Sam,

Make sure the two SIMMs are the same brand and model.

Many (most?) pentium-class PCs will have erratic memory problems
if the SIMMs in the same bank are not identical.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Negri <[log in to unmask]>

> This one has me stumped. I installed two 32 meg memory
> sticks, doublechecked to be sure they were seated firmly, and
> turned on the computer. For awhile, everything ran fine. Then,
> at boot, I started seeing "Memory Test Fail." The system would
> pause and wait for me to Press F1 and continue or go into the
> CMOS setup. The strange thing is that when the boot prcess
> begins, the machine zips through and recognizes the available
> memory. Then it checks my CD-ROM, etc. and THEN it comes
> back with the Memory Test Fail message. After that, everything
> runs fine! I've tried moving the memory sticks from one bank to
> another but can't seem to stop this message from interrupting
> the boot process. I have four memory banks, 2 with 8 simms
> and two with the new 32 simms. When the computer boots, it
> identifies the two 32s as EDO and the older ones as FP. I've
> tried removing the 8's but that made no difference. Does
> anyone have any suggetions?

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