Am 19.04.20 um 20:06 schrieb Harry Putnam:
Sorry about OT topic but hoped someone here could offer helpful URLS
and such.
My old HP xw8600 that I have been running OI one for some years has
broke down.
I'm a bit lost at trying to repair an old HP xw8600.
I get 5 beeps pause and repeat on attempt to boot.
From Manuals and such I find that means a memory problem.
I guess it would require me to remove 1 at a time and attempt to boot
to find one or more that are faulty.
I have tried to find some information about the machine but it wasn't as
successful as I expected it from HP.
There is a quick installation guide but I didn't find the typical
information about adding or removing memory.
I vaguely remember that the memory sticks come in pairs, so you cannot
add or remove a single one but always have to do it in pairs.
Furthermore you will have to add or remove matching pairs. Typically you
will find some kind of information either on your mainboard
or on the side panel. Often there is a color code on the socket
(matching channels or pairs are of the same color). Usually there is a
demand
that the first channel (the Intel chipset 5400 of your machine has 4
channels) needs to be filled first.
Maybe you should start by removing all but 2 memory sticks.
I don't expect that you can damage your system with these experiments
(despite from mechanical damages or if you are not grounded properly).
Try to find a working combination of one pair of memory sticks in the
first channel. If you found one you can replace the working memory sticks
with the next two and so on.
I have done this quite a lot of times. It's just some time gone since I
did it with FB-DDR2 memory sticks.
Regards,
Andreas
I'm a bit nervous about trying this myself.
Ok is that one a time scenario even a real option? I wondered what
happens when you remove a mem stick... will a boot be
possible..... even with all but one removed?
Also curious if parts are even available for older HP xw8600
manufactured in 2008.
The helpful forums that used to be on HP's own site appear to have
been redone or maybe consolidated or something... at any rate was not
able to find forum help I used several years ago there. And a posted
question about the 5 beep syndrome has gone unanswered for a week.
Again, not looking for a discussion here only hoping for URLS or other
pointers that will help me do it myself.
Especially would be good if someone knows someone who actual has done
such work and is willing to correspond with me.
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