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The new RAM is not compatable , I think you all ready answered your
own question , Buy Compaq genuine on Ebay and stop risking frying your motherboard for a few dollars On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 00:56:18 GMT, "jboden" wrote: when i have the compaq 64mb in the 1st slot and nothing in 2 or 3 it runs ok.. if i put the 256mb sdram in the 1st slot it gives me 3 beeps 1 short and 2 long i think and the number lock light blinks. i got the numbers off of the good sdram HYB39S64800CT-8 , IT IS A infineon sdram i wonder if it is ecc.. "Mike Calkins" wrote in message news The first key is to verify that the first slot contains Compaq RAM. The second key is to be sure that the second slot is functional. Compaq RAM is your 'safest' bet, I'd rate crucial (Micron) a close second. Also, what other components have been added to the box after Compaq built it? Looking for power supply issues. Mike "jboden" wrote in message news:sYpdb.601382$YN5.444947@sccrnsc01... no it is a compusa 256 sdram, i do have another 256 comming in fro micron or crucial wed.. "Mike Calkins" wrote in message . .. Assuming that there is one memory module already there... Put the new one (256) where the old one was, and the one you just removed, in the next slot. Reboot. If all is well, rejoice! Is this Compaq branded RAM? if not, what? Mike "jboden" wrote in message news:xDpdb.608148$uu5.99911@sccrnsc04... i saved F1, and it rebooted and went back to 64 mb and asked me to save again F1 then it loaded windows 98 windows says it has only 64 mb memory... "David" wrote in message ... LOL good catch HH ) , addendum , reboot after saving changes and error will go away. On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:57:05 GMT, "HH" wrote: Uh, the 164 Memory size error is normal when you add or remove memory from a PC because the count doesn't match the count stored in CMOS. HH "jboden" wrote in message news:MWldb.600412$Ho3.116963@sccrnsc03... i am installing a 256 mb 133hz sdram, and i get a error 164-memory size error. when i put the 64mb 100hz sdram in it is ok. i have tried 2 different sdrams and they both will not work..is the speed the problem or the size and also do i need to update the bios. thanks for any help... |
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I agree with David.
"David" wrote in message ... The new RAM is not compatable , I think you all ready answered your own question , Buy Compaq genuine on Ebay and stop risking frying your motherboard for a few dollars On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 00:56:18 GMT, "jboden" wrote: when i have the compaq 64mb in the 1st slot and nothing in 2 or 3 it runs ok.. if i put the 256mb sdram in the 1st slot it gives me 3 beeps 1 short and 2 long i think and the number lock light blinks. i got the numbers off of the good sdram HYB39S64800CT-8 , IT IS A infineon sdram i wonder if it is ecc.. "Mike Calkins" wrote in message news The first key is to verify that the first slot contains Compaq RAM. The second key is to be sure that the second slot is functional. Compaq RAM is your 'safest' bet, I'd rate crucial (Micron) a close second. Also, what other components have been added to the box after Compaq built it? Looking for power supply issues. Mike "jboden" wrote in message news:sYpdb.601382$YN5.444947@sccrnsc01... no it is a compusa 256 sdram, i do have another 256 comming in fro micron or crucial wed.. "Mike Calkins" wrote in message . .. Assuming that there is one memory module already there... Put the new one (256) where the old one was, and the one you just removed, in the next slot. Reboot. If all is well, rejoice! Is this Compaq branded RAM? if not, what? Mike "jboden" wrote in message news:xDpdb.608148$uu5.99911@sccrnsc04... i saved F1, and it rebooted and went back to 64 mb and asked me to save again F1 then it loaded windows 98 windows says it has only 64 mb memory... "David" wrote in message ... LOL good catch HH ) , addendum , reboot after saving changes and error will go away. On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:57:05 GMT, "HH" wrote: Uh, the 164 Memory size error is normal when you add or remove memory from a PC because the count doesn't match the count stored in CMOS. HH "jboden" wrote in message news:MWldb.600412$Ho3.116963@sccrnsc03... i am installing a 256 mb 133hz sdram, and i get a error 164-memory size error. when i put the 64mb 100hz sdram in it is ok. i have tried 2 different sdrams and they both will not work..is the speed the problem or the size and also do i need to update the bios. thanks for any help... |
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A shot in the dark. Is it possible the DIMM slots will accept nothing larger
than a 128MB DIMM ? Some EN models had a max RAM of 384K and had 3 slots. HH "jboden" wrote in message news:ZVpdb.608250$uu5.99383@sccrnsc04... after i get the error it gives me a message :04000000 10 210-memory error (the following config options were auto updated.. total memory 65536mb F1 to save changes...I press f1 and it loades windows in save mode....i have seen it tell me a few times total memory is 326000mb or close to it. "Mike Calkins" wrote in message . .. After you get the error, what are you doing? Mike "jboden" wrote in message news:MWldb.600412$Ho3.116963@sccrnsc03... i am installing a 256 mb 133hz sdram, and i get a error 164-memory size error. when i put the 64mb 100hz sdram in it is ok. i have tried 2 different sdrams and they both will not work..is the speed the problem or the size and also do i need to update the bios. thanks for any help... |
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Uh, make that a max RAM of 384MB, not 384K.....
HH "HH" wrote in message . .. A shot in the dark. Is it possible the DIMM slots will accept nothing larger than a 128MB DIMM ? Some EN models had a max RAM of 384K and had 3 slots. HH "jboden" wrote in message news:ZVpdb.608250$uu5.99383@sccrnsc04... after i get the error it gives me a message :04000000 10 210-memory error (the following config options were auto updated.. total memory 65536mb F1 to save changes...I press f1 and it loades windows in save mode....i have seen it tell me a few times total memory is 326000mb or close to it. "Mike Calkins" wrote in message . .. After you get the error, what are you doing? Mike "jboden" wrote in message news:MWldb.600412$Ho3.116963@sccrnsc03... i am installing a 256 mb 133hz sdram, and i get a error 164-memory size error. when i put the 64mb 100hz sdram in it is ok. i have tried 2 different sdrams and they both will not work..is the speed the problem or the size and also do i need to update the bios. thanks for any help... |
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