No there is no setting to change in bios. It is likely that the third piece of memory is faulty. To test this, take out the working memory and put in the stick that causes the problem and see if the machine boots. If it does then there is another compatiblity issue. If it does not work then it is ceratinly the memory module that is faulty... return for refund/replacement. Need more help? Chris the computer doctor http://www.motherboardsrus.net
Are the memory modules of the identical speed rating. Memory is "backwards compatible" which means you can run a piece of ddr2/pc4200/533mhz at 400mhz.The golden rule is that the memory is not "forwards compatible" so this means you cannot run ddr/pc3200/400mhz at 533 mhz. The other golden rule is that you cannot mix different clock speeds on the same system, hence my question... are the memory modules matched in the clock speed. There should be a label to look at on the module.Chris
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several beeps in a system is caused by a memory issue -- If you've recently added or tried to add additional memory to the computer and have started getting these beeps. Remove all new memory you've added to the computer. If the computer works fine after removing the new memory you're encountering either an incompatibility or defective new memory.
Sometimes when the computer is moved and/or over time a memory stick can become loose causing the computer to be unable to read the memory or get errors as it's reading it. Try fixing this issue by opening the computer removing each of the memory sticks you have in the computer and then placing them back into the computer.
If reseating the memory did not resolve the issue try swapping the location of the memory. If you have only one stick of memory in the computer try moving it to another slot and then boot the computer.
If you have more than one stick of memory try removing all but one stick of memory and boot the computer. If this does not resolve the issue try removing that stick of memory and try one of the other sticks of memory.
the specs can be found at this link
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4600/en/4600i/sm/specs.htm
the system you have is upgradable to 4G of RAM, and this RAM must be installed in equal pairs
so if you have 4 slots to insert memory in (assuming you will retain the 2 256M) , you must install the other slots by 2 512M, 2 1G or 2 2G DIMMs -- make sure you isntall exact same DIMMs, dont mix memory makers or specs, other than what Dell specifies
memory type must be
PC2700 (333-MHz) or PC3200 (400-MHz) DDR SDRAM
(non-ECC)
i hope this helps --
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Checked all the memory and they are all fine.
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