Memory? Video Adapter?

[eelozano]

Ok so I am starting up the new build and I get an odd error.

The bios is doing a 1 pause 2 beep (repeating). I figure it is the memory, but the odd thing is that it will boot every 4th or 5th time...

http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html

 

[eelozano]

The System

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=3299745

The important stuff

ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA3800CNBOX - Retail

OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ28002048ELDCGE-K - Retail

 

[shadowduck]

The System

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=3299745

The important stuff

ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA3800CNBOX - Retail

OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ28002048ELDCGE-K - Retail

Try with just 1 stick of memory.
MemTest it (Memtest86.com)

Report back what happens.

 

[eelozano]

I am running it right now, but have never used it in the past (it boots fine with one stick). What should I report when it is done?

 

[shadowduck]

I am running it right now, but have never used it in the past (it boots fine with one stick). What should I report when it is done?

If there are any errors. So it boots fine without issue with one stick? I would say you at looking at 1 stick of bad RAM then OR you accidently installed the RAM in the wrong slot OR your motherboard does not take kindly to your brand of RAM.

 

[eelozano]

Its been running for a few hours (keeps on looping...is it supposed to do that?)

So far 9606 errors in the RAM that will let it boot into the test. I am positive that I had it in the correct slot for dual channel (as per manual).

I went ahead and RMA'd it with newegg and ordered the following.

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory


Wish me luck .

 

[shadowduck]

Its been running for a few hours (keeps on looping...is it supposed to do that?)

So far 9606 errors in the RAM that will let it boot into the test. I am positive that I had it in the correct slot for dual channel (as per manual).

I went ahead and RMA'd it with newegg and ordered the following.

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory


Wish me luck .

Well I would say thats some bad RAM! You are lucky the system works at all.

Memtest will run endlessly (loop) until you tell it to quit.

 

[sailer]

9606 errors? One time I found a stick of ram with 632 errors and I thought that was horrendous. Can't believe that it would boot at all. I would wonder if there is a conflict of compatibility between the motherboard and the ram or that the motherboard has a problem with the rams slots. Yeah, RMA the ram, but be prepared to RMA the motherboard too.

 

[eelozano]

The motherboard seems to be fine though...it actually lets me go into the bios and everything just fine.

The 9606 errors might be because it was running for 3.5 hours .