Hey I have tried everything I can think of I had 8mb ram and 98 require 16 so I bought 2*32mb but now comes the problem if I only insert the 2 32mb then it won't go anywhere after first screen at booting. if I have the 2 4mb + the 2 32mb it goes on but dos can't handle that much memory and freezes I disabled memory check but now the big problem when trying to install windows98 it freezes at install screen just when it would say win98 require 16mb memory. if i only have 2 4mb and 1 32 it won't give me display on the screen because it seems to require 2 memory or 4 and if i take 1 4 and 1 32 it won't work either plz help me

Hi You will need to know how the memory needs to be configured, in other words which slots can be used to configure 64MB. What is your motherboard brand /model/numbers. Perhaps the computer model could be a help here too. If you are unable to find anything on the web, post the details of your 200mmx here and someone else might have better luck.

Old socket 7 systems that use 72-pin SIMMs have to have the RAM sticks installed in matched pairs. Are your two 32mb sticks identical? Same brand & chip count...both either EDO or FPM? You can't mix & match & you can't pair up a 4mb stick with a 32mb stick...it doesn't work that way. And don't exceed 64mb total RAM, you'll hurt you performance because of the 64mb cache limit of the old socket 7 chipsets. Have you looked into your BIOS settings? You may have to reconfigure you settings to the new RAM.....

I have old socket 7 system the other stuff you said at least I think so. The thing is if I connect only the 2 32mb it starts and it counts that there is 64mb memory but after the first screen where you can enter bios options it freezes. And yes the 2 4mb is same kind. and the 2 32 is also same kind (not as 4mb). but if I add the 2 4mb + 2 32mb I have 72mb memory and it goes on after first screen where you can enter bios but after that if I use dos it freezes unless I set mem check off. then the big problem is when I try to install win98 it freezes just before it shows up win98 install if I start with boot disc but if I have installed dos and and try install win98 with memory check disabled it freezes just when you get win98 install screen(the one where it says 30-60min for win98 install....) and just 8mb memory is not enouth to install win98 so I need help to install it ;( would it work if install win95 with 8mb ram and there after I instert 2 32mb ram and startup win95 and from it update to win98 ?

I believe it's himem.sys that can't handle the memory I read something where it said max 64mb ! but the thing is if I insert only the 2 32mb it won't go any fearther then the first screen where you can enter bios settings ;( and as you said jam I can't mix 1 4mb and 1 32mb ! so what can I do ???

try at the first two rows the 2*4mb and at row three and four the 2*32mb if that doesn't work, try it the other way if that doesn't work, check the memory this way: take the windows 98 startup disk and make a change in the file config.sys in this line (it's three times present): device=himem.sys /testmem:off change the word off in the word on, so that it says testmem:on with this startup disk you can check the memory for errors but as far as I understand your problem, you should take your old 4mb memory sticks to the shop and ask them to replace the 32 MB with 32 MB memory that should work in your computer, for they gave the wrong ones

the thing is that if I have testmem:on it will freeze! ;( - Bios can calculate that I have inserted all 4 memorys and total size is 72mb. But it's himem.sys that dos and/or a boot disc use that can't and that's when it freezes at testmem so I have to have mem test off. But when I do install win98 it freezes at install screen if I have memtest off in config.sys and if I do only have the 2 4mb memorys it's to little memory at win98 install screen(require16). and last but not least I still can only have 2 or 4 memorys in the computer and I can only have the 2 4mb as Simm 1 & 2 and the 2 32mb as 3 4.