I just bought a 1gb pc3200 400mhz DDR Ram for my pc. When I put it in my pc failed to boot. I took it out and the pc boots fine. What's the problem? Could the Ram be damaged or is it more likely to be a compatibility issue? Only 10 types of people understand binary, those that do and those that don't

Have you tried different slots? Tried taking out the old ram and just having the new stick?.. Otherwise it is a compatibility issue or damaged RAM.. Mattwizz3 : ) Socket 7 is my bestest freind...

I tried both of the two free slots but didn't try it on it's own. I'll do that cheers. Could it be possible that my motherboard can't take a 1gb card? Only 10 types of people understand binary, those that do and those that don't

I suppose that is a possibility but it dosent really seem likey... most new-ish computers can run fine with 1Gb sticks.. Check your motherboards max memory capacity and devide it by the number of slots you have. Ussualy that gives you the max size per slot that way. Mattwizz3 : ) Socket 7 is my bestest freind...

Where do I find that info? Just realised I have the stick here in work so I'll try it on my work pc and if it doesn't work then I reckon it's the stick. Only 10 types of people understand binary, those that do and those that don't

If you have your motherboard manual it should be written in there, otherwise got to the motherboard manufacturers site and look it up. (Or download the manual) If you dont know what motherboard you have, download Belarc Advisor and it should tell you. Mattwizz3 : ) Socket 7 is my bestest freind...

dont forget that if a computer can cope with a 1gb stick, it does not mean it can cope with all 1gb sticks. eg. it might run with a stick with say 16 chips on it , but then might not run with a stick with 8 chips on it due the different 'density' of the ram (ie. high number of megabytes in each chip)