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Need help with RAM
Ok, here's my situation. I have an M7VIG Pro motherboard. The book
specifically states "Supports 2 DDR 200/266 MHz (without ECC) devices, maximum memory size up to 2GB. Both slots can obviously support 1GB modules each. I purchased (2) 1GB memory modules. They are labeled as "1GB DDR333 Module 16C". When I insert one of them, and turn on the computer, I get a long beep (a few seconds), silence, then beep-silence, over and over again until I turn off the computer. If I put the other one in, the computer seems to boot up ok, but it's unstable. I can be using the computer when all of a sudden it just reboots on it's own. If I put both modules in, I get a ton of registry errors as it boots and the system loads, leading me to having to shut it down. I've contacted the place I bought them from and they have offered to replace the modules, but they insist that all memory is tested prior to shipping so it is unlikely that they are defective. The only possible cause to this whole thing is my system bus speed. It is supposed to be capable of running at 133MHz, but when I remove the jumper that the motherboard says I need to remove, the system won't even boot. With the jumper on the pins, the system boots, but the bus speed is 100MHz. Is it possible the bus speed is causing the problem with the DDR memory and does anyone know what I can do to fix this? -- 73! de Andy KC2SSB http://shorecogs.tripod.com AIM: shorecogs |
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