M/B or CPU Problem

[Guest]

I have a Gigabyte GA-7ZXR motherboard and AMD 950 Athlon CPU, when I turn it on I get 3 short beeps which according to AMI is "Base 64K RAM failure". My question is What messed up the CPU or the MB. I tried 3 different sticks of memory, Different P/S, pulled all the card and started over. The CPU temp never got above 55 to 58C. Tried 2 different video cards, keyboard, moue, nothing helps. So what I need to know is Where is the base 64K RAM, in the CPU or on the MB. Thanks for the help, Howie

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by hhuck on 09/16/01 08:50 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Guest]

Anybody got any ideas here. Thanks, Howie

 

[Stick_e_Mouse]

Are you sure your RAM is properly seated ALL the way in and is not backwards? Have tried a different <i>brand</i> of RAM? If those don't work, I think you have a bad motherboard.

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[Guest]

The memory only fit's in one way, and when the 2 end clips lock in the memory is seated all the way. I tried 3 different memory sticks, and get the same results. Does anybody know where the 64K base ram is. On the memory stick, the MB or the CPU. Thanks, Howie

 

[Stick_e_Mouse]

Your beeping error is referring to your RAM. Your motherboard cannot detect your RAM.

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[jc14all]

The 64K base RAM is on your M/B. Here is a basic <A HREF="http://support.intel.com/support/aboveboards/1001.htm#1" target="_new">explanation</A> of the 1MB of RAM on a M/B and how it is utilized as conventional memory.

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[Guest]

OK, so then it's safe to assume that if I take out all my RAM, and try to boot, I get 3 beeps. If I plug in a stick of GOOD memory and get 3 beeps, then the MB took a crap? Thanks for the help, Howie

 

[o1die]

Try each stick in just one slot at a time. One of the slots could be bad.