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legend_killer1 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:32 am

I put it into the computer and turn it on and i hear a "Beep" re-curring inside. I paid quite a bit of money for it and am quite pissed off, is there anything I've done wrong for that noise to happen, or is it just simply incompatible with my PC? My PC has 2 x 256mb PC3200 DDR sticks of ram in it, I put a 1GB Pc3200 DDR stick of ram in it and I get the noise...

Peeps · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:15 am **Posts:** 33031

im pretty sure you have to put those in as pair. meaning, you have to get another 1 gig stick, and match it and put it in

so for example, youre computer currently has 256mb ram. you want to upgrade it to 1gig. you open up your PC and see you have 2 128mb sticks. so you have to buy 2 512 sticks, take out both 128 sticks, put it in the two 512 sticks. you now have 1 gig of ram. if you have four open slots, you can leave the 2 128 in to give you 1.256 gig of ram

legend_killer1 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:28 am

It currently has 512.. well, 441mb I think it is, getting technical. Two sticks of 256. Maybe I could try getting another 1gb, but I don't want to spend the money knowing it won't work. I mean sticks of ram are bought in packs of 1 right? So that means if you could only have 2 sticks together, they wouldn't sell them singley. But I don't know, I could be wrong. I'll talk around to a few people and get some feedback from you guys, and if it doesn't work, then I'll sell it to you guys or something.

Buggy · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:27 pm

Depending on your system, it may indeed have to be doubled with an identical RAM stick.
Try removing your other, lower RAM chips and just using the 1GB and see if that works for you.

legend_killer1 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:25 am

Nah, unfortunately that doesn't work either. I might have to end up selling it..but that's okay. It might even be I'll need two identical but I'm just not sure at this stage.

Peeps · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:15 am **Posts:** 33031

legend_killer1 wrote:

Nah, unfortunately that doesn't work either. I might have to end up selling it..but that's okay. It might even be I'll need two identical but I'm just not sure at this stage.

is it a dell or an HP?

if so, post your make and model, ill let you know

legend_killer1 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:28 am

Compaq Presario SR1420AN is the name/brand etc of the computer. If you need any other info let me know.

Peeps · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:15 am **Posts:** 33031

Quote:

Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 512 MB (2 x 256)
Maximum allowed 2.0 GB (2 X 1 GB) requires the replacement of the installed 256 MB DIMMs
Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM
DIMM slots Two
Open DIMM slots None

yup, you need to install it in pairs. the good side, you buy another stick of 1gig, and you will have 2gig of ram

legend_killer1 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:47 am

Ohh alright. Didn't know that, but sweet! Thanks. Normally I'm up on this sort of PC Hardware and knowing whats going on, guess I'm not entirely right yet.. Cheers.

So I bought this 1GB Ram Stick

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