I've been running on 256 MB of memory for quite some time. I got it direct from Crucial, as I have always done in the past, but I found a great deal at Newegg on a "Patriot" 512 MB module.
My current stick is: 256 MB, DDR333 PC2700
The new one I bought is: 512 MB, PC3200, DDR400
Both are non-buffered, non-ecc, CL 2.5, 184-pin
My mobo is an Epox 8k5a2. When I install the new memory module, I get a "system halted" message. I thought the new RAM would just run at the lower speed to match the older.
Is there adjustment I can make in the BIOS to get this to work, and am I going to have to return the RAM?
thanks,
-abs
My current stick is: 256 MB, DDR333 PC2700
The new one I bought is: 512 MB, PC3200, DDR400
Both are non-buffered, non-ecc, CL 2.5, 184-pin
My mobo is an Epox 8k5a2. When I install the new memory module, I get a "system halted" message. I thought the new RAM would just run at the lower speed to match the older.
Is there adjustment I can make in the BIOS to get this to work, and am I going to have to return the RAM?
thanks,
-abs