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Incompatible or broken RAM?

  • 05-04-2006 08:35PM
    #1
    Winning Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 898 ✭✭✭


    I have a dell 8300 and I recently purchased 2X1Gb sticks of samsung ram PC3200 DDR 400Mhz RAM CL3 online. I was aware that to upgrade ram on the dell the CL has to be 3 or it wont work and in the past I have sucessfully upgraded using crucial memory. However whenever I put any of these sticks (and i have tried one/two in all 4 DIMMs in one configuration or the other) any time i try to boot it up I get a harsh beeping noise from the computer. After removing the sticks and placing back the old memory everything works peachy. I am wondering if this is dodgy ram or did I just buy incompatible ram for my motherboard?

    [edit] link to the ram I bought http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-SAMSUNG-2GB-PC3200-DDR-400Mhz-RAM-2-GB-2X-1GB-DIMM_W0QQitemZ6867954456QQcategoryZ74942QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem [edit]


Comments

  • #2
    Optikus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭Optikus


    Did you try just using one stck at a time to eliminate a bad stck? Also does your Dell motherboard support 1Gb modules?


  • #3
    Winning Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Winning Hand


    Yes to both. 90% sure the 8300mobo will support 1g sticks


  • #4
    gline
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭gline


    Winning Hand wrote:
    Yes to both. 90% sure the 8300mobo will support 1g sticks

    why not 100% sure? :D

    did you try the new memory in another pc???


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