Hello Sevenforums
This morning when i tried to wake up my limp old desktop, it made a very loud continuous beep. Not like the normal POST bootup "beep", but a siren almost begging me to turn off the machine ASAP :huh:
Anyways, i found elsewhere that this MAY be due to faulty RAM, so i took out one of the sticks, and it booted succesfully (i tried booting thrice with both sticks just to be sure)
So now i believe that a proper testing of my RAM would be in its right. but how? I hear the term "memtest" flung around every now and then, but i have never really tried it out before. And the biggest problem is (probably) how i, if possible at all, test the "faulty" ram of stick, which my PC won't bootup with.
And in the case that it indubitably needs replacing, what will i have to look out for when purchasing a new RAM stick(s)? Like, a format, size, capacity, BIOS setup etc.
Thank you all very much in advance, these forums have helped me a LOT recently.
(and sorry for long post)
- Tegewaldt
This morning when i tried to wake up my limp old desktop, it made a very loud continuous beep. Not like the normal POST bootup "beep", but a siren almost begging me to turn off the machine ASAP :huh:
Anyways, i found elsewhere that this MAY be due to faulty RAM, so i took out one of the sticks, and it booted succesfully (i tried booting thrice with both sticks just to be sure)
So now i believe that a proper testing of my RAM would be in its right. but how? I hear the term "memtest" flung around every now and then, but i have never really tried it out before. And the biggest problem is (probably) how i, if possible at all, test the "faulty" ram of stick, which my PC won't bootup with.
And in the case that it indubitably needs replacing, what will i have to look out for when purchasing a new RAM stick(s)? Like, a format, size, capacity, BIOS setup etc.
Thank you all very much in advance, these forums have helped me a LOT recently.
(and sorry for long post)
- Tegewaldt
My Computer
At a glance
Windows Home Premium 64bitIntel core i5 3.4Ghz Clarkdale Chipset6Gb DDR3nVidia Geforce GT 440
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Packardbell ixtreme m5801
- OS
- Windows Home Premium 64bit
- CPU
- Intel core i5 3.4Ghz Clarkdale Chipset
- Motherboard
- Packard Bell ipower G5800 Intel Havendale/Clarkdale
- Memory
- 6Gb DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia Geforce GT 440
- Sound Card
- The unit High Definition Audio ( according to SIW )
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 22" and Phillips 24"
- Screen Resolution
- Samsung: 1680*1050. Phillips 1920*1280
- Hard Drives
- 1TB Western digital HDD and 1 465GB Western digital HDD
- PSU
- Unable to locate in SIW
- Case
- Packard Bell ixtreme "hull" (it's quite heavy)
- Cooling
- Unnamed coolermaster fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech G110 Macro Gamer keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech MX518
- Internet Speed
- 10/1Mbips
