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Old September 2nd 06, 09:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
rosaria
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Default got new ram?



"Sylvain Lafontaine" wrote:

If you want to know if you must always put memory by pair on your
motherboard, simply put back only one of the original memory modules and see
if your computer is able to boot. If not, then you will know that you
cannot add a single memory module at a time; always two.

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"rosaria" wrote in message
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Hi, purchased ram (corsair 512 3200c2), the systems already has 2/256 3200
400mhz with two extra slots for more memory, I install the memory as
directed, and when I start up windows, it would get to the welcome and
then
it would just reboot. over and over again. I tried trouble shooting by
removing the original memeory completly and replacing it with just the new
corsair ram and I got the same results. a constant reboot. Did I get bunk
memory, or is the ram I purchased incorrect? Can anyone help?
The corsair memory is on one module, unlike the original, which is in two.
Does this make a diffrence?
I thought windows would just recognize the new memory automaticly, or is
there something I missed?





Hi, thanks for all your suggestions, in the end I did what most consumers
do, I exchange the cosair memory for another module. I installed it, and it
rebooted fine.
so, maybe it was just a bad module. thanks again.


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