RE: Weird Memory Upgrade Problem

Try shutdown,unplug power,install 2 new 512mb cards,then go to CMOS jumper
pin on the board,move pin from 1-2 to 2-3 position for at least 1 minute,then
move back to 1-2 position.This clwars the CMOS,also,remove battery first.At
start up,reset basic settings,then exit page,select,load max default
settings (or
similiar),then back into BIOS and set for add in cards,then save and exit
BIOS.
W/o clearing CMOS,youre memory upgrade wont work,as you found out...

"kdrevette" wrote:

> I have a Gigabyte MoBo-GA-8LD533, Intel 845GL Chipset, Celeron 2GHz w/ 400MHz
> FSB and 266MHz Mem Speed running Windows XP Home Edition. I've been running
> 512MB of DDR ram. I recently purchased 2 512MB PC3200 DDR sticks, intending
> to upgrade to 1GB. I purchased 2 sticks for a matched set.
> THE PROBLEM: My MoBo has 2 DIMM slots capable of using 1GB sticks each. When
> both slots are populated with any 2 of the DIMM sticks, it hangs or crashes.
> WINDIAG (Microsoft memory test program) also hangs at random, sometimes
> running through several complete passes, sometimes right off the bat.
> HOWEVER; when ANY of the three 512MB DIMMs are inserted into EITHER of the
> DIMM slots with the other empty, system runs fine, and MEMDIAG will run all
> night without a glitch. I'm no newby to computers, but I'm at my wits end. I
> even re-flashed my BIOs to the newest revision, again.
> MY GUESS IS; I've got a flakey memory controller, and therefore I'm stuck at
> 512MB MAX, or a new MoBo. However, I thought maybe someone out there might
> have a suggestion or two that I haven't tried. Anything come to mind??
.

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