NEW RAM = BSOD

[mtl68]

I have an older system w/ a PII processor and 1 stick of 32mb RAM & 1 stick of 128MB RAM. I have tried to put in another 128MB of SDR DIMM RAM (which is exactly the same as the 128MB that's currently in)

When I reboot, the mem test sees the full amount of ram and it goes into the loading XP screen...Then after several seconds of the XP load screen I get a BSOD. I get different msg's, depending on which slot I install the RAM too. Each stick of 128MB works individually, but not together. And I'm sure they are exactly the same. I've increased the virt. mem to 1.5x the physical RAM and still nothing. Any idesa?????

 

[gargouille]

Identify and track down your motherboard manual...it may have some enlightenment for you.
For what it's worth, swapfile settings won't make or break ram or the system.
From Win98 up I think you're better off letting Windoze handle it UNLESS you're concerned about hard drive space.
At least set (if you're [Like I am] intent on tweaking) max and min to the same relatively high value to minimize adjusting.

 

[mtl68]

Gargouille..

I've tracked down the spec sheet on the mobo...but I have no clue as to what the DIMM Config info is saying...for 256mb RAM it shows this as the config:
256MB (1) 16M x 64 (1) 8M x 64 (1) 8M x 64

and don't laugh, but I'm clueless here...

 

[gargouille]

Your candor is appreciated:

Copied from crucial.com:

[[What do 16x64, 16x72, etc. represent when describing memory?

Description:

What do 16x64, 16x72, etc. represent when describing memory, and how do they affect what I should buy?

Solution:

If you are shopping through Crucial's advanced search or are shopping by motherboard, you may see the size of your module written in the format 16Meg x 64, 16Meg x 72, etc. In this format, the second number gives the width of the data path in bits. If this number is divisible by nine, it is a parity or ECC module; otherwise, it is a non-parity module.

You can determine the size of your module from this format by multiplying the two numbers together, then dividing by eight or nine, whichever results in an even number. This gives you the size of your module in megabytes (MB). ]]

Here's the link:

http://support.crucial.com/scripts/crucial.exe/search

Good geek reading there.

 

[twertman68]

i think i read somewere something about some older motherboards having problems with memory sticks over 64mb.

 

[scottyjohn]

I assume that they are both pc100 or pc133 and not a mix? John
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