Memory not recognized

[donna_16]

Hello,
Gigabyte s-series motherboard - GA-M61SME-S2, AMD Athlon 64 x2 bios. I purchaed an additional 2 gb of ram but the system does not recognize it. I have tried several different brands and have also tried putting same brand in both slots - nothing seems to work. Only the memory in slot 2 is recognized. In fact when I put the 2 gb stick in slot 1 the system won't even boot. It just beeps 3 times repeatedly.

I am totally baffled.

 

[GhislainG]

Does the other module work in both slots? If so, then what's the part number of the working module and the new 2 GB module?

 

[donna_16]

No nothing seems to work in slot 1. I have even removed the battery to have the bios reset. Nothing works. I think it may be a bad slot on the motherboard.

 

[GhislainG]

You came up to the right conclusion. It's time for another motherboard if you need more memory.

 

[donna_16]

Thanks.

 

[marbski]

something wrong with the slot 1... may be it's grounded or something is leaking...

 

[donna_16]

Thanks, I think the mobo may be bad.

 

[donna_16]

Best answer selected by donna_16.