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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 2:48 pm    Post subject: My RAM Reply with quote

my computer takes PC100 RAM and i bought PC133. well i bought two 256 ram sticks, but now total i have 256 which i should have 512? so since it's not the right kind it doesn't work properly?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it should work take out your pc100 stick and put in your 2 pc133 sticks and boot up it should recognize it because pc133 will run on a 100bus.once u have done that and if it worked turn it off and put in your pc100 in the third slot assuming u have three.then try again to see if it recognizes all of it and if not 256 is better than 128..even at pc100 speed

where u might have problems is if you are running a brand name ie compaqt etc they can be finicky for aftermarket shiat.


oh one more thing if it does not recognize it try updating your bios if u have not done so.

i`m no expert but have gone through this a few years ago and i got it to work on my puter then (hp)

good luck
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some older motherboards can't read larger ram modules. I got a stick of 512 megs of pc133, and my motherboard only uses 256 megs of it .

If that is the case, your best bet is to return the 2 256 meg modules and get some 128 meg sticks. Hope that helped.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2003 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tried that, i only have two slots, but wha tdo you mean upgrade my bios?
btw, i have gateway

[edit] I took a test, and my maximum amount i can have of RAM is 512 mb, and i only have 256 installed it says....hmm gonna have to make sure it is in there secure [/edit]
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How many sticks of ram do you have in your motherboard, and how many slots does it have in total?

[edit] oops didn't see that you said you had two slots nvm this post [/edit]
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I went Gateway (about 2 years ago) the motherboard maxed out at 128Mb/slot. Its quite possible that your machine doesnt recognize the 256 because its too much. Give Gatewat a call, they should be able to tell you if this is the problem.

BTW, I'm looking for PC400 ram. Anyone here ever bought it before? Know where I can find a deal?
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 5:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I use DDR 333mhz PC2700. I imagine that you need PC3200 (400 mhz) for yours Twisted.

I buy my memory here: http://microchipcomputers.com/

I live pretty close to it, and I have never had problems with the memory I have bought there.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Twisted29 wrote:
When I went Gateway (about 2 years ago) the motherboard maxed out at 128Mb/slot. Its quite possible that your machine doesnt recognize the 256 because its too much. Give Gatewat a call, they should be able to tell you if this is the problem.

BTW, I'm looking for PC400 ram. Anyone here ever bought it before? Know where I can find a deal?


I was thinking the same thing...

However, you could also have a bad stick. Try booting with just 1 of the 256's. That'll give you a good idea. If it shows 256, the other may be bad. If it shows 128...then see above. If it doesn't boot, try the other, and probably the first stick was the bad one.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well...i did what you said...i have two good sticks but it only takes half of what i have...my max is 512 mb. so...hmm
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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