RE: [MLUG] ram issues?

["Boaz, Kevin" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Another option is the trashcan.  I personnely believe that ALL gateways
belong there after the way I was treated.  Why waste good memory on
junk.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave McBride [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 1:33 AM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: Re: [MLUG] ram issues?
> 
> 
> Is simply returning/exchanging the modules an option?  I had a very
> similar problem with 2 new modules on my athlon system and 
> just decided
> to quit while I was behind. I've since bought 1 new module 
> from another
> source, and it works just fine--autodetected, booted right up, been up
> ever since. I never learned the real problem. I'd bet on plain old bad
> chips though. Otherwise, can you borrow a known good module 
> or 2 to rule
> out a board problem?
> 	Dave
> 
> On Thu, 2002-02-28 at 23:28, Michael wrote:
> > I bought four 32M 72 pin EDO SIMM modules and when I try to 
> install them,
> > the system boots and the BIOS detects the memory. I tried 
> booting into
> > Linux both with and without the 'mem=128M' line and booting 
> into Windows
> > and all failed during the boot process. In Linux I started 
> getting swap
> > and filesystem errors. Now the system only recognized 16M 
> of memory (my
> > old memory) rather than the proper 48M.
> > 
> > The online manual for my system said it takes this memory 
> but it doesn't
> > seem to work in any combination. The system is a Gateway 
> P5-133XL. Any
> > suggestions?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > I don't suffer from insanity... I enjoy every minute of it.
> > 
> > ;):):-):):-):):-)8')
> > Michael McGlothlin <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> > http://mlug.missouri.edu/~mogmios/projects/
> > 
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