tanzmiester Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Hello, i need help!i have just bought a 2nd hand m18x r1 laptop, but when i tried to boot it for the first time it gave me 4 beeps of errror, which is memory...after playing with reseatting the modules i have managed to boot the laptop, but only in single channel mode,to be exact the memory modules only work in the lower slots on either of the laptop sides, but whenever i insert a module in any of the upper slots i get error.any thoughts?thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanzmiester Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 solved! i dont know what helped, either cpu reseating or MB dust cleaning... my first alienware teardown, really nice feeling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ho7620 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Hi, Glad you got it sorted, the thought of stripping it is a bit daunting but its actually relatively easy if you take your time. Have fun with it mate Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malysh1980 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Hi!you can see this thread [url]http://forum.techinferno.com/alienware-m18x-aw-18/970-m18x-teardown-guide-quick-dirty-edition.html[/url][FONT=HelveticaNeue-Light][FONT=arial]Laptops Beep Codes[/FONT][FONT=arial]Beep Code[/FONT][FONT=arial]Description[/FONT][FONT=arial]1[/FONT][FONT=arial]System Board, covers BIOS corruption or ROM error[/FONT][FONT=arial]2[/FONT][FONT=arial]No Memory / RAM detected[/FONT][FONT=arial]3[/FONT][FONT=arial]System Board Chipset Failure[/FONT][FONT=arial]4[/FONT][FONT=arial]Memory failure[/FONT][FONT=arial]5[/FONT][FONT=arial]CMOS battery failure (Click here to fix it)[/FONT][FONT=arial]6[/FONT][FONT=arial]Video card / chip failure[/FONT][FONT=arial]7[/FONT][FONT=arial]CPU failure[/FONT][FONT=arial]8[/FONT][FONT=arial]LCD failure[/FONT][/FONT]and try clear CMOSRemove system batteryDisconnect AC adapterRemove bottom coverHold down power button for 30 secondsGround yourself to the motherboard by touching a screw on the chassisDisconnect wire from coin cell batteryTouch screwdriver tip lightly against pins the wire connects to for 1 or 2 secondsReconnect coin cell battery wireConnect AC adapter and power upPress F2 to enter BIOSSet date/time and any of your customized settingsPress F10 to save and exitLoad WindowsInstall system batteryNote: your system may start beeping after clearing the CMOS. Don't panic. Hold down the power button to shut it off. Turn it on again, and it should restart and clear itself by resetting BIOS defaults. If your OS was installed incorrectly with the BIOS set to AHCI instead of RAID, you may need to manually set that back to AHCI in the BIOS for Windows to load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badeed Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Same thing happened to me i had to call them and get it fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanzmiester Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Same thing happened to me i had to call them and get it fixedso what was the problem in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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