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Memory sticks won't play nicely!
Name: Gary Date: December 2, 2003 at 11:03:31 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: Athlon 1.1/128MB
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I am trying to upgrade an HP Pavilion XL866: Motherboard ASUS A7V-VM, Max. Memory 1GB. It originally had 128MB SDRAM, 133MHZ. I tried installing (2) 256MB SDRAM, 133MHZ sticks and Windows kept crashing. I removed 1 of the sticks and the system works great. I tried switching the sticks (to see if one is bad) and still works great. I put both in again and crashed again. I figured maybe the second bank is bad. So I then put (2) 128MB SDRAM, 133MHZ chips and.....it works fine. I'm stumped, any ideas? The memory I'm installing is SPECTEK brand name. Thanks to all replies.
Name: jam Date: December 2, 2003 at 12:01:04 Pacific
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Download a program called memtest86, it creates a bootable floppy with the diagnostic program on it...boot off the disk, run the test & see what happens. Try it with both sticks, then one at a time...see if there's a difference.
http://www.memtest86.com/
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Response Number 2
Name: Gary Date: December 2, 2003 at 15:04:39 Pacific
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How long does the memory test usually take? I started by testing both sticks first and it has been running for almost 3 hours and has recorded that it has passed 4 tests so far. Not sure what I'm supposed to be looking for.
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