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black screen RAM problem?
Name: mickeymoose4 Date: June 19, 2006 at 14:40:59 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: 2GHz/1GB Product: me
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I opened up my PC recently to see if Win95 worked with just 512MB ram (long story), so I took out one of the cards. It started up ok, but win95 still refused to start. So I put the second card back in, bringing it to 1GB. No luck, as the PC made some beeping noises but the monitor stayed asleep (no signal?). I took out the second card, and the speakers popped alarmingly, before the system booted up as normal. I put the second DIMM back but no dice, and now it doesn't work in ANY configuration :'( help!
Name: ham30 Date: June 19, 2006 at 14:43:13 Pacific
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I hope you weren't plugging and unplugging those chips with power applied!
Do yourself a favor BACKUP! Sorry, I do not check for private messages
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Response Number 2
Name: Teddyro Date: June 20, 2006 at 01:09:39 Pacific
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Turn of computer,put both wour mem modules in their slots,remove the power cord out of the power supply then pull out the bios battery for about 40 sec,this will reset your bios setings to default....
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Response Number 3
Name: Teddyro Date: June 20, 2006 at 01:12:08 Pacific
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don't forget to put the battery back,i assume you already realised that then turn on power
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Response Number 4
Name: JimPIM Date: June 20, 2006 at 06:25:00 Pacific
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Hi, Windoze 98SE has a problem with more than 512 (or maybe 768) MB. It works great with 512. If I remember correcly 95 was also OK with 512. Sounds like you have some other problem. Good Luck, Jim
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Response Number 5
Name: mickeymoose4 Date: June 20, 2006 at 09:45:25 Pacific
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Ok i cleaned the RAM and took out the BIOS battery, but still it's not working :( I'm 99% sure i took out the power and grounded myself before changing the RAM around, so hoping it's not that. btw, things whirr and hum and light up at startup, but not my optical mouse. just fyi, if this helps.
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Response Number 6
Name: Teddyro Date: June 21, 2006 at 02:54:31 Pacific
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do your both modules work when separated or one of them does not work at all?
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Response Number 7
Name: mickeymoose4 Date: June 25, 2006 at 04:57:12 Pacific
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4pin fan - 3pin mobo.....
