Re: Bad Memory ?

From: Richard Urban (richardurbanREMOVETHIS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:49:36 -0400

You installed new RAM and have serious problems. Why would you look anywhere
else, except at the RAM? 

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Regards:
Richard Urban
aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
"Mike Klaiber" <mike@klaiber.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23%23XZkiXLEHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I have just upgraded from 256 MB SDSRAM to 512 MB DDR
>
> On start up the machine gave an uncharacteristic 3 long bleeps, and kept
> repeating. It would only go into boot up after pressing the PC reset
button.
> I was then presented with the system boot menu. Normal Windows would not
> load and I could only get into "safe mode". I have re-fitted the memory in
> the other motherboard slot, with the same result. I was eventually able to
> get into Windows but showing 4 bit colour only. I later discovered that my
> graphics driver had uninstalled. Re-installing the graphics driver seemed
to
> make things OK until I connected my ADSL modem which caused the system to
> suddenly shut down and go into re-start. This reverted to the system boot
> menu.
>
> I've un-installed and re-installed the modem software, but that has made
no
> difference.
>
> After (some) program loading the mouse pointer goes unresponsive and
jerky.
>
> When I power down and restart later, I'm back to 3 bleeps and will only
boot
> up with the re-set button.
>
> The same thing happens coming out of hibernation.
>
> Re-fitting my old 256 MB SDRAM, the system works normally.
>
> I've followed the advice from Crucial and the motherboard literature about
> compatible memory. I have fitted the correct component, and taken great
care
> in fitting. However, this is causing serious problems and I can only
> conclude that the memory stick supplied is faulty. Crucial seem reluctant
to
> replace.
>
> On their advice I have run the Microsoft memory diagnostic utility with
the
> 512MB DDR RAM fitted on standard and extended test. No errors were found.
>
> I've been into the Bios. SDRAM frequency is set at auto. I've re-set to
200
> & 266 but with same problems on power up.
>
> I have an A S Rock K7VT2 mainboard with an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor.
>
> Can anyone offer any guidance as to what the problem might be, please ? Is
> this bad memory, or what ?
>
> Any help would be appreciated. I do not have much technical knowledge.
>
>
> Mike
>
>
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