Installed new RAM: getting 1 long beep, 2 short beeps no POST

[staebles]

First and foremost, I was trying to give an old computer to my brother-in-law's son. The computer itself is about 7 years old, with no mods done to it. I finished getting all the old BS off the HDD, and then we were going to reformat it.

However, his dad mentioned that he had a stick of 8bg RAM laying around (Corsair DDR3-1600) and that MOBO had 2x2GB DDR3-1333 RAM. So I figured might as well give it a little boost.

We put the 8gb stick in the slot one of the 2gb sticks was in, and we took out the other 2gb stick. Start it up, won't POST with those beeps.

We put the old RAM back in, same slots, same error.

I am wondering, RAM cannot short out a board unless it is faulty correct? So what's the problem? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[GObonzo]

reset BIOS. try the 1333 set again.

you will have to look up in your manual or online what specifically those beeps mean with that particular motherboard to be sure what the problem is.

 

[Tradesman1]

Try clearing the CMOS and go back to the old stick - if 7 years old more than likely doesn't support 8 GB sticks. What CPU, mobo and model #(s) of the DRAM

 

[staebles]

EVGA p-55 (I think) ATX mobo
not sure the model, DDR3-1333 was the original two, 2x2gb
i5-old chipset

 

[Tradesman1]

P55s supported up to 4GB sticks

 

[staebles]

So I put one in that was too high, got it. Can you tell me what exactly it did to the BIOS and why reset them will fix it?

 

[Tradesman1]

It set the BIOS back to normal, it can hold info from prior components like the 8GB stick

 

[staebles]

Well not exactly, when I put the 2x2GB back in, I got the same error. No POST

 

[Tradesman1]

Try each stick individually

 

[staebles]

Try each stick individually

Assuming that fails? Pop the battery?

 

[Tradesman1]

Can try that, yes