Problem with RAM ... need some help

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RAD6774

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Ok, my mobo is a MSI KT6V, AMD Athlon 2100+ XP Processor .... anyway i have had this comp for some time now and i have always had 2 sticks of PC2300 512mb. Well my mobo only has 2 slots of RAM and to upgrade to 2GB of RAM soon I bought a 1GB stick to replace my x2 512MB sticks. But with this new stick when i get into windows and start doing things everything freezes up, then i have to restart. It wouldnt quit doing this so i put my 512sticks back in and everything works fine. And yes i am sure my mobo supports 1GBsticks. Here the specs of my mobo to see for yourself. http://www.msicomputer.com/product/detail_spec/product_detail.asp?model=KT6V-LSR Also i am sure its the right RAM (pc3200, sticker says * 1GB, DDR DIMM, Q*)
So i'm not to sure of what is going on here but if someone can explain how i can make it work or if its just a bad stick of RAM, i hope its not bad seeing as how i paid $85 for it.
 
Heres what your mobo states
• Supports DDR400/333/266/200 SDRAM

Heres your RAM
PNY Optima 1GB PC3200 DDR DIMM Memory

hmmm your RAM is DDR 400 so this is rather strange.
 
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ohh power supply.. that just came to me, as far as i know its working fine. Its a 350Watt and it came with my case (made by Antec)
 
well i have "MSI live update" that checks my drivers and stuff, when i started using it, it had a BIOs update so really thats the biggest update i have done to it, the rest of the stuff is program updates.
 
RAD6774 said:
well i have "MSI live update" that checks my drivers and stuff, when i started using it, it had a BIOs update so really thats the biggest update i have done to it, the rest of the stuff is program updates.
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Ok make sure you have al the updates.
Ok what is your 512x2 RAM speed? 400mh? Also your mobo has 4 memory slot banks so why take out your 512x when you put in your new 1GB?
 
well i just did a search for driver updates and it didnt help.... the only thing i can think of is something isnt set right in the BIOs... and thats one area i dont like to mess with cause i would rather not kill something.
 
Skizzor said:
Ok make sure you have al the updates.
Ok what is your 512x2 RAM speed? 400mh? Also your mobo has 4 memory slot banks so why take out your 512x when you put in your new 1GB?
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No i only have 2 slots for RAM... idk why it says that. and yea my old RAD in 400MHz just like this new stick.
 
RAD6774 said:
No i only have 2 slots for RAM... idk why it says that. and yea my old RAD in 400MHz just like this new stick.
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That is strange why it wont work. Like I said it might be the PSU.
 
Yea this is very strange ..... next time i go to a LAN or something i will switch power supplies with someone to see if thats it, if not then i guess i dont upgrade the RAM 0_o ... well thanx for ur help.
 
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