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Question posted by pimoliheera1977 on October 20th, 2014

The Message Display In My Screen 'alert ! Memory Population Error For Dimm 3'

"alert ! memory population error for dimm 3 system halted" message display in my screen pl sugested me what I can do it.

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on October 21st, 2014 6:37 AM

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Sounds like the module in slot 3 may have failed. Try swapping them in their slots. If the error message changes to a different DIMM number, that DIMM has failed. If it stays at DIMM 3, the slot may have failed.

Troubleshooting dimm errors below

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19121-01/sf.x4140/820-3067-14/dimms.html

Hope that is helpful.
Kervz at www.satechhelp.co.za

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Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 6

Memory Memory module connector Memory module capacity Memory type Minimum memory Maximum memory four DIMM slots 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB 1066 MHz or 1333 MHz DDR3 1 GB 16 GB Drives Mini Tower Desktop Externally accessible.../i7 series Intel Pentium® dual-core Video Video type: Integrated Discrete Video memory: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD NOTE: Not supported by law to support....

Setup and Features Information Tech Sheet - Page 7

...dissipation Voltage Mini Tower (DCSM1F) EPA 255 W 1060 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC APFC 305 W 1600 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC Desktop (DCNE1F) EPA 255 W 1060 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC APFC 255 W 1337 BTU/hr 100-240 VAC Small Form Factor (... 7 Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:39 PM Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights (continued) Drive activity light Displays the SATA hard drive or optical drive activity.

Technical Guidebook - Page 2

... Desktop Back Panel Connectors Desktop System Board Small Form Factor Computer (SFF) View Small Form Factor Back Panel Connectors Small Form Factor System Board MARKETING SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS Operating System, Chipset Processor, Advanced System Manageability Modes, System Monitoring Options Memory ... 16 17 18 19 20 21 22-24 24-26 26-32 33-34 35 36 37-38 OptiPlex XE Technical Guidebook Page 2

Technical Guidebook - Page 5

...) 5 Memory module connectors (DIMM_3) 6 Memory module connectors (DIMM_1) 7 Battery socket (BATTERY) 8 Password jumper (PSWD) 9 SATA drive connectors (SATA0) 10 SATA drive connectors (SATA1) 11 SATA drive connectors (SATA2) 12 Thermal sensor connector (rear) 13 Front-panel connector (FRONTPANEL) 14 External Power USB connector 15 Internal USB connector 16 Power connector (POWER) OptiPlex XE...

Technical Guidebook - Page 11

... use four 2GB DIMMs; therefore, the amount of memory available to the operating system is less than 4GB. • The entire 8GB memory range is available to operate, but with a slight reduction in pairs of matched memory size, speed, and technology. If the memory modules are not installed in the 4GB range. OptiPlex XE Technical Guidebook...

Technical Guidebook - Page 22

...OptiPlex XE supports 2 on-board LOMs (LAN On Motherboard) standard INTEGRATED BROADCOM® BCM5761 NETXTREME® 10/100/1000 GIGABIT ETHERNET (GBE) DT SFF External Connector Type Data Rates supported Controller Details RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps Controller bus architecture PCIe 1.1 x1 Integrated memory... (examples WOL, PXE) Management Capabilities Alerting 48-KB rx and 8-KB tx buffer...

Technical Guidebook - Page 23

...x1) 10/100/1000 Mbps Half/Full duplex PCIe 1.1 x1 Integrated memory Data transfer mode (example Bus-Master DMA) Power consumption (full ...temperature Operating humidity Operating System Driver Support Manageability (examples WOL, PXE) Management Capabilities Alerting Full Duplex/Half Duplex 10BASE-T (full-duplex) 20 Mbps Max* 100BASE-TX...OptiPlex XE Technical Guidebook Page 23 Communications -

Technical Guidebook - Page 25

... DVI 12 DVI and VGA can be used concurrently for multi-monitor display in the x16 slot disables onboard video. 512MB AMD RADEON™ ...Memory (onboard and shared) Size and Speed 800Mhz Maximum power consumption 25W Overlay Planes Yes Maximum Color Depth 32-bit OptiPlex XE Technical Guidebook Page 25 The DisplayPort controller does not support multi-monitor display in DOS 13 Populating...

Technical Guidebook - Page 35

...SERR Message: Systems Management Fast Boot: Numlock LED: POST HotKeys: Keyboard Errors: ...Enable Disable, unless the customer purchased a SpeedStep™ capable processor. Enable Disable Enable Disable Not set Not set Enable Enable Deactivate Not set Power Off Disable Enable Disable S3 Disable Set by the factory Optional User Entry Enable Disable Enable Enable Enable Enable OptiPlex...

Service Manual - Page 14

... or to navigate the System Setup screens. If you are also included in...Memory information: Displays Installed Memory, Memory Speed, Number of Active Channels, Memory Technology, DIMM_1 Size, DIMM_2 Size. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on your computer and may not appear in the computer. Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Service Manual-Desktop...

Service Manual - Page 15

...enabling Image Server. This field controls whether hard drive errors for compatibility with USB support will recognize USB Floppy ... disables the following onboard devices: Front USB PCI slots Audio OptiPlex ON Reader Rear Quad USB WiFi NIC Slot You can set... Disable No boot operating systems with ImageServer. Date/Time Displays the system date and time. Please disable RAID if enabling...

Service Manual - Page 17

... the standard 12-hour format (hours:minutes:seconds). Maintenance Service Tag Asset Tag SERR Messages Displays the Service Tag of the hard drives connected to disabled. This option is disabled by... time by default if detected the chassis intrusion) SATA - 0 Password SATA - 1 Password Displays the current status of the hard drives connected to the SATA-1 connector on the system board....

Service Manual - Page 18

... and allows you to specify the function keys to display on displays a message stating the keystroke sequence required to "Enabled with ImageServer". The default IP address is enabled by default) Keyboard Errors MEBx Hotkey Enables or disables keyboard error reporting when the computer starts. sign-on the screen when the computer starts. This option is 255...

Service Manual - Page 19

... appears, select the test that you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found... system logo appears, continue to wait until you want to test displays in the system setup program. 3. Insert the Drivers and Utilities... Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™ OptiPlex™ 980 Service Manual-Desktop Dell Diagnostics Power Button Light Codes Beep Codes...

Service Manual - Page 20

... on your computer. Close the test screen to return to run a test from system setup, memory, and various internal tests, and it displays the information in the device list in... device. 4. Help Describes the test and may not display the names of the screen. If a problem is encountered during a test, a message appears with an error code and a description of devices. Select the Boot...

Service Manual - Page 21

...onboard regulator or VRM has failed. Look at the diagnostic lights to determine which state the system is blank. Beep Codes If the monitor cannot display error messages during the POST. Code Cause 1-1-2 Microprocessor register failure 1-1-3 NVRAM 1-1-4 ROM BIOS checksum failure 1-2-1 Programmable interval timer 1-2-2 DMA initialization failure 1-2-3 DMA page register read/write...

Service Manual - Page 22

...register failure 3-2-2 Interrupt vector loading failure 3-2-4 Keyboard Controller Test failure 3-3-1 NVRAM power loss 3-3-2 Invalid NVRAM configuration 3-3-4 Video Memory Test failure 3-4-1 Screen initialization failure 3-4-2 Screen retrace failure 3-4-3 Search for video ROM failure 4-2-1 No timer tick 4-2-2 Shutdown failure 4-2-3 Gate A20 failure 4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt...

Service Manual - Page 23

... NOTE: After the computer completes POST, all modules without error. Press and hold the power supply button. If it ...peripheral failure has occurred. If available, install verified working memory of the computer and the electrical outlet. Suggested Resolution ...Cache test failure Diagnostic Lights To help to a different DIMM connector and restart the computer. Allow one minute for damage...

Service Manual - Page 24

...and restart the computer. If available, install working memory of the same type into your computer. Ensure that the display is probably bad. A possible floppy drive or hard...computer starts normally, continue to install additional memory modules (one at a time) until you have identified a faulty module or reinstalled all modules without error. A possible system board failure has ...

Service Manual - Page 25

... error message ...memory you removed, then remove a different card and restart the computer. Repeat this process for resource conflicts. configuration or compatibility error... has occurred. Determine if a conflict exists by your computer. If the problem persists, reinstall the card you are properly connected to ensure the boot sequence is correct for the devices installed on the screen...