On 6 Jun, 12:24, bok...@zonnet.nl (Gerard Bok) wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 02:53:30 -0700 (PDT), peter
>
> <solv...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >A week or so I posted a message about upgrading the memory and the
> >replies were very helpful. I bought some memory online and opened up
> >my PC. There were two memory slots and one was hard to get at as the
> >video card was in the way. So I took out the video card (carefully)
> >then popped out the two memory cards. Then I realised that I'd bought
> >the wrong memory card!! Silly me, never mind I'd only lost a few
> >pounds, so I put the old memory cards back and the video card.
>
> >Trouble is that the PC now doesn't work:
>
> >1) PC starts up and you hear the drives start to turn
> >2) There is nothing displayed on the monitor
> >3) The PC gives three long beeps, pause, three long beeps etc etc.
>
> That means that the video card is malfunctioning.
> And given your story: you failed to properly reseat the card :-)
>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Gerard Bok

OK, Let me double-check that I've put the video card in properly and
re-try.