sdram problem

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john wheat

upgraded hp xe783 from me to xp. mainboard supports 512 mb
sdram. two banks up to 256 pc 100 sdram each. when i
install two 256mb sticks, bios tests new ram and passes.
xp will only boot to select safe mode,last known good or
normal start page. i can not select any option, after 22
seconds it loops.
If I remove one memory stick, bios reads and xp starts
fine. I have tried cruical, kingston and centon, each will
boot up fine in either bank 1 or 2, but not with both 256
mb sticks. if i put the 64mb factory sdram in the other
bank the computers reads both 256 and 64 mb sticks and
starts fine with 320 mb.
could you help me with whatever setting changes i need to
make.
thank you
john wheat
 
I have the same problem, I could not get 2-256mbs to work so I gave up and
put the 1-256 and the 1-128 back in and all is fine. I sure hope someone can
help with this mysterious phenomenon.
 
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