[Ti] freeze and then three beeps

[Eric]

thanks john: the ram does have a lifetime guarantee.  it's a 512 chip   
(for 768 total - and I'm running 10.2.6)  but interestingly, this is a 
replacement chip- the first one caused complete system freezes 
constantly.  i've had this one for i'm guessing about 6 months now with 
no problems.  so the question then is can ram go bad?  i should note 
that in the last couple weeks i've had a few freezes.  thanks again. 
eric



On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 03:54  PM, John Griffin wrote:

> Eric typed this message on 6/11/03 6:14 PM:
>
>> hi: this morning my powerbook froze up.  i shut it down by holding 
>> down
>> the power button.   when i restarted, i heard it start up but then i
>> heard three beeps (or tones) and the  light that pulses when asleep 
>> was
>> blinking.  the screen did not light up.
>>
>> i shut it down again and zapped the pram which seemed to do the trick
>> the second time (after taking out the battery and unplugging).   i ran
>> fsck and it fixed a lot of stuff.
>>
>> my question is what do the three tones (not sure how else to describe
>> the sound) mean.  i've never heard that before.
>>
>> this is a 667 dvi.   thanks.   eric
>
> I am guessing here, but it could be a problem with your RAM. I had 
> this kind
> of behaviour with my old 667 DVI. I just had recently had the RAM 
> upgraded
> and I found that one of the sticks had developed an intermittent 
> problem.
>
> Good luck - and I am hoping you have RAM that has a lifetime warranty.
>
> jg
>
>
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