If you have exact same sticks (brand, size, chips), and either of them work
fine but not both, then the problem is almost certain - mobo.

If the two sticks are not same, it could be memory timing issue or bad mobo.
In this case, you need to adjust RAM timing in BIOS to match the slowest RAM
you've got, if it still doesn't work, the best bet is a bad mobo.

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Teitelbaum" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 7:33 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Ram trouble


> This is a strange problem.
>
> I have a computer with both xp and 2000. i have 2 RAM chips of 512 each
> (ddr pc2100). When i have both sticks in (1 gig) my computer will shut
down
> randomly (once every few days, at the strangest times, with both O/S). If
i
> take out one chip (either one) the comp works just fine.

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