comp memory help..
 

ok so i just got a gig memory for my Dell Dimension 2400 Series..

when i put it in and boot it up it says..

Bios Revision A03
and then will just stay at that creen.

any idea what this means. or more or less how i can fix this problem to get the new memory working?

this is the memory i got off ebay.
and yes its the right one for my comp..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...1103&rd=1&rd=1

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your POS specs...........

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DOA, good chance atleast

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:(


System:
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 202
Service Pack 1

Dell Demension DIM2400
Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53 GHz
2.52GHz
256 MB of RAM

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Will it take 1GB. Not sure how the comp will react if you put too much in. Never done it myself.

I would just return it for a new stick.

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the max that comp will recognize is 1gb, i've maxed a mobo out before but it still ran, just didn't use all of the ram

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i asked the guys at the geeksquad.. he said even if i got the gig, it would only probly come out to be like 700-800 or something like that. but said it should still work.

this was before i had this problem. didnt get the memory from them cause it was to exspensive at that time.. they told me it would be onsale in like a month or so. so i just got it off ebay

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I just bought a 1 gig stick on Newegg.com b/c I switched to a microATX and had one fewer slot, so I needed to go larger per stick.

I payed just under $75, but I feel a lot better buying there than eBay or many other places.

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well i wish i had now.. now if this ---- dont work, i'm out almost 70 bucks :(

well ---- it.. what ya gonna do?

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it said in that auction that he will replace DOA items. I would just contact him ASAP and get the ball rolling.

Newegg.com has been great on my returns. They are just shy of being able to walk into a store and return something.

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yeah i'm just gonna contact the guy and tell him whats up. will see what happens.

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First thing I would try is resetting the BIOS. Unplug it, pop out the small battery on board for a few seconds.
Does it hang before the POST screen/beep?
Does it give a repeating single beep?
Do you still have your old ram plugged in?

If a bios reset doesnt work, plug in just one stick of the new ram (assuming you have 2x512 sticks), and see if it works. Repeat for the other.

Usually a RAM hang before/during POST will give a repeating beep from the motherboard; but not always.

Ditto on Newegg. They rock on RMAing broken stuff.

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it did beep before a few times.. but now it dosent

i was also installing a dvd burner, but dout that has anything to do with it.

i have no idea how to reset the bios. but i'll google it and see what i can come up with.

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one of my buddies told me something about a jumper?

i just dont wanna loose any info i currently have on my comp. if by doing this reset of bios, will i loose any info?


hummmm just found this..

probly could have come in handy
Dell BIOS Beep Codes:

Beep Codes Possible Causes Corrective Action
1 - 2 No video card detected Reseat the video card
1 - 2 - 2 - 3 BIOS ROM checksum error
1 - 3 - 1 - 1 DRAM refresh error Reseat the memory modules
1 - 3 - 1 - 3 8742 Keyboard Controller error Reseat the keyboard connector
1 - 3 - 3 - 1 Memory defective or not present Reseat the memory modules
1 - 3 - 4 - 1 RAM failure on line xxx Reseat the memory modules
1 - 3 - 4 - 3 RAM failure on data bits xxx of low byte on memory bus Reseat the memory modules
1 - 4 - 1 - 1 RAM failure on data bits xxx of high byte on memory bus Reseat the memory modules


but i was trying every comb with the new gig and old memory trying to get it to work. so it might have beeped when i had them both in at ounce.

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u cant loose any info by resetting the bios...

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found this..

http://www.dellcommunity.com/support...hread.id=51931

this guy seems like he has the same problem..

but he's using 2 512's while i'm using just 1 1gig







FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK this ---- is pissing me off!!!!

i just want memory! now NNNOOOWWW!!!!

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well i tried the unplug of the battery deal, that was a no go. i guess the only other option i have is to see if the guy i got it from will let me exchange it for a 512 :-\

obviously the 1 gig is to much for the computer to handle, and will not notice its there.

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unplug the dvd burner lol. if the pc reconizes a new hardware piece it has to install it first, which means boot the pc up untill windows is running, then plug in the dvd burner. also you may have a dead stick which can also make your pc act funny. so far ive upgraded my hd and ram in my laptop im using right now and all is well. gotta love 1 gig of memory and 100 gigs of hard drive space. :6 :y

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if you added a dvd burner with the factory drive make sure one is set to master and one to slave.

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is your bios set up for quick start or is it actually checking the size of the ram?

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throw old memory back in and see if that works. if it does, id try updating the bios

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of course my old memory works. how would i be on the computer right now ;)

and theres nothing wrong with the dvd burner, it works fine.


updating the bios is something i dont want to do. to many things that could go wrong.

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+1

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Its a Dell..thats your major problem..