I had 256Mb and installed a further 1Gb. Both memory cards are DDR3 and made by the same manufacturer. Now the computer is blue-screening every 5 minutes and running like a tortoise. What gives?
2007-02-06 20:20:42 · 6 answers · asked by bonshui 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Sounds like you probably got RAM that isn't compatible with your motherboard. I would recommend going to crucial.com and checking the chip against the model of your compute/motherboard.
2007-02-06 20:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Justin H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First what computer are you running XP or what? What kind of motherboard do you have? Make sure your PC & motherboard supports your memory!
If the computer BSOD on you after you put in the new memory, looks like you might have some bad sticks in your slots. Try this general troubleshooting:
First, check every plug and slot in your pc to see if you disturbed anything while putting in your memory. Push in anything that came loose. To ensure proper placement of your memory there's suppose to be clamps on either side of the slots to lock it in.
Take out one stick, boot up your computer. Everything fine? Reverse the process with the other stick. Everything fine? Now put both of them back in, and try again.
Check the BIOS to see if your clock settings are at the manufacturer recommended speed. Overclocking the memory faster than it can run, can lead to blue screens.
Run a boot-time memory diagnostic. This performance will test the integrity of your memory. Any red flags will print out on the screen. Memtest86 is by far the best and free. Use a burning app like Nero, choose burn image, and find the extracted .ISO to burn to a cd.
Check your computer for spyware and viruses
2007-02-07 04:47:36 · answer #2 · answered by Blue Bombay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You typically want your memory chips to be the same size, speed, and type for the best compatibility. Some motherboards even require that all memory modules be of the same type for best performance (i.e. all 512MB or all 1 GB modules). Otherwise, you risk getting blue-screens as timing issues between the memory modules will pop up.
I recommend taking out the 256MB module and going with just the 1 GB.
2007-02-07 04:26:30 · answer #3 · answered by WonderSlug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you done a virus or spybot check?
I just did a spybot scan to someone elses computer and now it runs heaps fast
2007-02-07 05:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your memory cards need to be of the same size and value. its all about balance.
2007-02-07 07:47:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your hard drive is tricky,,make sure that you have no loose connections
2007-02-07 04:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by david UK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋