Re: Bad Memory ?

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:00:00 -0500

You can't run both the PC133 SDRAM and the PC2100 (PC266)
DDR RAM at the same time, run only the PC2100 and see if
that fixes your problem. 

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"Mike Klaiber" <mike@klaiber.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:c6rm16$nr$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
| Thanks for your replies.
|
| The motherboard does support both SDRAM & DDR. The stick I
have is PC2100.
|
| Does this sound like a bad component ?
|
| Regards.
|
| "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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