Ram seems to be bad the computer beeps - Apple 13.3 MacBook Air 1.8GHz 2GB RAM 80GB Hard Drive with Parallels Desktop and Microsoft Windows X... PC Notebook

It seems to be issue with RAM. Remove RAMs from RAM slot, clean up dust from RAM slot as well from RAM. Hook up RAM back to the RAM slot. If it would still not work, then replace the RAM.

Regards,
Kaushik Patel

This POST cade is related to RAM problem
one beep, three short beeps
three short beeps, one beep

• Memory problem: bad DIMM or bad DIMM slot

Try reseating the RAM, if this does not work then remove the RAM module and take it to your friendly computer repair shop and get them to test the RAM for you.

I am not sure if you have tried this, but take one stick of ram put it in the first slot. Try to boot if it beeps or not, power down and move to the next slot with the same chip (we are assuming this is a good ram chip). Repeat for every slot on the computer. If you have 1 or 2 slots that beep and the rest do not; bad slot on the mother board. If all slots beep, try a different chip (bad ram??). If no slots beep, repeat steps with each individual ram chip (you could have just one or two bad and causing all the issues).

Hope this helps

Here is a list of what beeps may mean:

1 long, 2 short Video adapter error: Bad or improperly seated video card Repeating beeps Memory error: Bad or improperly seated RAM 1 long, 3 short Bad video RAM or video card not present High-frequency beeps Overheated CPU: Check fans Repeating high/low beeps CPU: Improperly seated or defective CPU 1 short DRAM refresh failure 2 short Parity circuit failure in the first 64KB of RAM: Likely a bad RAM IC, or possibly one of the hardware tests has failed

Once you have identified what the beeping means you should contact the type of pc you have and ask what to do.

PCHELPSTER007 from youtube

Try removing all RAM and replacing it one stick at a time. If none of the RAM allows the computer to boot, the problem most likely lies with the processor. Any more information about the computer would be slightly helpful to diagnose the beep codes, but checking the RAM would be my first suggestion.

The beeps you hear are BIOS Beep Codes.
The computers way of telling you something is wrong, and an area to look into for it.

3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause,......
The Gigabyte GA-6BX7 mobo, (MOtherBOard) has an Award BIOS.

3 continuous beeps indicate a Ram Memory failure.

1) Even if the ram memory modules seem to be seated, and locked in, remove, and reinstall.

2) Before you reinstall, it would behoove you to clean the gold plated contact pins, on the bottom of the ram memory modules, with a pencil eraser.

Doesn't take very much corrosion to make a bad contact. (In fact after you clean with the eraser it may look as though you've done nothing at all. You have) Gold makes an excellent conductor, but can corrode.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SDR_SDRAM-1.jpg

(You can click on the photo to enlarge. You can enlarge twice)

Use air to remove the eraser dust.
If you have a can of compressed air for computers available, use it.
If not air pressure from your mouth will be sufficient.

Reinstall the Ram Memory module/s.

3) Still no?

Computer off, unplugged from power, observe Anti-Static Precautions.

If you have more than 1 Ram Memory module, remove all of them.
Lay the Ram Memory module that was in Slot 1 on a wooden surface.
(Ram memory slot closest to the Processor)

Use one of the other Ram Memory modules, or the other Ram Memory module, and insert it into Slot 1.
Plug the computer back into power, WAIT 1 minute, turn the computer on.

4) Still no?
Turn the computer off, (Hold the Power On button in for a count of 10 seconds), unplug from power.
Remove the Ram Memory module, use the other one, or another one.
Repeat the steps above.

Post in a Comment as to your findings.

Exactly how far does your computer get before it restarts? there is normally a short beep during the startup phase, do you hear the short beep, or is it a long beep or a combination of different beeps?
I am not saying that it cannot be the power supply but usually problems of this sort are a faulty graphic card or faulty RAM, worst case senario is a faulty motherboard. The first two you can test by adding an extra graphic card or replacing the RAM (or taking one out and then the other if you have more than one RAM) - BE AWARE that you can damage your computer or the RAM itself if you touch the wrong things and you are have a static charge.

If there is no display coming on your screen check your computer RAM here is the beep codes for your dell computer i hope this will work for you



Regards
manish

First pull cmos cell from motherbord for 10 minutes.
then open processor fan and processor then clean dust from motherbord and all parts then reconnect processor and its fan.
Then refix RAM memory .
then if it beeps so long then most of it is your RAM problem.slot is more time works fine in that case.
Check your RAM in ALL MEMORY MODULE SLOT.

This website:
http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

Lists standard beep codes for computers. The one long, followed by two short beeps indicates a display problem according to the site.

I have heard other people say that the same beep codes specify a RAM problem.

Have you recently installed any new RAM or a new graphics card, or made changes to either.

It seems likely to be the graphics card because of the missing info on the screen. Usually when RAM is bad there is something on the screen.