I'm having an issue adding additional ram to a Dell Optiplex 960. I purchased two additional sticks of DDR2 800mhz.
Here is screenshot of BIOS with system specs
It has matched specs, size, speed, etc.When I add it to slots 3 and 4, the PC won't boot, just lets out a long beep and will not boot up.
Same happens when I put either stick in slot 4.
When I put either stick in slot 3, the PC acts like its boots, but the monitor output is just a bunch of random colors.
I purchased the RAM from two different sellers on ebay, both of whom claim to have tested it prior to shipping.
I also tried putting the new ram in slots 1 and 2, but same thing, just long beep and nothing.
Also tried 1 stick of new RAM (tried both) in slot 1 by itself, same result.I have a hard time believing I got bad ram from two independent places at the same time.
Is there something I'm doing wrong here?
It supports 8gb total and 8gb per slot.
Original ram is 2x 1GB DDR2 PC2-6400 800mhz DIMS non-ECC New ram is non-ECC.