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"2gb RAM Questions"

I currently have 1gb of RAM in my system, which is enough. However, I had a bit of spare dosh and splashed out on another stick of 1gb RAM which I saw running cheaper then usual.

I was just wondering if I will encounter any problems running my system with this amount of RAM?

I recently done a system check using Sandra lite and apparently I don't have enough room for more RAM. However, ASUS website states the motherboard has enough for 4gb. I've took a look inside, there are two more slots which are different colours. I'm using a ASUS A8V-Deluxe motherboard, if that is any help.

Is it just as simple as Plug in and go? Or erm, is it healthy?

You can with certain Motherboards. I believe the Asus AX8 is pretty reliable with the XLPRO with 4 x 512mb.

2 x 1GB would be fine to run at DDR400.

ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> Providing you remember to set the memory timing to DDR 166 to start
> with you shouldn't have any problems.

With more than 1GB you probably can't run at PC3200 speeds.

Will it let you into the BIOS, with the new stick (only) installed?

If so I would suggest lowering the FSB... if that doesn't work then I would have to say you have faulty RAM.

Is it PC2700 or PC2100??

Also if your motherboard has it, disable dual channel mode.

So are you saying I can change the settings on this MoBo and the new RAM may work ok?

I get the 'no signal' messege too...

Monkey_With_Attitude wrote:
> And if it were bad RAM would it not beep?
>
> I get no beeps...

Oh don't know much about your MoBo... but on my MoBo when I mess around with the settings on perfectly good RAM it doesn't beep it just refuses to boot silently... I get the "no signal message".

Monkey_With_Attitude wrote:
> Does it not make a difference that this is one stick of 1gb RAM while
> the others were 2x 512mb?

Thats not ideal, but it shouldn't matter, what speed are the various sticks? Are they all the same speed?

And if it were bad RAM would it not beep?

I get no beeps...

Does it not make a difference that this is one stick of 1gb RAM while the others were 2x 512mb?

If the new RAM on its own won't work, then you have bad RAM, or incompatible RAM.

Tried pushing it in better a few times and in different slots. Also tried it with my old RAM and the new combined. And just the two old ones in different slots, didn't work like that.

I have to have my original RAM in the blue slots or it won't work. Just having the new RAM in doesn't work either.

Maybe I need to do something to allow more RAM?

Or is this just bad RAM? The make is Vdata RAM.

Annoying, someone help on this if you read.