Re: [MLUG] ram issues?

["Eugene R. Worth" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Try Memory4Less.com ... they are very helpful with the type of MBoard, etc. 
Also, Crucial.com has a helpful configurator for memory.

gene

At 02:47 AM 3/1/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Can only be returned if defective. Is why I'm trying to rule out me having
>bought the wrong memory. Gateway is extremely helpful by not carrying help
>on this old of system. Several reputable memory dealers have information
>though and say it can take this kind but one mentions that some of the
>systems are different without saying which ones. They link back to a dead
>page on Gateway's site for more info. It seems to be nice memory. Gold
>pins, supposedly fast for this type of memory, appears to be new and well
>packaged, etc.
>
>Anyone else find it very depressing to buy yourself a rare upgrade and
>have it not work? ;)
>
>
>;):):-):):-):):-)8')
>Michael McGlothlin <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
>http://mlug.missouri.edu/~mogmios/projects/
>
>On 1 Mar 2002, Dave McBride wrote:
>
> > 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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