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Dimension 8200 Desktop

When I start my computer I am just getting beeps and it is not booting.  Does anyone know what might be causing this and what I need to do to fix it?

  • shesagordie

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    Posted March 17th, 2010 19:00

    chey1lar2

    Is the power button LED, solid green, blinking green, solid amber, blinking amber?

    Check the sequence of the DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS on the back panel.

    Bev.

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    Posted March 17th, 2010 20:00

    It is solid green and the diagnostic lights are 

    A and C is green and b and are orange.

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    Posted March 17th, 2010 20:00

    It is solid green and the diagnostic lights are 

    A and C is green and b and d are orange.

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    Posted March 17th, 2010 21:00

    chey1lar2

    GYGY diagnostic lights indicate a memory problem, open the case, remove and reinstall the RDRAM modules and see if it makes a difference.

    Details for removing and installing the 8200 memory modules, are HERE

    If the above fails to correct the problem, then one of modules may have failed.

    Bev.

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    Posted March 17th, 2010 22:00

    I would just like to add that inserting the memory one stick at a time and booting the computer will test them. This will help isolate which of your memory modules is bad.

     

    Marcer

    I thought with RDRAM, one module will not work, a matching pair must be used, plus all the slots must be populated with either a memory module or a continuity module.  :emotion-5:

    Bev.

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    Posted March 17th, 2010 22:00

    I would just like to add that inserting the memory one stick at a time and booting the computer will test them. This will help isolate which of your memory modules is bad.

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    Posted March 18th, 2010 09:00

    Thanks, always good to learn more, I try not to give out false info, but I sometimes do anyways by accident.

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    Posted March 18th, 2010 12:00

    Marcer

    :emotion-21:

    Bev.