system memory test failed

[Sandy]

While starting up my computer I hear the message: "system
memory test failed". How can I solve this?

Thanks

[R. C. White]

Hi, Sandy.

You HEAR it? What kind of computer do you have? Most of us would see a
message on screen, and we might hear a beep or two, but we would not hear a
spoken message.

This message, if it appears at all, usually pops up immediately after
power-on. That's a LONG time before Windows ever starts to load. So, the
problem is NOT a WinXP problem. It's a problem with your computer hardware,
not with Windows. The most likely cause of such a message is faulty RAM, or
a SIMM or DIMM that has not been seated properly.

What make and model is your computer. Perhaps someone here will recognize
it and know how to fix the problem. How old is the computer? That sounds
to me like a problem that would be covered by a warranty.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Sandy" > wrote in message
...
> While starting up my computer I hear the message: "system
> memory test failed". How can I solve this?
>
> Thanks

[_ J _]

Hello RC,

| You HEAR it?

I have "HEAR"d about this diagnostic from some BIOSes.

Jan


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Sandy.
>
>You HEAR it? What kind of computer do you have? Most of
us would see a
>message on screen, and we might hear a beep or two, but
we would not hear a
>spoken message.
>
>This message, if it appears at all, usually pops up
immediately after
>power-on. That's a LONG time before Windows ever starts
to load. So, the
>problem is NOT a WinXP problem. It's a problem with your
computer hardware,
>not with Windows. The most likely cause of such a
message is faulty RAM, or
>a SIMM or DIMM that has not been seated properly.
>
>What make and model is your computer. Perhaps someone
here will recognize
>it and know how to fix the problem. How old is the
computer? That sounds
>to me like a problem that would be covered by a warranty.
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX

>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Sandy" > wrote in
message
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>> While starting up my computer I hear the
message: "system
>> memory test failed". How can I solve this?
>>
>> Thanks