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RAM Upgrade
Name: Graham Date: November 21, 2002 at 09:13:05 Pacific OS: Win XP Pro CPU/Ram: 800
Comment:
Need some help on a RAM upgrade. I am trying to increase the RAM on a IBM NetVista 800 MHz machine. Presently there is 64 MB SDRAM in it. When I put a 512 MB SDRAM chip in it (with and without the 64 chip), I get a beep, 3 quick beeps and then another beep in the POST start-up. Will 512 chip go into this machine or is there possibly a probelm with the chip? Any help much appreciated. Thanks Graham
Name: Bubbo Date: November 21, 2002 at 09:24:32 Pacific
Reply:
Press del on startup to go into the bios, note down who made it and goto their website where you should be able to find out what the beeps mean.
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Response Number 2
Name: bobhome1941 Date: November 21, 2002 at 09:28:36 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Have a look at this link http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml
Copy and paste into address bar,it tells you what beeps mean
BOB
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Response Number 3
Name: Max Date: November 21, 2002 at 09:32:12 Pacific
Reply:
Itīs possible that your motherboard doesnīt support a 512MB memorystick.And maybe it doesnīt support 512MB at all.U have to contact an IBM dealer if u cant find any info in your manual.Sometimes u have to put the memory in memoryslot 1 to make it work.
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Response Number 4
Name: Death-Knight Date: November 21, 2002 at 09:43:43 Pacific
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You system does not support 512RAM a stick, only 256MB per stick.
~Death-Knight~
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Response Number 5
Name: CyberSlu Date: November 21, 2002 at 09:48:41 Pacific
and select your computer model from the drop down list
The site will tell you for sure what RAM is compatible :-)
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Response Number 6
Name: Sue Date: November 21, 2002 at 12:01:43 Pacific
Reply:
If your computer supports 512, make sure you put it in the slot that you orig had one, (where the memory was installed at purchase), you have slots and it should be in the #1 slot (#1 being the orig slot with mem in it), if it only takes 512 you can only use that one and not plus the orig..look at your manual or go to web site of your computer maker to find what mb it will support.
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