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Topic: ...memory upgrade... |
Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2005 5:43 am |
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I bought two sticks of memory for my son's PC yesterday...when I installed them and turned it on,the colors were kind of out of whack and Windows would not start properly...my question is this:is there such a thing as"too much"in this situation?I put in 512mb of memory in a little machine which has 128mb in it...could it be that the machine is not up to it?Thanks...
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Bill Ford
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Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 20 Aug 2005 6:16 am
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Steve,
I'm not a comp tech but, are the chips compatable with each other, and/or the mainboard? Get the mainboard info, and go to the chip website, and they will tell you if the chip you have is compatable. You might also try removing the 128 chip, if you do, and the system will not boot, the 512 chip is wrong. What is the system showing as your memory cap at startup? Some systems do have a memory limit.
Hope this helps.
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 20 Aug 2005 7:30 am
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As noted, the memory must be the correct type for the specific machine. Some require installing memory in pairs.
There is a maximum amount of memory and you need to know what it is for that machine.
If the memory is correct, most BIOS will automatically detect the new memory and you should get some type of display about the total memory. Or check the BIOS to see what it shows for the memory total.
There is also a possiblity the memory is defective.
Finally, were the chips inserted correctly and handled correctly. If the chips weren't handled correctly there is a good possibility they can be "zapped". I only handle memory by the edges and use my "grounding wrist strap" when doing anything inside the PC. Same with the other components on the motherboard, if you were not grounded properly and touched one of the chips the potential is there to zap it. |
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Ray Minich
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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 20 Aug 2005 8:07 am
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You could try the Kingston Memory website to see if they have the specifics for the memory and PC in question.
For example: Many Compaqs are VERY PICKY about what they need, and that memory is typically Compaq specific (won't work elsewhere). |
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2005 11:56 am
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I took the other stick back this morning...the guy is saying he thinks maybe the second DIMM slot is bad(the original 128 stick wouldn't work in it either...next I'm going to take the 256 stick and put it in the second slot and see if the machine will boot up...thanks!
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