Bleeping after RAM install, but Mac starts and I'm writing here?

Little correction: Actually it was bleeping and I was holding the turn off button at the back, (because what else should I do?) and then instead of turning off it opene the new blank window and loaded the login screen.

BUT I've just restarted it and there was no bleeping or whatsoever, it started pretty fast, so I guess the RAM works, no? I think everything should be fine, or does it always bleep only once / the first time?

Thanks guys, hope I don't have to change it out or anything. 🙂

Edit: I'm not sure but I think the RAM doesn't work properly... I'm trying to record a game and it doesn't really work, the recording is extremely... "slow", it has like 1 frame per 5 seconds haha. I think with 32 GB of RAM this shouldn't be an issue? It's running at highest quality on the normal iMac resolution (2560 x 1440)

Thanks, I got the RAM at crucial.com!

My Mac however does not shut itself down without warning, but I'm going to read this thread further!

Logic by the way works fine, I have very heavy projects and that's why I bought the RAM in the first place. Also with the bridge, in 64 bit mode, I feel that I have lots of memory to my disposition.

I'm just sad that the video game recording doesn't work properly, is maybe some of the RAM damaged? Is there a way to check this? Because I find it strange that the recording has so few frames, when it was recorded with 32 GB of RAM, that should be enough I think. The game and the recording app are both in 32 bit mode, is that the reason maybe? That would be 4 GB for each, I thought that'd be enough.

Thanks for your answer, but what do you mean with horizontally? I can't see your screen unfortunately, could you upload it again please? 🙂 That would be cool.

That could be the reason maybe!

And yes I made sure to buy from Crucial, I've heard OWC and Crucial are the best and since I'm in Europe I had free shipping from Crucial (plus it was a bit cheaper).

Exactly I have 4 x 8 GB.

Strangely enough, I still can't see it and when I right-click it and try to open it in a new tab, it tells me:

Error

An general error occurred while processing your request.

Anyway, I'm still wondering about my RAM, if something wrong with it or not. Perhaps I damaged it while I was trying to get it in, remember I first had it the wrong way round. This is all very very strange tbh.

Edit: Um, shouldn't it be "A general error", without the N? Even more strange now haha. Or is that because it's "An error"? Ok nevermind...

When saying notch, do you mean that little kind of "slot" at the top of them, like in the picture I posted in my first post?

Because what I did basically was to take out the RAM that was already in there, and I put it on the table exactly as it came out – to know in what way to put the new RAM in.

So I tried that and forced a bit, but it didn't work. I took it out and compared it the the MAC RAM. I noticed the notch you were talking about was on the downside, so I put it inside the other way. Basically I just looked on which side the writings were, and not on which side the notch was. Only later I noticed the notch.

Yeah that's what I thought the notch is. See, the problem is that I first inserted them with the notch on the wrong side. I didn't pay attention to the notch, I only paid attention on which side the writings were. So I forced it and the little metal or whatever, that should get into the notch, probably damaged the metallic edge where there is no nodge. I think I damaged it 😟

Made some pics, they're below!

However I just took the RAM out, placed it differently (in different slots I mean), everything worked fine, Mac started normally, no bleep or whatsoever.

I opened iPhoto to get those pics I made of the RAM, iPhoto is super fast and loads very quickly. Before that it usually wasn't the case, it always needed ages to load.

But since 2 of them are maybe "damaged", maybe I only have 16 GB right now. Even if my Mac says 32 everywhere.

What do you think?

Ok I went there and yeah it says 32 GB total, right now not even 28 are free, 1 and a half are reserved, 2 are active (not sure why, I only use Mail, Safari and Activity Monitor right now...) and 500 MB are inactive. A total of 4 GB that are used.

What's that mean? Is something wrong with it do you believe? It seems to use a lot of RAM for nothing. 4 GB, that's what I had before.

Alright cool 🙂

I think everything is normal so far. I have a lifetime warranty anyway, so if one day I notice something doesn't work, I'll get in touch with them.

However, earlier I mentioned that I wanted to screen capture a video game. And it didn't really work so well, the result file (the result video basically) had a huge framedrop and I'm not sure why, I've tested another screen capturing software and it works better already. I've checked in activity monitor and none of them (the game or the software to record) had even used 1 GB, and their limit is at 4 since they're both 32 bit.

So it's not related to the RAM I think, rather to the recording software itself.