PNY 133mhz 256mb module/KT7A Raid

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WilcoxSE

Hi folks,
According to the PNY web site, their 256 mb 133 mhz memory module is
supposed to be compatible with my Abit KT7A Raid board. I know the slots
owrk fine as I have tried a few different modules (non-PNY) in the board and
they work fine. I returned a PNY module and they sent me another and this
one doesn't work either. Does someone have any ideas on what it could be? I
called and they just gave me another rma #, but I'm not sure another module
will help. I made sure the module was seated properly, tired it in various
slots, etc, but all I get from it is the ol' single repeated beep if it is
by itself, or if another recognized ram module is in, it just gets ignored.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
scott
 
Jim said:
The KT7A requires LOW density chips on SDRAM memory, PNY may have shipped
you HIGH density chips. This usually results in only HALF the memory
capacity showing (if you're lucky), or not working at all (if unlucky). If
the PCB is single-sided, it's a sure sign you got HIGH density.
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Hi Jim...the module is double sided.....8 chips on each side...hmmmm. Would
a bios update help out maybe?
Thanks,
scott
 
WilcoxSE said:
Hi Jim...the module is double sided.....8 chips on each side...hmmmm. Would
a bios update help out maybe?
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I guess it couldn't hurt! How old is it now? Btw, any specs on that PNY?
A link to it maybe? Some details might clear up this low/high density
issue. But being 256MB double-sided is a good sign (but not a guarantee).
You do have to be VERY careful nowadays w/ PC133 SDRAM on older systems
because of this potential problem, the old low-density stuff isn't being
produced anymore (AFAIK), so it's real easy to end up w/ incompatible
memory.

Jim
 
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