Help computer noob!! Installing ram question

bluesi00 · 12-01-2005, 06:02 AM

i tried upgrading my brothers old hewlett packard 8754c pavilion , it has 2 slots and the most it can support is 512mb of ram. so i bought a 256 and i left the 64 it had already, the problem is when i put the 256 in it worked fine, i connected the computer in my room because i have cable internet and i wanted to update my bro's computer , when i was done i disconnected it and plugged it in my bros room. this is where the problem started, i got some sort of error message saying it wasnt reading the memory, i dont know the exact message but somewhere along those lines, so i tried swithing them around(64 and 256) and still didnt work. the computer would boot then freeze, so i just took out the 256 and left the regular 64 it came with and it works again... can anyone help me? why doesnt it want to work anymore?? any help will be appreciated, thanks in advance.

computerhakk · 12-01-2005, 09:26 AM

hmm. before u switched the 64 and 256 around, did u check to make sure it was securely in? maybe when you was taking it to your bros room, it got lose a little.

and was it the right speed and type of what you originally had?

M0ddingMan1a · 12-01-2005, 10:28 AM

yea, check if its secure. then check if its the right type of memory to begin with...

Hellbreather · 12-01-2005, 12:58 PM

If it's not even the right type of memory to begin with then it will not be compatitble with your motherboard.

bluesi00 · 12-01-2005, 05:14 PM

i did check and everything was secure. im assuming it is the right kind of memory being that it worked fine a few minuter before when the computer was in my room

bluesi00 · 12-01-2005, 05:37 PM

this is the exact message i get:

640k ram passed
318m Extended Ram Passed
256 cache sram passed
system bios shadowed
video bios shadowed
umb upper limit segment address: e7b3
fixed disc 0: quantum fireball1ct15 30
system configuration data updated
error
0232: extended ram failed at offset 1b

Hellbreather · 12-02-2005, 03:17 PM

This may sound like your RAM failed while moving it back into your bro's room, you may of fried the circuits or possibly just knocked it badly, have you tried placing the 64MB stick by itself where the 256MB used to be?

12-01-2005, 06:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
bluesi00 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	Help computer noob!! Installing ram question i tried upgrading my brothers old hewlett packard 8754c pavilion , it has 2 slots and the most it can support is 512mb of ram. so i bought a 256 and i left the 64 it had already, the problem is when i put the 256 in it worked fine, i connected the computer in my room because i have cable internet and i wanted to update my bro's computer , when i was done i disconnected it and plugged it in my bros room. this is where the problem started, i got some sort of error message saying it wasnt reading the memory, i dont know the exact message but somewhere along those lines, so i tried swithing them around(64 and 256) and still didnt work. the computer would boot then freeze, so i just took out the 256 and left the regular 64 it came with and it works again... can anyone help me? why doesnt it want to work anymore?? any help will be appreciated, thanks in advance.

12-01-2005, 09:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	hmm. before u switched the 64 and 256 around, did u check to make sure it was securely in? maybe when you was taking it to your bros room, it got lose a little. and was it the right speed and type of what you originally had? __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

12-01-2005, 10:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
M0ddingMan1a Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA Age: 18 Posts: 1,603	yea, check if its secure. then check if its the right type of memory to begin with... __________________ Entertainment Rig// My FUll BLUE Rig: CPU: AMD 64 Clawhammer 3400+//CPU: AMD Sempron 2600+ Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT 250gb//Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NS RAM: 1 gig pc3200 Corsair XMS//RAM: 1 gig PC3200 PQi Video Card: Ati AIW 9800pro 128mb//Video Card: Sapphire Ati 9600pro 128mb HDs: 80gig Sata, 200gig ATA//HDs: 250gig WD, 80gig WD, 30gig WD, 13.5gig IBM PSU: 500w X-Infinity//PSU: 500W Ultra-X Titanium Blue

12-01-2005, 12:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hellbreather Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 20 Posts: 736	If it's not even the right type of memory to begin with then it will not be compatitble with your motherboard. __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary code, and those who don't Windows XP Pro Setup Intel Pentium 4 Processor - 3.2Ghz With HT Technology, 1024MB DDR RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, 40GB SATA HDD, Sound Blaster Live! 24 BIT!, Radeon 9800 PRO 256MB, Gigabit Ethernet Card

12-02-2005, 03:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hellbreather Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 20 Posts: 736	This may sound like your RAM failed while moving it back into your bro's room, you may of fried the circuits or possibly just knocked it badly, have you tried placing the 64MB stick by itself where the 256MB used to be? __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary code, and those who don't Windows XP Pro Setup Intel Pentium 4 Processor - 3.2Ghz With HT Technology, 1024MB DDR RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, 40GB SATA HDD, Sound Blaster Live! 24 BIT!, Radeon 9800 PRO 256MB, Gigabit Ethernet Card

12-01-2005, 05:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
bluesi00 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	i did check and everything was secure. im assuming it is the right kind of memory being that it worked fine a few minuter before when the computer was in my room

12-01-2005, 05:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
bluesi00 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	this is the exact message i get: 640k ram passed 318m Extended Ram Passed 256 cache sram passed system bios shadowed video bios shadowed umb upper limit segment address: e7b3 fixed disc 0: quantum fireball1ct15 30 system configuration data updated error 0232: extended ram failed at offset 1b

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