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martin_j_leahy

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October 27th, 2001 20:00

Power Problems

I added additional RAM to my 4100 in anticipation of upgrading to XP. For some reason not withstanding the fact that I added 256 MB of RAM I was running out of memory. I scanned the memory with Notron System Works & kept getting errors. So before I returned the new chip, I placed in in the 1st slot & removed the original chip. THE new chip ran perfectly & the system was a lot faster. I returned the original chip into the second slot. WHen I replugged in the power cord the power cam on right away & I got 3 beeps. The system would not boot up & hitting the reboot button does nothing.

Does anyone have an idea what might be wrong? HELP!

volcano11

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October 27th, 2001 20:00

It sounds like either the memory expansion slots on your mother board are bad or the memory is not seated correctly. Also be aware that Norton's memory diagnostics have a bug that has been known for a long time if memory is over 256 Mb. The bug says there are errors where there are known. Use the Dell Diagnostics to check the memory.

Steve

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