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KByte has a help number from their website. Call with the pc
model and motherboard brand and model number (available on the HP
website) as well for best results:
"If you cannot get the memory to function in your system call us
at (800) 840-9212 for assistance."
We would like to hear how you make out.
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Mark Lundy wrote:
> Yes, I have put 1 stick in slot 0 by itself. Same result. I have also
> tried it in slot 2. And also tried the other 1Gb stick on slot 0 by itself.
> I cannot find anything on the packaging with the K-Byte 1Gb DDR2 4200/3200
> PC2-533/400 240 Pin sticks (or on K-Byte's web) that indicates that they are
> or are not unbufferred or non-ECC!
> Next step is to return the sticks to store and have them check them.
> Any other help will be great! Thanks.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Hachmeyer
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 5:31 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] RAM upgrade - 512Mb to 2Gb
>
> Did you try 1 stick in slot 0 by itself? Usually the slots are
> numbered. You may need to insert them into slots 0 and 2,
> skipping one slot. But I would try the single one first in slot
> 0. Is your memory unbuffered non-ECC?
> I'm having spontaneous reboots with an hp machine as well as other
> errors, but I'm using 1 gb DDR. Everything was fine until I added
> the 1 gb chip to the 3 x 512mb already installed.
>
> Specs from HP for your motherboard:
> * Dual-channel memory architecture
> * 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbuffered non-ECC 4 GB
> 533/400 MHZ DDR2 memory modules
> * Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 4 GB*
>
>
> Mark Lundy wrote:
>
>
>>I have an HP a1020n P4 3Ghz with 2 256Mb of DDR2/3200 PC2-333 sticks in
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> it.
>
>>I replaced those with 2 1Gb DDR2/3200 PC2-533/400 sticks. The BIOS sees
>
> the
>
>>2Gb. However, WinXP Home hangs during bootup, always at the point when
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> the
>
>>blue bars are moving across mid-screen. WinXP will bootup in safe mode
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> and
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>>it does see the 2Gb of RAM.
>>I have made sure the BIOS is the latest version. I have installed only
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> one
>
>>stick at a time. I have put the sticks in the other pair of slots on the
>>MB. WinXp always hangs during the same time at bootup!
>>Hope someone has some ideas. Thanks in advance.
>>Mark
>
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