Power Mac G4 Won't Boot...New RAM Installed...

Hey there,
I was just given a Power Mac G5, QuickSilver. It looked relatively clean inside, and had all the neccessary components already installed except for the RAM. I went ahead and bought 3 PC133 SDRAM modules, but when I put them in, I hear one loud beep and it appears nothing is happening. I can hear the fans blowing inside, but I don't get anything displayed.
I know this one beep means the computer doesn't see the RAM, but could my battery be dead? Would that also cause the sound?
Anyone have any other tips or tricks?
Thanks in advance for any info. I'd like to salvage this bad boy if at all possible.
Cheers

Hi-
Apparently it was one of the launch models for the Quicksilver, or at least that's what I'm told.
That'll be this one:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermacg4/stats/powermac_g4_733qs.html
do you know if there are limitations to how high I can go with hard drives?
That model/series (QS 2001) only supports up to 137 GB drives (128GB formatted).
You can use a 160GB drive with no worries regarding the "unused" portion.
I was kind of wondering if I could purchase a Serial ATA PCI controller card that would allow me to use SATA hard drives.
Of course you can.
This will also get rid of the capacity limit.
However, if you want to boot to the connected drives, not all support boot.
The best, hands down, controller that also supports boot is the Firmtek Seritek line.
The 1S2 is as cheap as they come:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Firmtek/FTST1S2/
I was also given an AGP G4 (400MHz) that was missing the hard drives, RAM, and battery.
All those parts are basically the same for the QS and the Sawtooth (AGP G4).
You can try a stick of your new RAM and any ATA hard drive (up to the same limits as the 733 QS) and see if you can get it going.
Order a new PRAM battery (or 2) from OWC while your at it.
Always nice to have a fresh one.
BTW, ALL QS processors are interchangeable.
That is to say, if you find a deal on any other QS processor (and heatsink), even a dual processor, it is a straight swap.
Look around my website, as there is a bunch of information that you might find interesting:
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/JapamacsPage/All_ThingsPPC.html

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