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missing ram
Name: d_creber Date: August 15, 2005 at 01:51:10 Pacific OS: 98se CPU/Ram: PII 64/128
Comment:
Half of my ram has disappeared. I have a laptop and i have opened it and reseated the removable stick, but nothing has changed. It's made my computer slower and i can't watch avi files any more.
Any ideas what i can do (apart from buy a new computer)?
Name: Dan Penny Date: August 15, 2005 at 03:53:31 Pacific
Reply:
New RAM stick. If the stick is seated properly and only half shows up, it sounds like a memory failure.
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser4Real Date: August 15, 2005 at 06:47:09 Pacific
Reply:
Check out the type of stick you have and check out e-bay and find a comparable or larger capacity ram. See how much your Motherboard can handle. I've recently bought quite a bit of new notebook ram on ebay at a fraction of the new cost.
Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks
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Response Number 3
Name: trvlr Date: August 15, 2005 at 07:27:16 Pacific
Reply:
If buying new RAM then check out crucial.com. Good quality RAM; usually around two thirds to half the price the typical manufacturer of your laptop/PC charges... Next day delivery.
I've dealt with them three times and have no complaints.
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Response Number 4
Name: aboucher Date: August 15, 2005 at 07:58:50 Pacific
Reply:
also check out newegg.com. that is where i baught all of my pc parts
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Response Number 5
Name: Derek Date: August 15, 2005 at 15:35:09 Pacific
Reply:
Sounds like the stick has died but no harm using a clean pencil rubber on its edge connectors, just in case it is being obstinate - tarnish can cause many problems.
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