Q: Intel Macbook Pro - freezing and 3 beeps
Hi,
I've had some issues this week where my laptop freezes and emits 3 beeps. I noticed my laptop didn't sleep properly on my commute into work (unlike myself!) and when I took it out of the bag, the fans were running and it was pretty hot. The problems seemed to have started after that (perhaps not the same day, maybe the day after).
Having search I can see others have had this problem. I'm aware of this thread:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1547
So I have no good banks (like most of the UK...)?
Well, I replaced the RAM yesterday with compatible Crucial memory and the problem hasn't gone away. In fact, today it's got worse. I've had to force restart my laptop about 12 times today because of the beeps. So Apple's beeps says the problem is RAM related. But it can't be that if I've replaced it, surely?
I've tried resetting PRAM, running diskutility to repair permissions etc. All the usual things you'd want to rule out.
With Apple's upcoming 'event' I can't yet book a genius appointment. It's out of warranty now anyway, but I guess this is my only option?
Any thoughts/suggestions gratefully received.
Thanks,
Posted on Sep 6, 2013 9:46 AM
No good banks mean the actual slots that you put the RAM into not the RAM itself. Try isolating to see if it is only one of the slots. Plug just one stick of RAM (that you know is good) into a slot, if the same issue occurs, try plugging the same RAM into the next slot. Be sure they are seated correctly as this can cause the same issue. I am thinking that one of the slots is fried but the other is still usable.
Posted on Sep 6, 2013 10:15 AM