I just bought 512 MB of PC2700 DDR RAM, and installed it in the same slot as the old DIMM was, and this old 256 MB one in the other slot. Read on, please.
I tried it and got a stop error message just when the Windows loading screen is supposed to appear. I followed the stop error messages' advice of disabling in the BIOS shadowing and/or the other one, but I couldn't find it in the BIOS. After a while of unsuccessful attempts (except that time where Windows got to checking the HD for errors after so many reboots from the errors, but it gave a stop error right after finishing), I decided to take out the 256 MB DIMM. This time, it never even got to the boot screen or stop error, but froze in the middle of the BIOS thing (but after the time you can access the CMOS), so restarted and checked the BIOS (I saw a setting that seemed out of place about USB Legacy support (seemed that it should be enabled by the description of it, since I use a USB mouse). Gah, I probably just changed it by mistake). Still nothing.
So I go and reinstall the old RAM without the new one, and voilà, it works. Didn't change the BIOS settings or anything after doing that. I'm using the computer I want to add RAM to right now.
I'm sorry if the answer is quite obvious to any of you experts, but I'm new at installing hardware. I just know about the hardware and installing it into the computer (except processor), I don't know how to resolve problems or such, or about configuration needed to be done.
Should I return this RAM, or is there something I overlooked or forgot to do?
BTW, this is "Azenram" brand RAM. I bought it since it was on sale for their after-Christmas sale. Could the problem lie within the manufacturer? I guess I could pay the extra $30 CAD for Kingston...
I tried it and got a stop error message just when the Windows loading screen is supposed to appear. I followed the stop error messages' advice of disabling in the BIOS shadowing and/or the other one, but I couldn't find it in the BIOS. After a while of unsuccessful attempts (except that time where Windows got to checking the HD for errors after so many reboots from the errors, but it gave a stop error right after finishing), I decided to take out the 256 MB DIMM. This time, it never even got to the boot screen or stop error, but froze in the middle of the BIOS thing (but after the time you can access the CMOS), so restarted and checked the BIOS (I saw a setting that seemed out of place about USB Legacy support (seemed that it should be enabled by the description of it, since I use a USB mouse). Gah, I probably just changed it by mistake). Still nothing.
So I go and reinstall the old RAM without the new one, and voilà, it works. Didn't change the BIOS settings or anything after doing that. I'm using the computer I want to add RAM to right now.
I'm sorry if the answer is quite obvious to any of you experts, but I'm new at installing hardware. I just know about the hardware and installing it into the computer (except processor), I don't know how to resolve problems or such, or about configuration needed to be done.
Should I return this RAM, or is there something I overlooked or forgot to do?
BTW, this is "Azenram" brand RAM. I bought it since it was on sale for their after-Christmas sale. Could the problem lie within the manufacturer? I guess I could pay the extra $30 CAD for Kingston...
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