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[Neo_ZX]

I'm trying to fix my friend's computer and I'm pretty sure it's a RAM problem.
First of all it's a Dell (yes I know)
Secondly the problem hasn't quite been isolated. Turn on the computer to a series of beeps. CPU is in place. Video card and cables in place. Everything looks normal but the beeping occurs even if the video card is out.

The RD-RAM is 1066 x 2 pieces at 128MB each piece. There are continuity strips in the other two slots. I borrowed 2 sticks of 800 RAM from a friend but I don't know if RD-RAM has that kind of reverse compatibility?

 

[rc213]

U can check online what kind of memory is compatible using the model #.

 

[xsarien]

Good luck finding any modules at a reasonable price. RDRAM was such a hot flash-in-the-pan that anyone who even looked at it got burned. My suggestion is to call Dell. Maybe they've got some spares lying around that won't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Particle Physicist]

it might be the hard drive. what kind of beeping is it exactly. where is the beeping coming from?

 

[Doth Togo]

eBay sells RDRAM. Dell does sell it on their website, but it's expensive.

I have 1 gig 1066 RDRAM and have a Dell.

 

[belgurdo]

When I bought this new computer I was wondering why standard ram didn't work at first. Then when I realized it used this proprietary crap that's twice as expensive as the standard stuff I realize why I got the machine for cheap

 

[Neo_ZX]

Amazingly the computer is still under warranty so everything should be covered.
It can't be the hard drive since the computer won't even POST.

It's gotta be the PSU, CPU, RAM or main board.

When the problem first started happening WinXP would BSOD and gave a memory error and now it won't even POST. All signs point to RAM but without a pair of 1066 sticks it's impossible to tell. That's why I wanted to know if slower sticks would allow asynchronous memory/FSB speeds since the chip is an older P4 533MHz FSB.

Oh and my local redistributor/computer store has RD-RAM for $130 CAN for 256MB. Not as bad as I thought.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

http://www.memorysuppliers.com/pc1066rdram.html

There ya go. Cheaper than Dell.