Adding additional RAM

I have tried to install an additional DIMM of 512MB RAM
to my system. The BIOS detects the additional RAM but XP
fails to start. If I remove the additional 512 DIMM the
systems works OK again. Is there a setting in the
registry that covers this?

You don't say specifically where it fails to start, but if you're not
getting past the bios, you haven;t even gotten near the OS yet.

Most likely, the new memory isn't compatible with either the motherboard or
with the other stick of ram that you already have.

"tones" wrote in message
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I have tried to install an additional DIMM of 512MB RAM
to my system. The BIOS detects the additional RAM but XP
fails to start. If I remove the additional 512 DIMM the
systems works OK again. Is there a setting in the
registry that covers this?

"tones" wrote:

I have tried to install an additional DIMM of 512MB RAM
to my system. The BIOS detects the additional RAM but XP
fails to start. If I remove the additional 512 DIMM the
systems works OK again. Is there a setting in the
registry that covers this?

Try removing the original RAM and starting up with just the new RAM by
itself.

That will show if the problem is with the new RAM itself or if it is
with the combination of the old and new RAM together.

Good luck


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