From your description, it sounds as though you might have both a SIMM and a
DIMM -- a 32MB SIMM memory stick and a 128MB DIMM memory stick. If that is
true, you need to take one out. VERY FEW motherboards operate properly with
both their SIMM and DIMM slots being used.

Roxanne Pierce

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen S.
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 08:21
>
> I have a PC, less than a year old, with Windows 98 SE OS, Celoron
> processor and 160 MB memory (32 + 128;DIMM). The PC came with 32 the
> 128 was added later. Lately windows has been freezing or crashing. I
> re-formatted my hard drve and reloaded software. Same problems. I am
> using MS Office 2000 premium. No legacy software (no pac man).  Also,
> about 50% of the time the PC does not shut down clean.
> Stephen Suttles

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