computer memory question

[x-loc]

so today i went to best buy copped me a 1gb stick of kingston ddr2 i come home take one of the 512 sticks out..i put the 1gb in...restart the computer..and all i here is some fucken beeping noises and my screen wont turn on..anybody know what the problem might be

 

[hobgoblin]

power supply?

 

[BaSICCally]

did you dip the memory stick in water before you put it in?

 

[SouthernComfort]

lmao

 

[Luscious7ew]

did actually buy (2) 1 GB sticks or just one? both ports need to have a memory stick in them

 

[Likwid]

Bios beep codes. Something is wrong, maybe your ram isn't seated correctly, take a look here.

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

 

[Likwid]

did actually buy (2) 1 GB sticks or just one? both ports need to have a memory stick in them

No they don't.

 

[x-loc]

yea i tried everythang that said...i had it seated correctly.....and it does the 3 beeps..i tried to even switch the slots up to

 

[Luscious7ew]

^^^hmm i thought they did. NM im no bill gates

 

[x-loc]

and my computer is compatible with it

 

[Likwid]

put the old back in and see what happens.

 

[x-loc]

it works when i put the old memory back in

 

[Likwid]

try switching slots?

 

[JAPE]

How are you posting??

 

[MKB]

^^^hmm i thought they did. NM im no bill gates

Some motherboards do need them to be the same capacity like mine has four memory slots but two are yellow and the other two are black you need to make sure the ones that are the same color have the same memory in them.

 

[Neshani]

Some motherboards do need them to be the same capacity like mine has four memory slots but two are yellow and the other two are black you need to make sure the ones that are the same color have the same memory in them.

Yeah. Mess around with putting them in different slots. For testing, try taking out the old memory and only using the new one. Hopefully you can see if the new one is good.

It could be that you need a new 1gb stick to pair up with the one you currently have. I struggled with this for hours on a friend's computer.

 

[x-loc]

well i guess i bought the wrong kind i was suppose to buy ddr2 4200...and i bought ddr2 pc5300..that sucks

 

[Luscious7ew]

^^damn that sucks

 

[CyrusTheVirus]

take that shit back and exchange it if possible or try what Neshani was suggesting

I had a problem like this recently. I got 2 1gb sticks to replace the 2 256mb sticks that were in my old ass laptop. I swapped out a 256 for a 1g but only did the external laptop slot on the bottom. The computer would boot and freeze. Once I took the laptop apart and swapped out the 256 stick under the keyboard for the 1g stick that matched my other 1g stick it booted and worked fine. It was a memory mismatch problem that had my computer clucking out even though both sticks were rated the same. It took a few hours to figure that shit out and I was to the point of sending the memory back claiming it was fucked up before I decided to try using both new sticks which fixed my problem.

 

[encho20]

well i guess i bought the wrong kind i was suppose to buy ddr2 4200...and i bought ddr2 pc5300..that sucks

*borat voice* maybe you go back to store and get return??if manager not asshole, you can get exchange.