Ram Problem!!?

Question

I just recently bought a 512 mb pc 3200 for my HP AMD Athlon 2600 plus 2.13 ghz. I had 512 of ram before. My older ram was a 512 mb pc2700 . I have vista on my comp and when i put my new ram in and restarted my comp up my rating dropped from a 2.4 to a 1.8. How is that possible? My latency for level one is 3 cycles and level two is 20 cylcles. My size is 64 kb for level one and 256 kb for level two. I even went to this site http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php to help me out. And when i went to see my memory, it only told me that i have only 512 pc2700 in. Not the new pc3200 i put in. It says i still have 1 extra slot open. I only have 2 solts. I reset to default the BIOS, but no difference. Plz help

Answer 1

Well, you sould buy the same brand of RAM, so you don't have to install software. I don't know what you did or bought but try reinstalling the software.

ps. Vista's pc rating is stupid, don't reguard it!

Answer 2

I do not understand all your jargon - I leave that to the techies, but I do know that Vista, all by itself, uses a lot of RAM - 1G is recommended.

Additionally, what else have you loaded? Check these housekeeping suggestions:

- Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

I don’t do games, but I do know they are primarily graphics which need and use a lot of memory.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
then cl Remove.
There is also a “Disable All” button.
This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k.
click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.
Good web sites to visit: http://www.theonlinefamily.net/organize/spring_clean_computer/index.html
http://wehow.ehow.com/how_2007317_keep-computer-running-fast-smooth.html

Answer 3

It appears that your new 512Mb module was not even detected by your PC. Try to remove it and plug it again. Make sure it is properly plugged in such that you can lock both ends.

If this does not work, try moving the PC2700 module to the vacant slot and putting the new PC3200 module on the first slot. This worked for me once on a laptop and twice on different desktops.

Answer 4

ADIL, if the cause of your problem is "mismatched EAM sims" then here is how to find out for sure:

Log on to www.crucial.com

Look for "scan this PC" and do a scan (It is quite safe to do this)

Then scroll to the various findings, oneof them will tell you how much RAM your motherboard will accept, another will tell you if the new ram sticks that you ad HAVE to be the same type. (sometimes they say you can used mismatched ones).

Then the scan will tell you exacty what type of RTAM you should have bought. Make sure that you did.

If you follow this scan you will solve your problem.

Answer 5

Are you sure your new pc3200 ram has the same number of pins as your old pc2700 ram?

Answer 6

Put the higher rated ram in the slot closest to the processor.

Answer 7

you need the same exact ram card installed if original is pc 2700 then you need another pc 2700.

Answer 8

go to www.buymemory.com