slasher99 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I have a Dell Dimension 4600 desktop and I recently purchased 2x1GB sticks of corsair xms TwinX PC3200 RAM. I inserted the RAM into my computer and the computer didn't start. Instead I got the dell beep code 1-3-2 which means: No memory installed Remove and reseat the memory modules. If the problem persists, refer to the Contact Dell Technical Support section below. http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=us&docid=A9A4FA9C73C54872B4D7E991ADCC1B98&journalid=71E19796FB3111DA8CB1FDDDBE416B5C&l=en&s=gen I updated the BIOS to A12, the most recent update and tried every configuration of the RAM into the 4 different slots. Nothing worked. The RAM is brand new from newegg.com and I have no idea what is wrong with it. The 2x512mb sticks from dell work just fine but when I switched out to the corsair sticks, the comp refuses to boot. I am out of ideas. Please help me RAM Guy. Btw, I have a 2.66 P4 with 533mhz front bus speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted June 13, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 13, 2006 I am sorry but with the CPU you have you will need to use DDR333 memory. Please look up your system on our memory configurator, and then see if your reseller will let you exchange for the correct modules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher99 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 I ran the memory configurator: Dimension 4600 Max Memory : 4.0 GB Expansion Slots : 4 sockets Processor Intel Pentium 4 Details : 800MHz FSB, Intel 865PE Chipset A Complete List of Modules Compatible with your Product Part # Size CMSS1GB-400 1GB CMSS1GB-333 1GB CMSS512MB-333 512MB CMSS512MB-400 512MB CMSS256MB-400 256MB CMSS256MB-333 256MB It seems that DDR 400 will work but only on Corsair System Select (CMSS) models. Why is that? Why doesn't XMS work? And is there any way I can modify the BIOS to accept the memory or ANYTHING I can do to get it to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 The configurator is showing the memory options for all CPU options in the Dell Dimension 4600 series. This is because it is a custom built PC. Based on your CPU, 333 Mhz memory would be the appropriate choice. Flat out, Dells do not have the appropriate BIOS settings to run XMS memory, and there is no way to hack their BIOS to get around the limitations within it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher99 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 Also, I would like to note that when I take the XMS memory out and try to start it up, I get the exact same beep code/error as when the memory is in, which can only mean that the dell is not even detecting the XMS memory. The dell is seeing that no memory is present even when then XMS memory is in the board. So at this point I should just send the memory back and pick up some DDR333 memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 If you're getting an error regardless if the XMS is in the system or not, there's probably something wrong with the system. Should reset the BIOS using the onboard jumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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