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Presario 5000 RAM
I've got a neighbor who owns a Presario 5000, model 5003US. I just
upgraded the machine to XP from ME with a clean install. Runs much better now, but he also bought a 128 meg PNY memory module for it at Staples to upgrade the RAM from 128 to 256. When I installed it, the machine started to boot and got to about 160 megs and the monitor just lit up like a Christmas tree with all kinds of funky colors. I thought maybe the RAM was no good so I had him return it but the replacement is doing the same thing. It's 128 megs of PC 133 RAM. Any clues as to what's wrong? Bob |
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Bob,
The 5003US shupped with PC100 SyncDRAM and some Presarios are finicky about using PC133, especially mixed with PC100. Never much cared for PNY memory anyway. Most of the Memory-related issues we had with Presarios of that period was with PNY memory. Almost never with Micron/Crucial, Samsung or Corsair. Try: http://www.crucial.com HH "Bob Levine" wrote in message news:1uhbd.30$4V3.11@trndny01... I've got a neighbor who owns a Presario 5000, model 5003US. I just upgraded the machine to XP from ME with a clean install. Runs much better now, but he also bought a 128 meg PNY memory module for it at Staples to upgrade the RAM from 128 to 256. When I installed it, the machine started to boot and got to about 160 megs and the monitor just lit up like a Christmas tree with all kinds of funky colors. I thought maybe the RAM was no good so I had him return it but the replacement is doing the same thing. It's 128 megs of PC 133 RAM. Any clues as to what's wrong? Bob |
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HH wrote:
Bob, The 5003US shupped with PC100 SyncDRAM and some Presarios are finicky about using PC133, especially mixed with PC100. Never much cared for PNY memory anyway. Most of the Memory-related issues we had with Presarios of that period was with PNY memory. Almost never with Micron/Crucial, Samsung or Corsair. Try: http://www.crucial.com Kinda what I figured. It seems that the PNY 133 isn't backward compatible for some reason. Thanks for the feedback. Bob |
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I doubt it is the ram, usually incompatible ram won't boot at all...........
"Bob Levine" wrote in message news:_bwbd.9$Nj1.8@trndny04... HH wrote: Bob, The 5003US shupped with PC100 SyncDRAM and some Presarios are finicky about using PC133, especially mixed with PC100. Never much cared for PNY memory anyway. Most of the Memory-related issues we had with Presarios of that period was with PNY memory. Almost never with Micron/Crucial, Samsung or Corsair. Try: http://www.crucial.com Kinda what I figured. It seems that the PNY 133 isn't backward compatible for some reason. Thanks for the feedback. Bob |
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Lonely Planet Boy wrote:
I doubt it is the ram, usually incompatible ram won't boot at all........... It didn't boot. It got just past the 128 meg point in the POST and the screen went haywire. I had my friend exchange it for PC100 RAM and it runs great now. Bob |
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