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Thai Pepper

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That beep code is a problem with the memory dimms.  I would guess they probably aren't pressed in far enough. Set them at a 45 degree angle and then when pressed in tightly they push down flat.  Those Lenovo M series are a pain because you have to remove the hard drives to get to the memory slots.

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Thai Pepper

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Found a vid which shows better then i explained:

https://youtu.be/WdPsEHLBmkc?t=1m5s

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Mace

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Brian1990 wrote:

....Don't know what to do now.?? 

Better case, they are not seated as well can they could be.  Related, could have introduced a mismatch if there was already a RAM module there.

Worse case, RAM got damaged in the moved.  Unfortunate, but happens.

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Thai Pepper

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Do they repeat (like ...-,...-,...-)? If not, it could be a graphics card issue. That, if it's integrated, could be because of faulty RAM modules.

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Cayenne

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Hmm, sounded like RAM like -Corbin- said, but perhaps this chart might help: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht062270

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Sonora

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HI all thanks was shocked to find the ram was faulty even though these PC's were straight out of the box but thanks really appreciate the feed back

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Diagnostic Error Code

305-000-XXX Monitor DDC Test Passed

305-250-XXX Monitor DDC self test failure

415-000-XXXModem Test Passed

415-XXX-XXX Modem error

Beep symptoms

Beep symptoms are tones or a series of tones separated by pauses (intervals without sound) during POST.

The following tables describes beep symptoms.

Beep Symptom

2 short beeps CMOS setting error

1 long and 2 short beeps Monitor or video adapter card

error

1 long and 3 short beeps Keyboard error

1 long and 9 short beeps BIOS ROM error

Continuos long beeps DRAM memory error

FRU/Action

No action

1. Run Setup to enable DDC

2. Cable

3. Monitor

4. Video card

5. System board

No action

Remove the Modem and re-test the system

FRU/Action

Perform the following actions in order.

1. Start the Setup Utility program and press F10 to Save

and exit. See Chapter 6 "Using the Setup Utility" on

page 39.

2. Start the Setup Utility program and press F7 to load

defaults and then press F10 to Save and exit.

3. Perform a Boot block recovery. See "Recovering

from a POST/BIOS update failure" on page 286.

Perform the following actions in order.

1. Make sure the monitor is properly connected to the

computer.

2. Replace the video adapter card (if present).

3. Replace the system board.

Perform the following actions in order.

1. Make sure the keyboard is properly connected to the

keyboard connector.

2. Replace the keyboard.

3. Replace the system board.

Perform the following actions in order.

1. Start the Setup Utility program and press F7 to load

defaults and then press F10 to Save and exit. See

Chapter 6 "Using the Setup Utility" on page 39.

2. Perform a Boot block recovery. See "Recovering

from a POST/BIOS update failure" on page 286.

3. Replace the system board.

Perform the following actions in order.

1. Make sure the memory module(s) are properly seated

in the connector(s).

2. Replace the memory module(s).

3. Replace the system board.

Chapter 9

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Symptom-to-FRU Index

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