3 beeps on Start up

[PAT31850]

Need a refresher course on the beep codes. Friend of mine tried adding ram in a Gateway tower machine that is about a year old. When he starts up it gives the three beeps. Wont work by its self or with the old stick.
Any replys appreciated

 

[Rav3n]

Get the model of the mobo, and then go to the mobo's site and look it up...

 

[Pyromidion]

maybe something has become unseated, video card / CPU?
my nice old book here says 3 short beeps = base 64k RAM failure. it is for AMI Bios, and may be quite old, but it still could be right for even a new system.

-john

 

[PAT31850]

Thank you