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    M17x R4 4 beeps on startup, help diagnose the problem please!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by flubadoo, Feb 1, 2013.

  1. flubadoo

    flubadoo Notebook Consultant

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    -680M
    -i7-3740QM
    -8GB RAM
    -128GB SSD + 750GB HDD

    image of laptop with back cover off:
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    According to some googling, it is a problem with the memory, but I can't see what's wrong. Any other solutions?
     
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    Tried running it with 1 of the 2 sticks of ram and swapping them around? (whilst keeping only 1 stick of ram in it)
     
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    Umm...hmm...

    The thing is, I don't see any sticks of ram, just the black sticker.

    I looked at the videos, and the ram appeared to be in that region just below the leftmost heatsink/pipethings, but there aren't any sticks of ram what
     
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    Umm...hmm...

    The thing is, I don't see any sticks of ram, just the black sticker.

    I looked at the videos, and the ram appeared to be in that region just below the leftmost heatsink/pipethings, but there aren't any sticks of ram what
     
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    Looks like the ram installed is under the keyboard, I havent actually looked/needed them ones, the manual tells you how to get to them, I suspect either a stick is damaged or faulty or has come loose.
     
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    Okay, I took out the DIMM 3 and 4 RAM under the keyboard, took me a while

    So could I take these two sticks of ram and put them in the DIMM 1 and 2 slots that are easier to access?
    And can I start the laptop without reassembling all of it and just putting the battery back?
     
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    Lol, I actually just switched the rams from one socket to another and it worked.

    Thanks a lot!
     
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    glad you fixed it. Sounds like it didnt like having ram in 3 and 4 without any in 1 or 2.
     
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