- Dec 27, 2008
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I'm trying to help a friend upgrade their eMachines EL1850-01e desktop. Yeah, I know it's an old piece of junk computer, but they only use it to browse the Internet. I'm just trying to make some inexpensive upgrades to fit their needs.
Currently the PC only has 2 x 1 GB sticks of Samsung DDR3 1333 RAM installed. For $25 I purchased 2 x 2 GB sticks of G.Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. I installed the G.Skill RAM, and the PC will not POST. I then acquired 2 x 2 GB sticks of Samsung DDR3 1333 RAM that is literally the same model line as what was originally installed, it's just twice the size, but it too will not POST. So neither sets of new RAM that I have tried will work. When I power it on with either sets of RAM installed, I immediately get a long, continuous beep (it does not beep on and off, it just beeps on and stays on continuously until I manually power it down).
I put the original RAM back in and the PC operates just fine, but it only has 2 GB.
Things that I have done:
I have updated the BIOS to the latest version that is available which is P01.B3.
I checked the specs of the motherboard which is an Acer G41T-AD v1.0, and it officially supports up to 4 GB of RAM at 1333 and 1066 frequencies.
I have tried resetting the BIOS again.
I have tried 1 stick at a time in different slots.
I have tried combinations of 1 x 1 GB and 1 x 2 GB sticks.
I have disconnected the hard drive and DVD drive and repeated the above steps.
One additional thing that I have done is upgrade the CPU from a Celeron 450 to a Core 2 Duo E8500. The new processor only cost $12 so I thought what heck why not. I popped in the new processor and the PC does run much better.
Oddly, with the Celeron 450 and 2 x 2 GB sticks installed, the PC will not POST, but there is no beeping.
Can anyone please provide me with some advice? This really makes no sense to me because there should not be an issue with upgrading the RAM.
Motherboard specs are here: http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/specs-g41t-ad-motherboard/
Currently the PC only has 2 x 1 GB sticks of Samsung DDR3 1333 RAM installed. For $25 I purchased 2 x 2 GB sticks of G.Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. I installed the G.Skill RAM, and the PC will not POST. I then acquired 2 x 2 GB sticks of Samsung DDR3 1333 RAM that is literally the same model line as what was originally installed, it's just twice the size, but it too will not POST. So neither sets of new RAM that I have tried will work. When I power it on with either sets of RAM installed, I immediately get a long, continuous beep (it does not beep on and off, it just beeps on and stays on continuously until I manually power it down).
I put the original RAM back in and the PC operates just fine, but it only has 2 GB.
Things that I have done:
I have updated the BIOS to the latest version that is available which is P01.B3.
I checked the specs of the motherboard which is an Acer G41T-AD v1.0, and it officially supports up to 4 GB of RAM at 1333 and 1066 frequencies.
I have tried resetting the BIOS again.
I have tried 1 stick at a time in different slots.
I have tried combinations of 1 x 1 GB and 1 x 2 GB sticks.
I have disconnected the hard drive and DVD drive and repeated the above steps.
One additional thing that I have done is upgrade the CPU from a Celeron 450 to a Core 2 Duo E8500. The new processor only cost $12 so I thought what heck why not. I popped in the new processor and the PC does run much better.
Oddly, with the Celeron 450 and 2 x 2 GB sticks installed, the PC will not POST, but there is no beeping.
Can anyone please provide me with some advice? This really makes no sense to me because there should not be an issue with upgrading the RAM.
Motherboard specs are here: http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/specs-g41t-ad-motherboard/
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