Re: 1 GB memory module installed, Windows running awkward

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"Paul" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:gc7hoj$402$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Steve Miller wrote:
"Steve Miller" <misterblues39@xxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:u$9OeKfJJHA.5576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:eEE3hdbJJHA.1156@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Steve Miller wrote:
hello ng,

I installed a 1 GB memory module. Now,Windows is a running awkward. Like two windows open by clicking
on a link ones. Or a mail opens in Outlook Expres by only clicking in it ones. That's severe on the amount of
todays Spam, I think.

Could I update some program on the computer to let it realize the actual amount of memory. I would say
there the fault must be somewhere. Like the mbr, or other?

Steve

You can't just buy any ole RAM module, stick it in, and expect it to work.

It is absolutely essential that any new RAM module(s) be fully compatible with both the motherboard and/or any other RAM
module(s) already in the system. Additionally, there are sometimes jumper switches on older motherboards that need to be reset
for new RAM configurations. Consult your motherboard's manual or the manufacturer's web site for specific instructions and
compatibility requirements.

If you cannot lay your hands upon the computer's manual and the manufacturer doesn't provide a support web site, you can use
these utilities to help determine the correct type of RAM needed:

SiSoft's Sandra
http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/index.php?dir=&location=sware_dl&lang=en

Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Unlimited Possibilities' AIDA32
http://forum.aumha.org/overflow/aida32.zip

Also, Crucial Memory's web site (www.crucial.com) has a database to help to find the right RAM for your specific make and
model computer and/or motherboard. (Incidentally, Crucial is the only company from which I ever buy RAM. I've never been
disappointed.)


Bruce Chambers

Hello!

Thank you Mr.Chambers. Jumper setting sare effected by the RAM swap,
I think.

Steve
Here was a link to the manual. You might want to take a look at it. It's being the
K7S41GX. Jumper setups are on page 14.

http://download.asrock.com/manual/K7S41GX.pdf

Steve

There are no jumpers for RAM. The available jumpers are
mainly focused on the CPU.

I was all prepared to write a long post, and I discovered something
interesting. I'd always assumed the PS/2 mouse and keyboard interfaced
to the SuperI/O chip. I was prepared to state there was no way for
the mouse to screw up. But on that motherboard, the first shock was
discovering the WB83697HF SuperI/O has no PS/2 interface on it. And
the SIS963L Southbridge does instead. It still doesn't explain
why the mouse would be affected, but does raise the spectre that
the logic in there could be simplified, and perhaps the feature
set (8042 KBC) is emulated in software or the BIOS somehow.

Posting mentions 697HF SuperIO on K7S41GX.
http://groups.google.ca/group/it.comp.hardware.motherboard/browse_thread/thread/c5231459d93da3d2/f170443bd8218100

The 697HF (no KBC)
http://web.archive.org/web/20070110023432/http://www.winbond-usa.com/products/winbond_products/pdfs/PCIC/w83697hf.pdf

Keyboard and mouse shown connected to SIS963L. No details available.
http://www.sis.com/UD_Data/products/other_components/sb/963l/sis963l_diagram.jpg

If I was debugging it, I might compare Device Manager contents, with
the new RAM and with the old RAM. And also run Everest Free Edition,
and see if any hardware resources are reported differently with
old versus the new RAM. I expect whatever the problem is, it'll be
hard to fix.

I checked the BIOS release notes for the board, and there is no mention
of anything matching these symptoms. I tried a few Google searches
and found no matches there either.

Good luck,
Paul

Hello Paul, thank you for your reply. Quite frankly,I don't understand much about your
post at the moment.. : )

But removed the other RAM module. Now only the new one was sticking in the bank
closest to the CPU. The symptoms are but seem be the same, mainly.

Steve


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