true_caucasi
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Hi Everyone...
I was just reading about the AMI Bios beep codes and I saw that if you have 2 beeps then you are having memory problems. When my computer loads up I get 2 beeps. But there are no errors or anything. So I read that
"Your computer has memory problems. First, check video. If video is working, you'll see an error message. If not, you have a parity error in your first 64K of memory. Check your SIMMs. Reseat them and reboot. If this doesn't do it, the memory chips may be bad. You can try switching the first and second banks memory chips. First banks are the memory banks in which your CPU finds its first 64K of base memory. You'll need to consult your manual to see which bank is first. If all of your memory tests good, you probably need to buy another motherboard."
First of all I don't know what SIMM is and what is a "Parity error"? Also it says that i should try switching the "first and second banks memory chips". But I Only have one chip of 256 DDR.
Also I was just looking at Sisoft Sandra 2002 and I saw that it said this:
"
< Physical/BIOS Memory Banks >
ROW-0: Empty
ROW-1 (RASL-3 RASL-2): 256MB DIMM SDRAM double-bank
ROW-2: Empty
ROW-3: Empty
"
I looked inside my computer and first of all, I saw that my ram is in the DDR slot and not in the DIMM so why does it say DIMM?
Second of all it says that ROW-0 is Empty, but again I looked inside, and I saw that it was on DDR1 slot. So why is SISOFT saying this stuff?
Ok back to the beeps problem...
I was thinking that maybe I should take out my ram and put it into the other DDR slot. But I want to know, is there a point in doing so? And more importantly, will I lose any data on my computer if i do so?
Thank You in Advance
I was just reading about the AMI Bios beep codes and I saw that if you have 2 beeps then you are having memory problems. When my computer loads up I get 2 beeps. But there are no errors or anything. So I read that
"Your computer has memory problems. First, check video. If video is working, you'll see an error message. If not, you have a parity error in your first 64K of memory. Check your SIMMs. Reseat them and reboot. If this doesn't do it, the memory chips may be bad. You can try switching the first and second banks memory chips. First banks are the memory banks in which your CPU finds its first 64K of base memory. You'll need to consult your manual to see which bank is first. If all of your memory tests good, you probably need to buy another motherboard."
First of all I don't know what SIMM is and what is a "Parity error"? Also it says that i should try switching the "first and second banks memory chips". But I Only have one chip of 256 DDR.
Also I was just looking at Sisoft Sandra 2002 and I saw that it said this:
"
< Physical/BIOS Memory Banks >
ROW-0: Empty
ROW-1 (RASL-3 RASL-2): 256MB DIMM SDRAM double-bank
ROW-2: Empty
ROW-3: Empty
"
I looked inside my computer and first of all, I saw that my ram is in the DDR slot and not in the DIMM so why does it say DIMM?
Second of all it says that ROW-0 is Empty, but again I looked inside, and I saw that it was on DDR1 slot. So why is SISOFT saying this stuff?
Ok back to the beeps problem...
I was thinking that maybe I should take out my ram and put it into the other DDR slot. But I want to know, is there a point in doing so? And more importantly, will I lose any data on my computer if i do so?
Thank You in Advance
