211- Memory warning condition detected slot -3

[Saroth]

Hello,  i am using 2 workstation xw 8600 at my office and both PCs are with different speed processor but both running intel Xeon WS-1 running Xeon 1.87 processor, 4 x 1 GB @ 1,3,5,7 working good and showing installed memorry 4GB no any issue and my WS-2 is running 2.33 Processor, 4x 1GB 1,3,5,7 but this is showing error on startup as 211- Memory warning condition detected slot -3 and also in my computer properties showing installed memory 4GB (1.00 GB useable) what is this issue and how to solve this

[Dan_WGBU]

Saroth,

Did this memory problem happen recently?  If yes, try reseating the memory in WS-2 and see if it fixes the problem (also blow out the dust from the computer  😉  if needed). 

Or remove the DIMM from Slot 3 and see if the system boots without an error.  If this works, the DIMM might be defective. 

If you put the memory from WS-1 into WS-2, and the memory from WS-2 into WS-1, does the memory warning condition now happen on WS-1?  If yes, the memory might be defective.  If the failure still happens on WS-1, the motherboard might have problems. 

The reason that your computer properties show an installed memory of 4GB is because it reads the SPD info from the installed DIMMs (and sees 4 x 1GB), but the memory warning locked out use of one or more DIMMs.  That is why you now have less memory usable.