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AtheistCrusader Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject: Ram stick help. |
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I just got 2 new Ram sticks(1 GB each) from "santa".
Now i replace my old 2 (512 MB each) with new ones.
Now my computer is having serious troubles loading windows, ntfs.sys file fucking up etc...
any advice?
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take em out
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yea i replaced em with the old ones i had...... but still... id like to know how to fix it.
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well, the thing with the ram sticks is that some are the wrong type for your computer.
this has happened to me in the past when i tried putting brand new ram sticks into my old 2002 compaq presario. not a good idea
i suggest figuring out what ram sticks will work for your computer by going to the local geek squad. thats wat i had to do.
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http://www.memtest.org/
I'm betting on a bad stick. Run this for a few hours AT LEAST, overnight is preferred.
However, if you even get so much as one error, there is your problem. Test one at a time then.
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AtheistCrusader Grandmaster Cheater
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ok i did wot microsoft told me to do, repair windows with only 1 new ram stick in.
i did it and now it works, but when i insert the second then it still doesnt work.
and my computer seems to have like 64 MB ram cuz it laggs
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slovach wrote: | http://www.memtest.org/
I'm betting on a bad stick. Run this for a few hours AT LEAST, overnight is preferred.
However, if you even get so much as one error, there is your problem. Test one at a time then. |
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Cant open potentially dangerous file.. WTF?!??!?!? stupit winrar...
and my video card isnt working properly, Dxdiag says im missing alot of files.
and guess what, i cant open any folder.
I try to open control panel it will just freeze, same with my computer, my document etc..
So my only hope is to Repair windows, and if that doesnt help Clean install right
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masterkert3 wrote: | Cant open potentially dangerous file.. WTF?!??!?!? stupit winrar...
and my video card isnt working properly, Dxdiag says im missing alot of files.
and guess what, i cant open any folder.
I try to open control panel it will just freeze, same with my computer, my document etc..
So my only hope is to Repair windows, and if that doesnt help Clean install right |
RUN MEMTEST FIRST
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reformat with both ram sticks inside
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slovach wrote: | masterkert3 wrote: | Cant open potentially dangerous file.. WTF?!??!?!? stupit winrar...
and my video card isnt working properly, Dxdiag says im missing alot of files.
and guess what, i cant open any folder.
I try to open control panel it will just freeze, same with my computer, my document etc..
So my only hope is to Repair windows, and if that doesnt help Clean install right |
RUN MEMTEST FIRST |
i need to download memtest right?
and when i try to run it it says potenially dangerous bla bla bla
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hcavolsdsadgadsg I'm a spammer
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depending on which one you get, you put it on a floppy or burn the .iso to a disc.
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masterkert3 wrote: | Cant open potentially dangerous file.. WTF?!??!?!? stupit winrar...
and my video card isnt working properly, Dxdiag says im missing alot of files.
and guess what, i cant open any folder.
I try to open control panel it will just freeze, same with my computer, my document etc..
So my only hope is to Repair windows, and if that doesnt help Clean install right |
intall the newest version of dirext x
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slovach wrote: | slovach wrote: | http://www.memtest.org/
I'm betting on a bad stick. Run this for a few hours AT LEAST, overnight is preferred.
However, if you even get so much as one error, there is your problem. Test one at a time then. |
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lolwut94 wrote: | well, the thing with the ram sticks is that some are the wrong type for your computer.
this has happened to me in the past when i tried putting brand new ram sticks into my old 2002 compaq presario. not a good idea
i suggest figuring out what ram sticks will work for your computer by going to the local geek squad. thats wat i had to do. |
Wrong stick for the pc,
Well if your talking about being wrong as in type like sdram/ddr
You not going to interchange those sticks they wont plug into the same slots.
They are different sticks.
Now some mother boards only take matched pairs of ram, also wont take over a certain size of ram period.
So my guess would be they are not a matched pair or, the pc spec will not handle 2 gig of ram.
Try putting 1 of the 1 gig ram in and one of the 512's in and see if she runs.
If so, then you could be having a bad stick of ram or the pc cannot take any more then 1512.
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