Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amarkarian · Jun 9, 2005

I have just put together my first home built rig and i am (of course) having problems,

Parts,
Used Intel Server Motherboard (ebay)
Two Intel Slot Processors (ebay)
One 40 gig Hard Drive (ebay)
One 480 Watt Powersupply (ebay)
Cheiftec Case (Newegg)
One Cd Drive (ebay)

The Graphics card is built in

Now heres my problem, i boot everything up and all fans and lights go on, then i hear 5 beeps and nothings on the screen, is the graphics card messed up? or what? Pls Help TY

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The_Candyman · Jun 9, 2005

5 beeps....
Hmmm what RAM do you have in it?... If any?..

Candy

khiloa · Jun 9, 2005

to the forums!

Amarkarian · Jun 9, 2005

i have one stick of i think 256 it was pulled off of a old dell from my friend

Amarkarian · Jun 9, 2005

Could it be a graphics card problem?

Amarkarian · Jun 9, 2005

I looked up the four beeps it was making and this was what i got

http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

System timer failure

What does that mean? How can i fix it?

khiloa · Jun 9, 2005

Amarkarian said:
i hear 5 beeps

5 beeps? 4 beeps? Are you sure the RAM is good?

Elif Tymes · Jun 9, 2005

Is this ECC SDRAM? The majority of Slot Duallies require ECC SDRAM

SolidxSnake · Jun 9, 2005

since you pulled the ram outta a dell, i doubt it's ECC ram.

try getting registered/ECC ram

winterhavok · Jun 9, 2005

I am surprised that Dell even came with DDR, most of the older Dell's wanted to propagate RDRAM and that would have been a pain in the neck, but yeah, go find a stick of ECC Ram, any flavor would work just to see if thats the problem.

Amarkarian · Jun 9, 2005

I have a dell 8400 3.4, if i take out the 256 stick of that memory and put it in the computer will it work, is it eec ram?

Amarkarian · Jun 9, 2005

Nope that wont fit, the type of memory i have in it now is Siemens SDRAM, pc100-222-620, is that the right kind?

Amarkarian · Jun 9, 2005

What is eec anyway? is that a standard now a days? Here is a link to the motherboard i have, thanks for the replys guys i really appreciate it beucase if this fails my computer funding (my dads money) is gone.

ftp://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/l440gx/254151-003.pdf

winterhavok · Jun 9, 2005

Error-Correcting Code memory, it is mainly used in servers and dual processor motherboards. Downloading the pdf file now, get back to you again in a few minutes.

winterhavok · Jun 9, 2005

Wow, you do have an older server mobo, it requires the older SDRAM PC100s (ECC and Non-ECC compatible), if you have a stick of SDRAM in there then either your motherboard is DOA or the memory is. Look/ask around for someone who might have PC100/133 RAM and try a different stick, it may have just been a bad stick. What type of sequence are you hearing in the POST beeps?

Amarkarian · Jun 10, 2005

i am hearing four beeps in a row, the memory is most likely the problem, where can i find the proper memory for this board?

What would i look for on ebay?

winterhavok · Jun 10, 2005

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_slc.asp?CatId=145 This is the type of RAM that the motherboard can use (this is Non-ECC).

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_slc.asp?CatId=156 (This is ECC memory, but the only one I see on here that would fit your board is the first PNY PC100 stick).

The_Candyman · Jun 10, 2005

HA!!!... I knew it was RAM!!!...

Im just curious why you're building such an old system??... Dont wanna spend money on newer stuff?...

Candy

winterhavok · Jun 10, 2005

He probably didn't look at what components it needed, saw it as a dual processor and was a good deal (just my guess though).

3line · Jun 10, 2005

SolidxSnake said:
since you pulled the ram outta a dell, i doubt it's ECC ram.

try getting registered/ECC ram

I've been running my "primary" for 6 years without ECC. A slot duallie just like his. I doubt that's it.

Im just curious why you're building such an old system??... Dont wanna spend money on newer stuff?...

Hey, I can play HL2 on my computer!

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