Dual channel slots won't work, Beep code!

bremen1874 · 27 Aug 2011 at 20:13

Just check for anything out of the ordinary.

The memory controller is built into the processor, so it’s possible that a bad contact or even a faulty processor could be causing the problem.

It’s one of those situations where access to a few spare parts would make the diagnosis much easier.

Supplejoe · 27 Aug 2011 at 20:20

Ok well I have a spare cpu should i try that? its a tri core

I dont mind testing all of this but i mean i've been taking my cooler on and off taking stuff out replacing the heatsink loads and it really does my head in cleaning off the thermal paste and putting it back on and cleaning again haha

bremen1874 · 27 Aug 2011 at 20:24

Try any valid combination of known good parts you can to narrow down the cause.

bremen1874 · 27 Aug 2011 at 21:10

Supplejoe said:
I dont mind testing all of this but i mean i've been taking my cooler on and off taking stuff out replacing the heatsink loads and it really does my head in cleaning off the thermal paste and putting it back on and cleaning again haha

For a quick tests there's no good reason be cleaning everything up every time. Just make sure there’s enough paste to keep things safe.

Once you’ve found the problem you can clean things up and do it properly.

Supplejoe · 28 Aug 2011 at 14:44

Hey dude, woke up this morning and thought to my self screw all the mess i'm gonna reseat the cpu! Did that gave it a nice clean etc. Blew in the socket to make sure no crap got stuck in there. Put the cpu back in and cooler etc. Then put the ram in the dual slots and WALA! IT WORKED!!!

Problem solved

Thanks a lot for your help budd. Just shows how annoying computers can be even with the slightest little thing lol

bremen1874 · 28 Aug 2011 at 17:51

It's always nice when there's a positive outcome.