Help With Old Computer

m0nk3ys1ms · 03-09-2006, 09:00 PM

I have a Packard Bell M415, with 24MB of RAM which I am trying to upgrade. I have a Double-Sided 128MB PC66 piece I got out of an NEC which put in. After installing it, the system boots, but in system properties, it only shows 32MB RAM. If there is anyone of you out there that know alot about older computers that can help me. I also updated the BIOS recently. Its my first rebuild ive done on my own, and i just need some good advice.

System Specs:
PB M415
PB-810 Mobo
Pentuim I MMX 166mHz
Windows 98 SE (upgraded from 95)
v1.25 BIOS
2 DIMM MEMORY SLOTS (one of them is quite tempermental, some times it works sometimes it doesnt)

lee101 · 03-09-2006, 09:21 PM

it is likely that the motherboard has a limit to the maount of ram that can be installed, therefore is recognising the 128mb stick as something far smaller, if this is the problem then it is unlikely that you can fix it

Lee

m0nk3ys1ms · 03-09-2006, 09:24 PM

the mobo is supposted to work with up to 128mb says the sticker on the front of the machine.

m0nk3ys1ms · 03-09-2006, 11:22 PM

so, should the memory work?

Dr Studly · 03-09-2006, 11:24 PM

it should work...
but i dont know what is wrong...

m0nk3ys1ms · 03-09-2006, 11:27 PM

ive tried alot of things. my uncle told me if i update the bios, that is should work, but it didnt. i tried doing a selective startup, and it didnt work. and i cant thing of anything else to try

m0nk3ys1ms · 03-09-2006, 11:32 PM

i got it from a family friend who got a new dell, and they gave it to me. ive had it about 3 weeks. after getting it, i installed windows 98. the next week i bought a Wireless card for it, and i got more memory last night out of the NEC Computer (which i had heard was Packard Bell). I cant think of any reason why it wont work.

TEKKA · 03-10-2006, 01:12 AM

Go to www.techbuy.com there is a ram selector on the right side
click that and it might have your laptop depending on how old your laptop is
it should have it.

Blake

TEKKA · 03-10-2006, 01:14 AM

Sorry www.techbuy.com.au.

spamdos · 03-10-2006, 12:34 PM

personally unless you are just having fun, i dont think it is worth it

03-09-2006, 09:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 17 Posts: 4,524	Help With Old Computer I have a Packard Bell M415, with 24MB of RAM which I am trying to upgrade. I have a Double-Sided 128MB PC66 piece I got out of an NEC which put in. After installing it, the system boots, but in system properties, it only shows 32MB RAM. If there is anyone of you out there that know alot about older computers that can help me. I also updated the BIOS recently. Its my first rebuild ive done on my own, and i just need some good advice. System Specs: PB M415 PB-810 Mobo Pentuim I MMX 166mHz Windows 98 SE (upgraded from 95) v1.25 BIOS 2 DIMM MEMORY SLOTS (one of them is quite tempermental, some times it works sometimes it doesnt) Last edited by m0nk3ys1ms; 03-09-2006 at 09:20 PM.

03-09-2006, 09:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
lee101 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,150	it is likely that the motherboard has a limit to the maount of ram that can be installed, therefore is recognising the 128mb stick as something far smaller, if this is the problem then it is unlikely that you can fix it Lee __________________ My PC: Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 Ghz, Asus P5v-VM DH , 200 GB Maxtor SATA ,2GB (21GB Kingston DDRII), Radeon x1650 Graphics (256 mb), 2 Acer 17 inch TFT's, Windows Vista Home Premium Server: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 256 Mb Ram, 8Gb IDE for o/s, 2 * 250GB SATAII for storage, Ubuntu Server 7.10

03-09-2006, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 17 Posts: 4,524	the mobo is supposted to work with up to 128mb says the sticker on the front of the machine. Last edited by m0nk3ys1ms; 03-09-2006 at 09:29 PM.

03-10-2006, 01:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
TEKKA Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 737	Go to www.techbuy.com there is a ram selector on the right side click that and it might have your laptop depending on how old your laptop is it should have it. Blake __________________ Benq R45 CPU-Intel Core2Duo T8100 2.1Ghz 3MB cache GPU-Nvidia GeForce 8400M G RAM-3.0GB DDR2 667 HDD-250GB SATA LCD-14.1" WXGA OS-Vista Home premium

03-10-2006, 01:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
TEKKA Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 737	Sorry www.techbuy.com.au. __________________ Benq R45 CPU-Intel Core2Duo T8100 2.1Ghz 3MB cache GPU-Nvidia GeForce 8400M G RAM-3.0GB DDR2 667 HDD-250GB SATA LCD-14.1" WXGA OS-Vista Home premium

03-09-2006, 11:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 17 Posts: 4,524	so, should the memory work?

03-09-2006, 11:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dr Studly banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hales Corners Wisconson Age: 17 Posts: 2,435	it should work... but i dont know what is wrong...

03-09-2006, 11:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 17 Posts: 4,524	ive tried alot of things. my uncle told me if i update the bios, that is should work, but it didnt. i tried doing a selective startup, and it didnt work. and i cant thing of anything else to try

03-09-2006, 11:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 17 Posts: 4,524	i got it from a family friend who got a new dell, and they gave it to me. ive had it about 3 weeks. after getting it, i installed windows 98. the next week i bought a Wireless card for it, and i got more memory last night out of the NEC Computer (which i had heard was Packard Bell). I cant think of any reason why it wont work.

03-10-2006, 12:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 19 Posts: 1,160	personally unless you are just having fun, i dont think it is worth it __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

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