RE: [MLUG] ram issues?

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I recommend taking a shotgun to it.
Seriously though, have you called gateway?  They still supported a PC we
bought from them in '96.  Granted, not very good support, but they could at
least tell you if the memory is right.  Also, careful not to talk too fast,
the guy on the other end will tell you to go to hell (the gateway country
store) if you confuse him.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eugene R. Worth [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 6:34 AM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: Re: [MLUG] ram issues?
> 
> 
> 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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