them work.i know i have the right type and that my computer supports 2 gig. i tried putting back the original memory and it wont work, still get the beeping.it is a constant beeping i think meaning that the ram is no good even though i know it is, any ideas of what i could do.

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by jblack

Are you sure the ram is in good? Sometimes you have to push REALLY hard to get it in good. I know they are in good by the tabs on the ends of the RAM slots. They will actually hold the RAM in so I can't pull it back out without pushing them back down.

Are you sure the video card is seated good? I've accidentally knocked it loose doing upgrades to computers before.

Did you unplug anything else when you did this RAM upgrade?

Do you have the motherboard manual? --- Usually computers will give a beep code and the manual can help you to identify what it thinks is wrong.

by snowboarder0187

now i got one slot for ram to work but not the other. does that mean that the one slot it bad. i know the ram is good. thanks for the reply

by naughtymonkey

require RAM be added to specific slots. Usually they are colored to reference this. What is the MB?

by mjd420nova

I have found that sometimes the slots of unused memory connectors get dirty and won't accept a new board without some cleaning first. Also sometimes the plastic guides get broken and won't allow the card to seat properly or stay seated. Excessive force can also break the solder connections on the MB, care should be taken when installing new cards or reseating old ones.

by millerspirit

I work on a friend's dell dimension 2400. it came w265 in 1 slot. way slow. he has cerebral paulsey so his hands don't...well you know. so i went to upgrade the ram. got 2 512 of the same sticks. Kingston was recommended.have the same problem you describe. put the old back in and didn't work. What did you do to resolve this problem. please help with your suggestion. Jeff for Robert , tucson,az...usa

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