Cathy,
When she gets this message, don't just tell the computer to continue.  Do
whatever it tells you to do to enter setup, which will get you into the
BIOS. Then just save the BIOS settings (this varies depending on brand).
That message should go away after that.

Glenn

> A friend asked me to upgrade her computer which
> had 64mb (2x32mb) SDRAM, which were 66mhz. I
> replaced these with 3 sticks of 128mb but these
> were 133mhz. On booting up it counted correctly
> to 384mb but the next screen said "Memory check
> failed. Press F1 to continue, Press Esc to enter
> setup".

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