Problem upgrading DDR Memory in an older motherboard...

[imported_Detoyminador]

A mate of mine has an old ASUS P4B533-V motherboard Link with only 512Mb of memory . I had 2x sticks of this memory Link laying around so we tried to put it in to his mb with no luck, pc wouldn't even post and it would restart over and over. We even tried just 1 stick of 512 just to see if it would work but no luck.

I can also try a pair of this memory Link do you think these will work in his system???

What is the problem?

 

[pkme2]

You can get 2GB Samsung PC2100 DDR 266MHz 184pin CL2.5 for $150 on eBay.

Your ram links are overkill for sure, no good for your mobo.

 

[imported_Detoyminador]

I know they are overkill but this is the SPARE RAM modules I have. Why won't they work and will they work is my questions.

 

[imported_Detoyminador]

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[beastgreeley]

That motherboard will just not handle it, you should check Asus website and it will show you what speeds are compatible with it.http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

 

[JohnAn2112]

Try clearing the CMOS and putting just one of those sticks in. If you get a POST, then put the other one in. You probably can't mix and match with the old memory in there though.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

Huh. That's really wierd. I've never had a problem before with running faster RAM in a mobo that didn't support it. It'd just clock it back down to whatever it could do.

As a stupid note, are you ABSOLUTLY certain, that you seated the RAM properly? Used to happen to me ALL THE TIME back in HS when I was tinkering with my rig.

 

[imported_Detoyminador]

I had the ram seated properly, tried removing and installing a few times and table clicked in properly. I'll try clearing the cmos as the board is overclocked.

 

[imported_Detoyminador]

Well we got his system going. We took out the 2 sticks of 512Mb mem which wouldn't work on his system and put in the 2 sticks of 1Gb (2Gb total) and it's now booting and running fine.

The reason I'm writing is that he's got another problem now. He upgraded his video card to a HIS X800XT AGP AND HIS MB is the ASUS P4B533-V. Some games will pop up with memory errors another game will start you can here sound but it's pitch black, can't see a thing. Some games will drop out to desktop and some games will have problems and run fine. We tried playing around with the memory sticks swapping and changing, unclocking cpu, reinstalling video drivers (using CCC6.4 waiting on 6.5 to be released). His power supply is an Antec 350w.

Any ideas???

 

[dodgybob]

The board specs indicate its 4x agp. Try reducing the agp speed settings and turn off fast writes etc. to see if that solves it. Possibly look at the psu to see if its under powered during 3d.