Easiest way to check ram [for me] is to try them out in another machine and see if the same program[s] crash[es]. My guess is that this is not related to the memory, but I could be wrong. In my experience, if the ram is not matched the computer will not boot up. As for the game, if the game is not a win compatible game, you will need to see if it crashes using a boot disk [a disk capable of getting you to a C: prompt] and then running the game. Let me know if it still crashes. There are many DOS only applications that just will not run using a PIF file in windows 3.1 or 3.11 Good luck. >From: Anne Smith <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [PCBUILD] System crashes >Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:45:40 +0930 > >Hello again. > >Further to my probs of Netscape and IE5 crashing constantly since I >upgraded my RAM. > >I have checked the chips, and I have 2 pairs that appear to be matched, >although I can't work out what figures are the clock speeds. > >72pin SIMS..2X8 meg in 4X2 config, and 2X8meg in 8X1 config. > >I have run scandisk, a new virus checker, defragged, then given up and >formatted the lot, and started from scratch. > >I have a Pentium 100, with 32 meg RAM running Win 3.11 and DOS 6.22. > >Sadly, the probs are not confined to Windows, Carmageddon (DOS game) also >seems to lock and bomb now with monotonous regularity. > >Perhaps I should go to my friendly computer repair shop, and try to get 4 >RAM chips all the same? (Upgrading my OS is financially beyond me at >present) > >Thanks for your previous help and suggestions > >Anne Smith >[log in to unmask] > > Visit our website regularly for FAQs, > articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more > http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://nospin.com/pc/pcbuild.html