help please

lanape · 10-23-2008, 01:50 PM

ive had this for a while now....
i have 2 ram sticks, 128mb, and 2 ram SLOTS as well, but only 1 slot works, when i insert a stick into that slot i get a 3 3 1 beep message at startup, what would be the next thing i do except new motherboard???

thanks.

dai · 10-23-2008, 02:42 PM

check they are seated properly
run memtest on the sticks 1 stick at a time
http://www.memtest.org/
with xp you need a min of 512mg ram
preferably 1g [2x512]

lanape · 10-23-2008, 03:22 PM

well the actuall problem isnt that its not seated properly, the problem is that it doesnt recognize it even though its in all the way, so i can only use 1 ram, thats why i wanna know if there is something i can do to fix this.

but thank you for your answer.

**wrench97** · 10-23-2008, 03:46 PM

What brand and model PC do you have or IF it's a custom build Brand and model Motherboard?
What Brand and Part number Ram?
Did the Ram come in the PC or do you or someone add it?

lanape · 10-23-2008, 04:52 PM

its a IBM T22, i bought it used so it came with 2 ram sticks, both 128mb, also both from IBM which worked fine until some time ago.
sorry i dont know the motherboard info

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**wrench97** · 10-23-2008, 05:32 PM

The brand and model number are all I need, I see it's a laptop,
If the memory did work at one time and now does not then either 1 stick has gone bad
or become unseated, or lastly it's a problem with the socket.

Have you tried testing 1 stick at a time?
Sodimm's can be tough to get properly seated at times and will come loose from a jolt that laptops get sometimes.

I say to try putting the known good stick into the other slot if you haven't already done so.

These are the beep codes you have described

Three short beeps, pause, three more short beeps, and one short beep.

1. DIMM.
2. System board
From>
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...ut=printLenovo

So it either a bad memory stick or a bad board.

lanape · 10-23-2008, 06:12 PM

id say its the board because i tried both sticks on 1 socket (one at a time of course), and they both worked, then when i try them both on the other slot it gives me the beep message, well thanks alot anyway you helped me alot!

**wrench97** · 10-23-2008, 06:25 PM

I would have to agree it's the board then.

dai · 10-23-2008, 07:52 PM

when you are clicking the slot down keep the ram pressed into the slot as you click it down

10-23-2008, 01:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
lanape Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: xp	help please ive had this for a while now.... i have 2 ram sticks, 128mb, and 2 ram SLOTS as well, but only 1 slot works, when i insert a stick into that slot i get a 3 3 1 beep message at startup, what would be the next thing i do except new motherboard??? thanks.

10-23-2008, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,771 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: help please check they are seated properly run memtest on the sticks 1 stick at a time http://www.memtest.org/ with xp you need a min of 512mg ram preferably 1g [2x512] __________________

10-23-2008, 03:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
lanape Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: help please well the actuall problem isnt that its not seated properly, the problem is that it doesnt recognize it even though its in all the way, so i can only use 1 ram, thats why i wanna know if there is something i can do to fix this. but thank you for your answer.

10-23-2008, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14,295 OS: XPSP3	Re: help please What brand and model PC do you have or IF it's a custom build Brand and model Motherboard? What Brand and Part number Ram? Did the Ram come in the PC or do you or someone add it? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-23-2008, 04:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
lanape Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: help please its a IBM T22, i bought it used so it came with 2 ram sticks, both 128mb, also both from IBM which worked fine until some time ago. sorry i dont know the motherboard info.

10-23-2008, 05:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14,295 OS: XPSP3	Re: help please The brand and model number are all I need, I see it's a laptop, If the memory did work at one time and now does not then either 1 stick has gone bad or become unseated, or lastly it's a problem with the socket. Have you tried testing 1 stick at a time? Sodimm's can be tough to get properly seated at times and will come loose from a jolt that laptops get sometimes. I say to try putting the known good stick into the other slot if you haven't already done so. These are the beep codes you have described Three short beeps, pause, three more short beeps, and one short beep. 1. DIMM. 2. System board From> http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...ut=printLenovo So it either a bad memory stick or a bad board. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-23-2008, 06:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
lanape Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: help please id say its the board because i tried both sticks on 1 socket (one at a time of course), and they both worked, then when i try them both on the other slot it gives me the beep message, well thanks alot anyway you helped me alot!

10-23-2008, 06:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14,295 OS: XPSP3	Re: help please I would have to agree it's the board then. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-23-2008, 07:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,771 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: help please when you are clicking the slot down keep the ram pressed into the slot as you click it down __________________