Pc making alarm sound after swapping ram

TheObserver · Jul 21, 2016

Just got new ram sticks and i tried replacing them with my old one but once i started my pc an alarm sounded and it wouldnt boot.

I got the gskull 2x4gb. It has different timing than my old ram. 99924 vs 11111128. Is that why? Also i couldnt get the clips to nap in place...

Put my old ram in and its booting fine

geofelt · Jul 21, 2016

g.skil has a ram selection app.
You enter your motherboard and you will get a list of supported ram kits.
If your kit is on the list, contact g.skil for support.

But... If you can not snap the ram clips in place you are doing something wrong, and it is not surprising that you can not boot.

TheObserver · Jul 21, 2016

geofelt :

my mobo wasn't there since it was a prebuilt store bought pc. but i should be able to use it, i matched the numbers up.

Vic 40 · Jul 21, 2016

Which motherboard exactly?
Which ram exactly?

If the ram can fit the motherboard (are compatibel) should you give some extra pressure (be carefull of course) on the sticks to make them fit.If they go fully in should the clips snap into place by themselves,you can help for the last bit of course.
If still having problems when fully in can you do a clear cmos,see if that helps.

TheObserver · Jul 22, 2016

Vic 40 :

according to speccy mobo is: Hewlett-Packard 2B2C or memphis 2-s

ram is gskill rip jaws 2x4gb ddr3 pc3 12800, intel xmp ready

I'm thinking maybe i just didn't push them in enough even though i did push down on them and they wouldn't budge. I put my old ram in and push it and it went in further so maybe i'll try again...

Vic 40 · Jul 22, 2016

And did it help? Trying again ...

TheObserver · Jul 23, 2016

Vic 40 :

Havent tried yet. Was a pain to get it in the first time, lol

Vic 40 · Jul 24, 2016

Try it anyway.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 24, 2016

Not all aftermarket modules are compatible with prebuilts , best to use Crucial Scanner to find viable modules.

TheObserver · Jul 24, 2016

Even though i matched up the ddr3 pc3 12800? I did use crucial but the only one they had was $45.

TheObserver · Jul 24, 2016

Crucial says i can use this one: http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/pavilion-550-036/CT7679372#productDetails

But under my systems product specs it says it can only take pc3 12800 or 10600. So wdf?

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04718348

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 24, 2016

I've never had an issue with their choices , over 2 dozen times at least , have always worked.

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