romancommander

I was having problems with my computer after a vista installation. It started turning off and on right each within about 10 seconds of each other whenever I turned it on initially. It then started working after I removed one of the RAM sticks inside of it. After playing around with the order my RAM is in my slots, I was able to get vista to work with both 512mb sticks in it. The initial problem was as follows:

---I-----I-------I-------I
Slot 1--Slot 2--Slot 3--Slot 4
512MB-----------------512MB

So Hp had initally 1 stick in the first and forth slot both 512mb DDR2 200mhz

Now I placed it like this (3rd and fourth) and it started working
---I-----I-------I-------I
Slot 1--Slot 2--Slot 3--Slot 4
---------------512MB--512MB

Just today I bought a 1GB DDR2 stick at 333mhz (I know I shouldnt have two different frequencies at the same time) and configured it like this (1,3,4) and it was still working....
---I-----I-------I-------I
Slot 1--Slot 2--Slot 3--Slot 4
1GB------------512MB--512MB


It was working like that for the whole day until tonight when I downloaded a vista update. After the update my computer started acting the same way as before, constantly turning off and on (restarting) after an intital boot screen.

JSome of my system specs are as follows:
HP media center M1760n
Pentium D 2.8Ghz
the RAM mentioned above
ATI x700 PCI Express
2 dvd drives

I also just bought a 2GB DDR2 stick with 800mhz and a 8800GT on ebay which will come in later. I'm probably gonna run into problems with those as well.

Well I really need help and thought you people on here might know whats wrong or what I can do to fix it. Also, my power supply does not have any writing on it so I do not know how much power it is giving off. Doubt thats my problem now though, might encounter something with it when installing my new graphics card.

romancommander

News! The comp works with my 2 512mb in the 1st and 3rd slots.....
However I tried the 1GB stick in all 4 slots by itself and it never worked.
Why after this update did my computer stop working with my 1GB stick while before it worked? Also, what do I do to make my computer work with different memory, since I have a 2GB stick coming on the way soon...

ChrisW92410

did you change your BIOS setup to at least somewhat match up with the new sitck as well as the old sticks? i know you said its 2 diff frequencies but at lest try to go with the higher freq. and see if thatll work..if not id send the stick back and get the right frequency so you wont have this issue in the future with anotehr update.

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