Try each memory chip separately, in the first memory slot.

If they appear to be ok, try all possible permutations, i.e., in your case,
put the new 256 MB DIMM in the first slot and the old 128 MB DIMM in the
second slot. Swapping chips worked for me; I have three chips and only one
of the possible permutations was a problem.

If that does not help, get rid of the old 128 MB DIMM and get another new
256 MB DIMM of the same brand, they are quite affordable today.

/Goran Halfvarson, Sweden


| -----Original Message-----
|
| >>> [log in to unmask] 12/17/01 08:12PM >>>
| Earlier today I attempted to upgrade a beige box (AMD800 w/128MB RAM,
| W98SE)
| with a 256MB DIMM (Viking PC133).  Successful memory check upon boot;
| but I
| get either a windows protection error when starting windows, or BSODs
| (vcache
| & vxd errors) if windows actually boots.  This occurs  whether the new
| DIMM
| is installed by itself or with the original 128MB (also
| PC133).  In the
| BIOS
| settings (Award) the options for the DIMM sockets are "Normal",
| "Fast",
| "Turbo" & "SDRAM 8/10ns".  Tried 'em all to no avail.  I thought bad
| memory,
| but that very same DIMM is causing no errors on my own AMD950; been
| playing
| Max Payne for the past 2 hours with it installed.  Any ideas?
|
|
| Ian Carmichael
|

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