removed memory and it want boot up

**littlejohn** · 25th October 2004

hi all need some help again removed the memory on a machine today put it back in and it want boot up all i get was i few beeps off the motherboard tryed clearing the bios then tryed to boot again no beeps this time but still will not start it wont even show the first boot page any help any one :nowords:

**diablos** · 25th October 2004

Originally Posted by littlejohn

hi all need some help again removed the memory on a machine today put it back in and it want boot up all i get was i few beeps off the motherboard tryed clearing the bios then tryed to boot again no beeps this time but still will not start it wont even show the first boot page any help any one :nowords:

must be the memory its probably not seated correctly..

**littlejohn** · 25th October 2004

tryed it and it still dors the same its is oh the cpu is faulty but its never being touched only thinking that because there is no boot at all

**ShadowMoses** · 25th October 2004

memory does that aswell, have u just pushed the thing in, or have u tried completely removing it and reseating it, other than that it may be that removing the memory has caused it to fault!!

were u ESD'd??

Moses

**TwoPlAnKs** · 25th October 2004

three beeps is memory problems on a lot of boards, cant remember what brand of bios chips uses that code but its a pretty popular one (google if u really wanna know but it doesnt matter)

take the memory out again and put it back in, did u use antistatic? why were you taking it out in the first place? try testing with other memory, try not to break it aswell though

**philo** · 26th October 2004

Have to agree with ShadowMoses, were you grounded?. Sounds like ESD killed the memory or even your motherboard

**danthescan** · 26th October 2004

do you have more than one stick in it and if not is it in slot one as most boards need the primary memory to be in slot one nearest the chip.or as has been said static killed it.

**littlejohn** · 26th October 2004

replaced the memory with a new on and it com back on must of killed it when i took it out sorted now anyways

thanks for all the help peeps :thumbs

**ShadowMoses** · 26th October 2004

no probs, were here to help, the wonders of an ESD mat eh :tongue

Moses

**jbosvark** · 1st November 2004

I don't often use and ESD mat or wrist strap, but have never killed any h/w. make sure you ground yourself by leaving the power cable connected and touching the chassis, or if you're working on the CPU/MBD/MEM, ground yourself and then disconnect the power to discharge the MBD.

This isn't best practise and I do advise antistatic devices, but they're not always available. :whistle
generally if you touch the case before any chips etc then you'll be fine.
also watch where you touch the parts. Memory and CPU are the most ESD senitive devices so never touch the contacts, just handle by the edges.