Re: Dimension 4550 Bad Memory or Motherboard?

or spend $0 and leave it with just 512mb ;)

1/2, 0/1 are just different nomenclature for the same thing... i just
thought the thread was getting confusing so wanted to be as clear as
possible..

"Pat Conover" <pat conover at comcast dot net> wrote in message
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> Chris, Will do later today and post back. Got the slot 0 and 1 mixed with
> slot 1 and 2. I wasn't sure if it would work in either slot. I was going
> to call Dell for a new Dimm, but at $20 for a 256 on Crucial, I might just
> get another 512 and max it out for about $60. Thanks, Pat
>
> "Christopher Muto" <muto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:iI_lf.5871$Yh2.3919@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> refering to the two memory sockets on the motherboard as slot 0 and slot
>> 1...
>> you may use a single stick of ram in your system and it may be installed
>> in either slot 0 or slot 1.
>> so, if you know the 512mb stick works then try it in the other slot to
>> determine if the socket is ok.
>> then remove the 512mb and do the same two tests with the 256mb stick
>> only.
>> it would be interesting to know what you find out.
>>
>> "Pat Conover" <pat conover at comcast dot net> wrote in message
>> news:O_SdnaAMVb0q7AXenZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Thanks for the replies. I did swap the 512 and 256 in slot 1. The 512
>>> works, the 256 OEM does not. I don't have another stick of ram here now
>>> to test the second slot, but it appears the 256 OEM stick is bad. I am
>>> hoping the second slot is okay and wasn't damaged somehow. But, that
>>> will have to wait until I get another stick to test it. Merry
>>> Christmas, Pat
>>>
>>> "S.Lewis" <stew1960@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:6SMlf.9073$cA2.7702@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> "Pat Conover" <pat conover at comcast dot net> wrote in message
>>>> news:afKdnarT0bNbzArenZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>I had a power outage yesterday when I wasn't home and my computer shut
>>>>>down after the UPS ran out of power. When I went to start up this
>>>>>morning, I got three POST beeps and Green Yellow Green Yellow on the
>>>>>rear diagnostics LEDS. The lookup says memory error, reseat the memory.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I reseated both dims a 512MB from Crucial and the original 256MB
>>>>> from Dell. No luck. I pulled the 256MB Dell stick and left the
>>>>> Crucial 512MB in slot 1. Booted fine, no errors, just memory
>>>>> configuration changed. I then put the Dell 256MB back in slot 1 and
>>>>> got the same error beeps and diagnostics.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, do you think the 256MB from Dell is bad or something worse like
>>>>> the second memory slot on the MB going bad. I am typing this on the
>>>>> 4550 with only the 512MB Crucial memory. Thanks Pat
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Try the sticks individually in each socket. Problem will point to a
>>>> DIMM or a socket.
>>>>
>>>> That is all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Stew
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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