Hi, today i upgraded my PC by replacing my 1 x 256mb Ram card with 2 x 1GB cards. all seemed to be going well upon startup, tried a few programs, all ok. when surfing the internet it then closed the program (internet explorer encountered a problem...) this happened about 4-5 times with the same page, i decided to run a virus check, just in case, this then completely crashed the comp.i opened the case and re-checked connections, i restarted, tried virus check again...crash. surfed the internet... lost connection 5 times. decided to do an XP system restore to a few days ago, this seems to have made it slightly less buggy, but it still isnt working like it used to. can anyone suggest some furthur action or things to try and fix these problems? do you need any info from me? please help, i though id make my PC faster (which it is) not crash all the time... thanks in advance.
One of the memory sticks may be causing errors. Which brand memory did you buy? Try removing one of the two memory sticks and running your PC. If it's the same, try the other one. If one of these sticks is causing the problem, have it replaced.
thanks for th reply, but upon furthur inspection, it seems the RAM i bought isnt compatable with my Motherbourd, i didnt read the smallprint, it said not compatable with asus motherboards, turns out Asus mobo's aint very compatable when it comes to RAM. any suggestions on what i should go for? i still want 2GB heres my specs- Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Packard Bell NEC Packard Bell Computer PB13316901 System Serial Number: 047034020320 Chassis Serial Number: 50424E Enclosure Type: Desktop Processor a Main Circuit Board b 2.93 gigahertz Intel Celeron 16 kilobyte primary memory cache 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: NEC COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL P5S800-VM Rev 1.xx Bus Clock: 133 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0160 05/12/2005 Drives Memory Modules c,d 153.58 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 46.61 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S [CD-ROM drive] ST3160021A [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 4JS0BLNX, rev 8.01, SMART Status: Healthy 192 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'DIMM0' has 256 MB Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty
Well, is it Asus motherboards, or is it the RAM you bought? I tend to find memory brands are guilty of incompatibility more often than motherboards. I don't know a single person who's ever had compatibility issues with Corsair RAM.
the model of the RAM was samsung, i went with this as its a big name. like i said before on the website i got it from it said not compatable with asus motherboards, i just didnt read it, my bad!
well i took your advise, found some corsair RAM 1GB... ive orderd them but i thought id check with you guys before the order goes to far... are these compatable with my system? details above... thanks again for all your help!
Your PC uses the Asus P5S800-VM motherboard, supporting DDR1 memory modules at PC3200, 2700 or 2100 speeds. On that basis I'd recommend you buy PC3200.
Samsung made the best RAMBUS RD RAM, but I haven't heard anything, one way or the other about them, since then. I have used nothing but Corsair, in the last 3 machines that I built.
I had some Samsung RAM in my old PC (it came with it, I didn't choose it), and all I found out about it was that it's more sensitive to bad power supplies than the cheap-ass elixir I added to that system. Those sticks stayed working after the incident, but the samsung stuff pretty much literally went up in flames.
Thanks sammorris, this is the RAM thats on its way-Corsair VS1GB400C3 Value Select / 1GB / 184-Pin DDR 400 (PC3200) / CL3.0 / Computer Memory , and yep its 3200. many thanks again to you for being so helpful, my grapiccs card also arrived today, so im sure i'll be back at some point, nothing ever goes right for me! but i already asked for advise on here BEFORE ordering that one! but i'll wait for my RAM to arrive and work before putting the graphics card in i think!
