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DIMM Problem

  • 16-09-2010 4:34pm
    #1
    DaveTheSpic
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭


    Hey Guys,


    I recently turned on my computer to find that it wouldnt boot up. I noted the beeps it made and went to the Dell website to see if I could find an explanation. Turns out its a "DIMMs not being properly identified or used" error.

    I'm using a Dell Precision 360.

    Without getting TOO technical, do ye have any ideas on how to fix it?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    u140acro3xs7dm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭u140acro3xs7dm


    Could be many things, I would suggest that to start with you should open up the computer and reinsert the ram, it may have popped out. Then if that doesnt work try one piece of ram at a time if there is more than one. If you are not sure what memory looks like or how to insert it, it should all be on youtube or somewhere similar.


  • #3
    DaveTheSpic
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭DaveTheSpic


    Kassandra Most Somewhat wrote: »
    Could be many things, I would suggest that to start with you should open up the computer and reinsert the ram, it may have popped out. Then if that doesnt work try one piece of ram at a time if there is more than one. If you are not sure what memory looks like or how to insert it, it should all be on youtube or somewhere similar.
    Thanks for the reply, I tried that and I got no joy.

    Any other ideas?


  • #4
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Did you change the ram recently?

    How many sticks are there. perhaps one or more have done bad?

    Test each one in the machine on its own.


  • #5
    DaveTheSpic
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭DaveTheSpic


    BostonB wrote: »
    Did you change the ram recently?

    How many sticks are there. perhaps one or more have done bad?

    Test each one in the machine on its own.
    No, I havent.

    Theres 4 sticks.

    I took out the Ram and replaced it one by one like ET_phone_home said, closing up the computer after each one inserted and turning it on to find that it didnt work. I then tried it but left the computer open and the computer booted up. No error beeps. I close the computer, the error beeps come back. Now even when the computer boots up its crashing. Sometimes before the Login screen, sometimes after I log in!!


  • #6
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Ok. Umm that it only works when the cover off could be a couple of things.

    Heat, are all the fans working and all the grills clear.

    Long shot. Its it a desktop or a tower? We had some desktop Dell machines that stopped working with the covers on. Turned out the motherboards had tiny cracks and putting the cover on made the cracks wider. Put pressure on the motherboard. Turns out all the machines with the problem had been moved around a lot. Like taken home and brought back in. Some stopped booting when a monitor was put on top of the case. Same reason.


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