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March 2nd, 2009, 11:45 PM
#1
Bad CPU or Memory?
Strange thing going on, when I test memory on this Dell 8300 with memscope it shows bad, so I put different ram in and it shows bad, I have done this with six stick's of ram of different brand that were pulled out of known running machines but all test bad. Could this be the CPU doing this? It locks up and at times won't start at all. Maybe even motherboard.
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March 3rd, 2009, 01:03 AM
#2
Registered User
I'd lean towards the motherboard.
One Script to rule them all.
One Script to find them.
One Script to bring them all,
and clean up after itself.
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March 3rd, 2009, 01:54 AM
#3
Registered User
Could easily be a bad memory slot or it could be a wiggly power supply,
bad motherboard.
I would tend to say it isnt the cpu.
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March 3rd, 2009, 10:01 AM
#4
I did try another PS. I have also tried different slots. No bulging capacitors that I can see.
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
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March 3rd, 2009, 10:15 AM
#5
If you boot with only 1 stick in slot 1, what beep code and lights do you get - http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...m/adtshoot.htm
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March 5th, 2009, 10:10 AM
#6
Back at this one. I get no beeps with 1 stick.
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
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March 5th, 2009, 10:17 AM
#7
You should get, as you know, only one beep for Good board or something else for Bad board/component, BUT never No Beeps.
Any light indications?
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March 5th, 2009, 11:41 AM
#8
My wife has a Dell and it doesn't beep and I also have an HP with no beeps and both are fine but I know what you are saying..
The PC in question won't boot at all at this point. When I pull all ram it does have several beeps. I'm looking for a board for it right now to give it a try.
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
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March 5th, 2009, 12:25 PM
#9
what happens with one stick in slot two only?
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March 5th, 2009, 12:50 PM
#10
I am hearing impaired so I don't hear beeps regardless. LoL
I just thought they still all did.
Anyway, that boards info indicates it should, but Dell and others use generic data sometimes. The lights should be there though.
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March 5th, 2009, 08:35 PM
#11
Originally Posted by futuretech
what happens with one stick in slot two only?
One stick in slot 2 no beeps but no matter where I put a known good stick the lights indicate bad memory. First two lights yellow and the second 2 lights green. All memory, including the memory that was bought with the machine work in other pc's.
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
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March 5th, 2009, 09:04 PM
#12
Found something. There is one bulging capacitor next to the processor on the left with some rusty looking material on the top so it must be the board.
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
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March 5th, 2009, 10:40 PM
#13
Registered User
Just for fun, reset the bios. Then try the memtest again.
Sergeant WOTPP
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March 5th, 2009, 10:56 PM
#14
Originally Posted by MobilePCPhysician
Just for fun, reset the bios. Then try the memtest again.
I tried that in the beginning and did get it to restart a couple times but it won't even boot at all now.
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind
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March 6th, 2009, 07:07 AM
#15
RIP!
Time for a new one. (you didn't get that mobo from HipHoper did you?)
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