DRAM Error (continuous beep)

[Eluzion]

I just upgraded my system with a new Gigabyte K8NS Ultra-939 motherboard and a AMD Athlon 64 3000+. I have two DDR-2100 256mb sticks (planning on upgrading sooner or later). I placed them in slot 1 and 3 at first (read the manual wrong about running dual channel DDR). Just gave me the "Memory not optimized" at start-up. Well I installed windows and got the computer up and running. Turned it off and switched the ram stick in slot 3 to 2. Started the computer and got the nice "DDR dual channel enabled". Neat. Well, right before I got to the Windows loading screen the computer starts a long, continuous beep. It lasts for about 5 minutes then turns off for 2-3 minutes, then does it again (keeps repeating). I look up the beeping code in my book and it says 'DRAM Error'. I did a little bit of research on the internet and supposedly that error means the DRAM is not installed correctly. It is installed correctly though. hehe

I checked dxdiag and it is showing 512 ram. Everything runs fine but I just have that long beep which is extremely annoying.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[montag451]

try one stick at a time.

I wouldn't think that changing RAM to dual channel after an install would cause this, but maybe, while you were changing the positions, one of them shorted

 

[Eluzion]

Hm yeah when I get home I'm gonna try just 1 stick, then swap it out with the other and see if either gives me the beeping. Was hoping it was a simple fix. hehe

I hope nothin' shorted. Everytime I mess with anything inside the computer, everything is disconnected and 1 hand is always on the case (should pick up some of those anti static wrist wraps).

Thanks for the reply though.