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I have recently purchased more RAM for my system. 512
Works fine, once i place another 512 stick, (PC2700, 512)
which is the same yet a different brand(AzenRAM). Now i'm
using WinXP Pro, which i do beleive supports up to 2GB of
RAM. Now i get blue screens which crashes my computer
often. I know my Board is ASUS P4S533, which supports it,
and i've tried other slots, same result, also tried
returning the ram for another, same result. Maybe a Bios
Update? which i have done recently.

Any other suggestions? it does say on my board settings
PC2700 4 banks MAX - and there is only 3 slots of ram
possible. could this mean anything?

Appreciate ANY help. THANK YOU.
 
Greetings --

You probably have defective or incompatible RAM modules. WinXP
supports up to 4 Gb of RAM, btw.

It's absolutely essential that any new RAM module(s) be fully
compatible with both the motherboard and/or any other RAM module(s)
already in the system. Additionally, there are sometimes jumper
switches on older motherboards that need to be reset for new RAM
configurations. Consult your motherboard's manual or the
manufacturer's web site for specific instructions and compatibility
requirements.


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Jason, the P4S533 has only 3 slots for memory and if you look through the
motherboard manual you will see that it is stated that way in several
places. It's the same board I have and mine has a 512 and 256 mb stick and
works just fine and it only has 3 memory slots just like the book says.
There is nothing to do except to install the memory, this board is less than
2 years old and will automatically detect the new memory, no switches to
click. Either you are not fully seating the memory properly into it's slots
or you have a board with 2 out of the 3 slots bad (very, very unlikely).
Have you tried removing the one 512 you have in bank 1 and inserting the new
one into it? My only other suggestion would be to post in
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus.
 
yes i am aware that it only has 3 slots, but on the asus
page it does say somethign about 4 banks PC2700 which
confused me because 3 words before it does mension it only
has 3 slots. i have tried moving them around, and it works
by itself but when both ram are put in no matter what
slot, i seem to blue screen. And they run perfectly fine
in each slot by itself, no matter which type of ram it is,
one is kingston the other azenram.

Thanks though!
 
Jason said:
I have recently purchased more RAM for my system. 512
Works fine, once i place another 512 stick, (PC2700, 512)
which is the same yet a different brand(AzenRAM). Now i'm
using WinXP Pro, which i do beleive supports up to 2GB of
RAM. Now i get blue screens which crashes my computer
often. I know my Board is ASUS P4S533, which supports it,
and i've tried other slots, same result, also tried
returning the ram for another, same result. Maybe a Bios
Update? which i have done recently.

Any other suggestions? it does say on my board settings
PC2700 4 banks MAX - and there is only 3 slots of ram
possible. could this mean anything?

Appreciate ANY help. THANK YOU.
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Pull the original 512 mb RAM module and install the new 512 mb module
by itself.

What happens when you try to run the computer with just the new 512
mb?

If the computer has problems with just the new 512 mb then the new RAM
is either defective or is in some way not compatibile with your
computer. Check with www.crucial.com or www.kingston.com for
compatible RAM for your specific motherboard model.

If your computer works okay with the new RAM module by itself and also
with the old RAM module by itself but has problems when both modules
are installed together then the problem is almost certainly that the
two modules are not compatible with each other. RAM from different
manufacturers, or even from the same manufacturer but different
production lots, can have differences in the internal layout and/or
the material composition of the RAM chips. These differences can
affect the strength and the timing of the signals returned from the
RAM and Windows is sensitive to these differences. If this is your
problem then there is no cure other than replacing the old RAM module
with a second new module that is absolutely identical to the first new
one.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Memory slot 1 and slot 2 may probably be dual banks (0,1 and 2,3). If you
your dual bank RAM only the first two slots can by used.

Slot 3 is a single bank and can only be used if the RAM is slot two is
single bank.
 
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