added 256 megs of ram now computer periodiclly reboots
After adding 256 megs of PC133RAM with my 128mPC100 my computer will reboot spontaneuosly, i have crash dumps disabled so i dont get the blue screen when it would dump the memory. Anyway I just want to know if there is a solution to this problem at all that anyone knows of.
After adding 256 megs of PC133RAM with my 128mPC100 my computer will reboot spontaneuosly, i have crash dumps disabled so i dont get the blue screen when it would dump the memory. Anyway I just want to know if there is a solution to this problem at all that anyone knows of.
System specs:
Asus P2B - BIOS 1.0.1.2
PII 400
Windows 2k
SB Live
Generic NIC
GF 2 MX
the ram is 128PC100 generic and 256 Kingston PC133 ValueRAM.
System specs:
Asus P2B - BIOS 1.0.1.2
PII 400
Windows 2k
SB Live
Generic NIC
GF 2 MX
the ram is 128PC100 generic and 256 Kingston PC133 ValueRAM.
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Why don't you give Kingston a call all of their ram has a lifetime warranty and the will even ship a replacement overnight at no extra charge. All you have to pay is return shipping.
well i will tell u right now, it is not good to mix pc 133 and pc 100 mem that is prob why(works for some people but not for others), take out your pc 100 128mb chip, try it like that (just your 256) for a while, see if it crashes, if not, then u knwo what the prob is.
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ICQ me!!!
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ICQ me!!!
[This message has been edited by Mr.Guvernment (edited 09 February 2001).]
Agreed. Mixing memory speeds isn't a good idea. The chip could also be faulty as suggested above, and to test it, you can use a program such as MemTest86, which can be found here...
http://reality.sgi.com/cbrady_denver/memtest86/
--Cynan.
http://reality.sgi.com/cbrady_denver/memtest86/
--Cynan.
I have mixed them running at 133, and not had problems. Then again, a cheap stick of PC100 may have a hard enough time running at 100, let alone anything else. All you are doing is overclocking the RAM, so most of the typical CPU overclocking rules apply.
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Regards,
clutch
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Regards,
clutch
[This message has been edited by clutch (edited 12 February 2001).]
Ive underclocked RAM in a PC133 P3 667 and had PC100 and PC133 in my Duron system and it worked fine. You only need to worry if youre overclocking. That memory is probably bad or that generic ram could be your problem and not like the Kingston. Take out your old memory and see how things go. If that fixes it, your DIMMs dont like each other. I had some generic memory in one of my systems but it went screwy on me,but this was just one stick. Ive had other sticks of generic memory with no problems. There's a very small chance the RAM is actually bad, especially if its coming from a manufacturer like Kingston. Its probably due to some differences in the specs of the chips themselves-but not the speed.
