> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Bialowas <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Hard disk running a lot
>
>
> >I run into this problem as well. Win95,GatewayP5-166XL,2 yrs
> old.Originally
> >16MB RAM.
> >Netscape 4.04. I just added 64MB RAM to bring it to 80MB. I press shift
> key
> >on startup to prevent PCCillin95, & Cleansweep from loading, but I let
> >FirstAid98Deluxe crash protector
> >run in the background.
> >I frequently have to unfreeze with FirstAid98. It works the first time
> >about 80% of the time, but if it continues to freeze up a second or third
> >time the success rate drops quickly to zero. Then I have to press reset
> to
> >reboot.
> >
> >I was hoping the extra RAM would have helped more than it has. Maybe I
> did
> >not install correctly? Anyone have a freeware program to download that
> will
> >check if the extra 64MB is working? My startup screen still shows 16MB of
> >RAM, but the tech service at Crucial told
> >me the BIOS does not update,
>
        [Mercado, Judy]  Also check if the reason the motherboard is not
recognizing the additional RAM is because it should be installed in pairs.
For example, if you wanted to add 16mb to your pc, you would have to get (2)
8mb RAM chips instead of (1) 16mb RAM chip. Some pc's require that it be
installed in pairs because two (both) RAM chip slots are using one (the
same) bus line. If one slot is empty, it will not work.