Memory upgrade; did I do something wrong?

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tjlmbklr

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I have a 2.7GHz Pent that came with 512 MB. I decided i wanted to upgrade to the computers highest capacity it could handle, 1 GB. I asked around and found it would be cheapest to just put another 512 stick in. So I went to the local computer store had the guy match it up and came home and installed it. In my system information screen it shows I do have a GB of memory now (or should I say 0.99 GB)

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The reason I ask if I did anything wrong is because I have not noticed any improvements in speed, but more of a decrease if anything. I now have occasional problems when I open web page it won't load completely, or a media file like a Windows media video will start to buffer, but hang up. I will then have to refresh, or sometimes it will play the video but stop in the middle and do the same thing. I also have been getting those dreaded "windows has incountered an error" message quite a bit lately.

Any advice is greatly apreciated.

Thanks
TJ
 
Perhaps ESD (electro-static discharge) damaged your motherboard, or more likely, your RAM? Were you careful when working inside the case to touch the case/PSU before handling parts/motherboard?

(Don't worry about the system showing 0.99GB)
 
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Don't worry about it saying 0.99GB. That happens quite a bit on OEM systems.

Did the errors start when you added the RAM or did they always happen?
 
Styrak said:
Perhaps ESD (electro-static discharge) damaged your motherboard, or more likely, your RAM? Were you careful when working inside the case to touch the case/PSU before handling parts/motherboard?

(Don't worry about the system showing 0.99GB)
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I believe I was, I work with circuit boards at work all the time. But to be honest I didn't use any ESD wrist strap or anything. But if I recall I thought I used rubber gloves.
 
Cromewell said:
Don't worry about it saying 0.99GB. That happens quite a bit on OEM systems.

Did the errors start when you added the RAM or did they always happen?
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I didn't notice right away, but they aren't that huge of a problem, just annoying. And they seem to be geting worse.
 
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