[Ti] freeze and then three beeps

[Deborah Shadovitz]

It may be that the RAM has been loosened and is simply not connecting in the
slot properly. 

On 6/11/03 4:09pm, "Eric" <EricDD at myrealbox.com> wrote:
> 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