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ram installation failed
Name: sarah mccool Date: February 17, 2003 at 05:21:27 Pacific OS: win98se CPU/Ram: 1000mhzathlon/128mb
Comment:
this was my first time installing memory. after consulting you guys a few days ago i found out that applying some power on the ram while inserting would not hurt it. but when it came to application i had to use all my power to lock it completely in. after that the computer didn't boot. it didn't even beep. so i removed the new ram and left the old one only. and the computer booted fine. do you think i damaged the ram or the dimm slot? how can i understand that the dimm slot is ok?
Name: Trey Date: February 17, 2003 at 06:21:52 Pacific
Reply:
The most likely situation in your case is not that you damaged a dimm slot, those are almost unbreakable. You probably just have incompatible memory for your board. Give us more specs and we can see what kind of RAM you need.
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Response Number 2
Name: jsbholman Date: February 17, 2003 at 07:28:39 Pacific
Reply:
Sounds either you have a dodgy stick of ram or your motherboard only can deal with a certain density of RAM.
Summary: Last year I purchased a Sony Vaio PCV-RX450 running Win ME, 1.0 Ghz AMD, with 128mb RAM (2 DIMMS each with 64mb sticks). Under system it only showed 112mb of RAM installed. I found that the reason f...
Summary: Having actual BAD ram is extremely rare. It's a zillion times more likely you are trying to use ram that is incompatile with the mboard, or you have a poor connection in the ram slots, or you damaged ...
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