A problem with my new ram

dwhite · 12-22-2005, 10:30 PM

I bought 1gb of ram (2x512mb) for my hp pavilion 462.uk and I am having a problem with it.

The max ram my pc can handle is 1gb, or so I was told. I already have 128mb in it so to put my new 1gb of ram into my pc I have to take out the 128mb that is already inside. When I do this my computer doesn't work but when I put the old one back in its fine. When I put one new stick (512mb) in with the old 128mb it also works fine and it detects the new ram. What I want is to have both new sticks working. Can anybody help me with this?

diduknowthat · 12-22-2005, 11:03 PM

try putting the stick that you know works (512 one) into the other slot just to see if its the memory slot failiur.

dwhite · 12-22-2005, 11:08 PM

both slots are working fine and both new sticks of ram are working with the old one but not together

[-0MEGA-] · 12-22-2005, 11:50 PM

I would double check to make sure that it supports 1GB.

And is the 128MB double sided? (both sides have chips on it). perhaps your computer can only handle 2x 1 sided sticks, or 1x double sided stick.

ericvonzipper · 12-25-2005, 11:04 AM

I had to update my bios on an MSI card to get 2 different brands and sizes of memory to work together.

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 03:31 PM

Quote:

The max ram my pc can handle is 1gb, or so I was told. I already have 128mb in it so to put my new 1gb of ram into my pc I have to take out the 128mb that is already inside. When I do this my computer doesn't work but when I put the old one back in its fine. When I put one new stick (512mb) in with the old 128mb it also works fine and it detects the new ram. What I want is to have both new sticks working. Can anybody help me with this?

Older systems have both a total limit and a per-slot limit (usually 512) which means your 1Gb stick wont work.

12-22-2005, 10:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
dwhite New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4	A problem with my new ram I bought 1gb of ram (2x512mb) for my hp pavilion 462.uk and I am having a problem with it. The max ram my pc can handle is 1gb, or so I was told. I already have 128mb in it so to put my new 1gb of ram into my pc I have to take out the 128mb that is already inside. When I do this my computer doesn't work but when I put the old one back in its fine. When I put one new stick (512mb) in with the old 128mb it also works fine and it detects the new ram. What I want is to have both new sticks working. Can anybody help me with this?

12-22-2005, 11:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
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[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,969	I would double check to make sure that it supports 1GB. And is the 128MB double sided? (both sides have chips on it). perhaps your computer can only handle 2x 1 sided sticks, or 1x double sided stick. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

12-25-2005, 11:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
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12-22-2005, 11:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
dwhite New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4	both slots are working fine and both new sticks of ram are working with the old one but not together