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Annoying Memory Problem
Name: Webbo Date: February 24, 2004 at 05:09:07 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: PIII 800Mhz/256MB
Comment:
I have a pentium III computer with an ECS P6-BATMe motherboard and two 128MB sticks of PC133 memory. With both sticks in the system locks up frequently so I tried to find the fault. I put one stick in at a time and ran Memtest. After an hour's testing no problem was found on either of the sticks. But as soon as they are in together errors are found almost straight away. Why is this happening?
Name: angrymen2001 Date: February 24, 2004 at 05:40:56 Pacific
Reply:
Are both RAM chips the same kind? (ie. are they both Kingston?) I've heard instances where two different type RAM chips will cause problems with each other.
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Response Number 2
Name: TazG Date: February 24, 2004 at 07:02:29 Pacific
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You must have VERY specific types of RAM. You have to look at specs for the motherboard to see the RAM it takes. The types of RAM for the two slots aren't necessarily the same. You might need to different types. And maybe the motherboard can't even handle 256 MB - you might need smaller RAM too.
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Response Number 3
Name: Tubesandwires Date: February 24, 2004 at 16:08:34 Pacific
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Check for that first:
"And maybe the motherboard can't even handle 256 MB - you might need smaller RAM too." ........
This is a common problem. Take a look at my post in this: http://www.computing.net/hardware/wwwboard/forum/22992.html
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