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boot failure due to new ram
Name: ppidesigner Date: May 7, 2003 at 11:47:42 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: Intel P4 1.7/256
Comment:
I recently added 256 mb of PC133 SDRAM to my motherboard (Intel P4 - part# MB845) which already had 256 mb of PC133 SDRAM and now when I reboot I get the message "boot failure;system halted". How do I fix this? Or, at the very least, get my system back to the way it was before the addition of the ram.
Name: Robertt Date: May 7, 2003 at 11:56:25 Pacific
Reply:
It could be new RAM Non compatible or faulty. RAM not seated properly. Reseat RAM, if that doesn't work, remove the chip you just added and power on your PC.
Robert
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Response Number 2
Name: Robertt Date: May 7, 2003 at 12:01:43 Pacific
Reply:
Also check inside PC. Make sure all cables are properly attached to the devices (Hard drive...etc)
Robert
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Response Number 3
Name: Richard59 Date: May 8, 2003 at 05:06:33 Pacific
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Try booting with only one stick of ram. Try both old and new. Try swapping slots. I had similar problem. System would boot with either stick but not when both were installed. Just incompatible. Nothing to do but trade for sticks that were compatible. Weird thing is the incompatible sticks were from same manufacturer with identical specs but bought 2 years apart. Working combination now two old sticks from different makers. go figure
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