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01-17-2019 07:04 PM
Recently, I got myself a new set of RAM sticks that I wanted to install. After switching out the original pair of RAM I turned on my PC only for it to start beeping 3 long beeps followed by 2 short beeps. My computer is properly connected to the monitor, but nothing appears. After opening it, I realized that one of the RAM sticks wasn't inserted and locked properly. I fixed the problem and tried to start it up agian only to have the same result. I even tried getting completely newer RAM sticks to replace the ones I just bought just in case I somehow messed up the previous ones, but I still get the same thing happen. It continuously beeps in this pattern for a few cycles until its just the LED power light flashing in a similar pattern. From what I can understand, the beeping might allude to the problem being with the RAM placement, but I've made sure that I placed the ram correctly. It's driving me nuts, man. Any help?
01-18-2019 02:04 AM
Hi
You get a LONG (MAJOR) signal category, RED LED &
then a SHORT (MINOR) signal category, WHITE LED.
Major – the category of the error; Minor – specific error in that category
The AUDIBLE repeats 5 times, and the VISUAL until power is removed.
Hardware | 3.2 | The embedded controller has timed out waiting for BIOS to return from memory initialization.
Indicates potential memory failure. | 1 Reseat memory. 2 Correct memory configuration. 3 Test with known good memory. 4 Replace affected component. |