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memory - failed boot up
Name: Razeer Date: August 29, 2004 at 21:54:32 Pacific OS: xp home CPU/Ram: 1.7ghz athlon 1gig pc210
Comment:
Hello, i recently ungraded my memory from 512 to 1 gig - so i install it and boot up, what happens is the 1st screen where it counts ur memory - well it does that and freezes there. So i hit reset and my computer then boots up just fine. But everytime i start my computer from off mode, i have to go through that process, what is the problem, or how can i fix it? thanks
Name: JokersWild Date: August 29, 2004 at 22:31:27 Pacific
Reply:
Maybe flashing your BIOS will solve this issue. Is the new RAM the same as the old?
Windows 98 / MSI KT3 Ultra / Athlon XP 1700+ / 512 PC2700 / Abit Siluro GF3 Ti200
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Response Number 2
Name: JackG Date: August 29, 2004 at 23:09:00 Pacific
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Does your system board support 1G of RAM? A lot of the older system boards would only support 768MB of RAM.
That could also be a symptom of a memory error. The initial test fails and hangs, with the restart does not do much of a test. You need to boot with and run a standalone memory test like MemTest86_v3.1a
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Response Number 3
Name: Razeer Date: August 30, 2004 at 00:42:55 Pacific
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new ram is same as the old, its also not too old of a mobo. How would i flash the bios? thanks for ur feedback
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