Memory Question?

[LordLegend]

I had been running a gig of memory(crucial DDR2100 2x256 1x512) in my shuttle AV40.
I am building a new system so I bought some GEIL DDR3500(2x512).
I wanted to test the new memory to see if it worked(haven't received my new motherboard yet)
so I pulled all my crucial out and put in the GEIL.
The system gave me one long beep(I think that means a memory or mb problem) and no signal to the monitor.
So I pulled the GEIL out and put the crucial back in, it did the same thing, one long beep and no signal.
I have tried everything to fix the problem(reset the CMOS, use only one stick of memory, tried each DIMM solt, stripped down to just MB,memory,CPU) and still get only the one long beep and nothing else.
Did the GEIL fry my MB? I thought that the MB would step down the memory and run it at DDR2100, was that a bad assumption?
Any help would be appreciated as I am out of ideas on what to do.

Thanks
Paul

 

[Smilin]

Having higher end memory will simply step down to the performance of the board - won't fry anything.
Double check that beep code - be sure it isn't the beep code for bad video.

 

[microAmp]

Try doing this to your CMOS:

1) Unplug the computer from the wall or power supply.
2) Move the jumper to clear the CMOS, leave it there.
3) Pull the battery for the CMOS out, leave it out.
4) Wait for 30 minutes to 60 minutes.
5) Plug everything back in and give it a shot with either memory stick.

 

[Rav3n]

Get a really big hammer... THe only other thing I can think of is it is possible that you fried your mobo with static electricity. If you rubbed up against a carpet or something fuzzy, that would kill lots of stuff. I doubt thats that problem, but it is a possibility I suppose you should not rule out.

 

[redbeard1]

When you push ram into the slots, generally you flex the motherboard pretty hard. DDR seems to take more pressure than SDram. It's very possible that one of the system cards have been worked slightly out of their slot from that flexing. AGP video cards are especially prone to this. You may also have bumped one of the system cables partially off of where they are connected. Physically check everything, do not just look at them and say that they look ok.