First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failur
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Name: curly_wotsits
Date: April 21, 2005 at 07:00:08 Pacific
Subject: First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failurOS: XP HomeCPU/Ram: 2.8/512 |
Comment: Hi there, I am 90% certain that i am getting a First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failure, when my boot goes to boot up. Is replacing the RAM going to fix this problem or is my motherboard dead? Please help
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Response Number 1
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Name: Sabertooth
Date: April 21, 2005 at 07:31:18 Pacific
Subject: First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failur |
Reply: (edit)Are you implying this from a beep code pattern or something ? Easy tip, boot up without your stick(s) of ram, see what beep code pattern you're getting. Do not type anything in this space.
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Response Number 2
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Name: Lobster Boy
Date: April 21, 2005 at 07:34:49 Pacific
Subject: First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failur |
Reply: (edit)Are you getting any error messages indicating RAM Failure? Parity errors? You could try swapping out RAM or replace with a known good stick. It could be likely that your disk drive has a corrupted boot sector.
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Response Number 3
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Name: curly_wotsits
Date: April 21, 2005 at 07:37:56 Pacific
Subject: First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failur |
Reply: (edit)I have already tired to boot up without any RAM in it and it constantly beeps at me. I have tired booting with one RAM in, swapping it around and i still get a failure to boot up, so i dont get any error messages! It must be that the RAM is broken! Is this likely that both would stop working????
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Response Number 4
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Name: Sabertooth
Date: April 21, 2005 at 08:25:34 Pacific
Subject: First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failur |
Reply: (edit)"I have already tired to boot up without any RAM in it and it constantly beeps at me." That's good and odds are, there's nothing wrong with the memory slot(s), how many sticks are we working with here and how may slot are on your motherboard ? Do not type anything in this space.
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Response Number 5
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Name: curly_wotsits
Date: April 21, 2005 at 08:46:12 Pacific
Subject: First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failur |
Reply: (edit)I have two sticks, both 256mb and there are 2 slots on my motherboard. Is it likely that both the sticks are faulty?
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Response Number 6
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Name: cliffpage
Date: April 21, 2005 at 12:09:21 Pacific
Subject: First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failur |
Reply: (edit)previous message mentioned corrupted boot sector on hard drive?
computer should start up and be able to get into BIOS screen without any hard drive connected. So if you can not get to that stage without hard drive connected, then you know its not the hard drive
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Response Number 7
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Name: Lobster Boy
Date: April 21, 2005 at 13:04:11 Pacific
Subject: First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failur |
Reply: (edit)The only way to find out is to test the RAM in another system, I wonder at this point if it is a PSU issue or a dead battery in CMOS.
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Response Number 8
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Name: Sabertooth
Date: April 21, 2005 at 14:53:22 Pacific
Subject: First 64K RAM Chip/Data Line failur |
Reply: (edit)Curly, Clear NVRAM by both removing the battery and resetting the CMOS jumper on your board and reseat every component, then try rebooting with one memory stick one at a time, each time in a different slot and see what happens. Do not type anything in this space.
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