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10-12-2003, 02:06 PM
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PROBLEM WITH NEW PC might be RAM
ok thanks for reading this and me helpng solve my problem... i am building a new PC for the first time but i am having some problems... first of all, it shuts down after giving a beep code...the BIOS is Phoenix and the beep code is short long short long short long with no pauses, but the thing is, i thought there are suppose to be pauses and no short/long, just all the same length... might it be the RAM... they say its triple tested but i notice that the RAM led is always orange...
system specs: AMD 3000+ 2 X 512 MB of RAM DDR 3200 500 watt power supply 120 GB hard drive Gigabyte GA- 7N400 motherboard with phoenix bios GeForceFX 5600 AGP 8 X video card |
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10-12-2003, 02:20 PM
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The RAM, itself, could be a working module. But that module may have compatiblity issues with your motherboard. It's not uncommon.
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10-12-2003, 02:51 PM
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10-13-2003, 02:50 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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What brand RAM are you using and is it the right type (it's not ECC RAM is it?).
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