So i got a gateway system on my hands that can't get any os's to run.
The problem is that it comes with RIMM ram (very exotic), you know the kind that can only be installed in pairs.....g@y
Anywho, the last thing that the system showed was a blue screen (as reported by the original owner) [of death] ?
The bios seems to be an asus, judging by the color, the mobo is green however. The Rimms are samsung with heatspreaders. And the Proc is a P4 @ 2.0 (400 mhz bus i assume).
Compusa said the Ram and the hdd died. I replaced the hdd and set the ram test on in the bios and it counted only upto 131 megs out of the 512.
So can Ram just die like that? Granted the reported system age is ~6 years, and it was on all of the time. And now if i got new Rimms would the system work? The reason i'm hesitating is that the ram is somewhat expensive and can only be bought in pairs.
LMK. Thanks anandtech uzers
The problem is that it comes with RIMM ram (very exotic), you know the kind that can only be installed in pairs.....g@y
Anywho, the last thing that the system showed was a blue screen (as reported by the original owner) [of death] ?
The bios seems to be an asus, judging by the color, the mobo is green however. The Rimms are samsung with heatspreaders. And the Proc is a P4 @ 2.0 (400 mhz bus i assume).
Compusa said the Ram and the hdd died. I replaced the hdd and set the ram test on in the bios and it counted only upto 131 megs out of the 512.
So can Ram just die like that? Granted the reported system age is ~6 years, and it was on all of the time. And now if i got new Rimms would the system work? The reason i'm hesitating is that the ram is somewhat expensive and can only be bought in pairs.
LMK. Thanks anandtech uzers
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