Re: hmmm... perplexing to me...

[Wesley Leonard <marshall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are you using SDRAM Dimms?  Chances are the board doesn't like SDRAM.  If you
can find some EDO Dimms give those a try.

zachary t florian wrote:
> 
> uhm... perhaps i'm just mistaken, or maybe i just don't know any better, but
> i'm having a problem with a compaq computer (i bet you are as shocked as i)
> where it currently has 16mbs of RAM built into the mobo and i've been trying
> unsuccessfully to add more RAM to it... it is old(er), p200, but does take
> DiMMs so i just kinda figured that perhaps i'd give a try to dropping in
> some pc100 RAM... i've tried 32mbs of Kingston, it recognized 8mbs... i
> tried 128mbs Kingston and it saw 32mbs... i even tried 128mbs PNY (cause i
> could) and it saw 32mbs... and when i put both 128s in it saw a grand total
> of 64 more mbs...
> 
> i'm wondering if anyone has any idea why this would be happening... the only
> thing that seems to make sense to me (or at least the most obvious thing i
> notice) is that the mobo doesn't run at 100mhz so the pc100 memory might be
> causing oddities... however i was under the impression that pc100 memory
> should run just fine up to 100mhz and be perfectly backwards compatible...
> 
> anyhow anyone else out there ever have this type of problem with a compaq?
> 
> thanks in advance for any ideas

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