Problem running two sticks of RAM

20 Mar 2005 5:58 AM

Xizor

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if someone could help me with this problem.

I recently built a new computer:

P4 3.0GHz
Asus P5P800 Motherboard
80GB Seagate SATA HDD
Win XP Home
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

The problem is, when I first started using the computer, programs would shut
down after about 5 - 10 minutes. Sometimes the whole computer would shut
down. I concluded the computer was shutting down because the PSU wasn't
powerful enough. I fixed that by getting a new Antec 480W PSU.

But I still had programs shutting down. I was using two sticks of 512MB PC
3200 Kingstons. I took out a stick of RAM and then everything was fine. No
problems at all. I swapped the two sticks around and still had no problems.
When I tried them both together again, I was getting crititical errors and
shutdowns again.

I want to have 1GB of RAM. Will a single stick of RAM work, or is there
something I'm doing wrong?

TIA

Xizor

20 Mar 2005 6:49 AM

John Smith

Are you sure you are putting the two sticks in the correct sockets? Check your
manual.

Xizor wrote:

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> Hi everyone,
>
> I was wondering if someone could help me with this problem.
>
> I recently built a new computer:
>
> P4 3.0GHz
> Asus P5P800 Motherboard
> 80GB Seagate SATA HDD
> Win XP Home
> NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
>
> The problem is, when I first started using the computer, programs would shut
> down after about 5 - 10 minutes. Sometimes the whole computer would shut
> down. I concluded the computer was shutting down because the PSU wasn't
> powerful enough. I fixed that by getting a new Antec 480W PSU.
>
> But I still had programs shutting down. I was using two sticks of 512MB PC
> 3200 Kingstons. I took out a stick of RAM and then everything was fine. No
> problems at all. I swapped the two sticks around and still had no problems.
> When I tried them both together again, I was getting crititical errors and
> shutdowns again.
>
> I want to have 1GB of RAM. Will a single stick of RAM work, or is there
> something I'm doing wrong?
>
> TIA
>
> Xizor

21 Mar 2005 9:47 AM

Xizor

John Smith wrote:

> Are you sure you are putting the two sticks in the correct sockets?
> Check your manual.

Done, yes. I might try the two black slots instead of the blue slots.

> Xizor wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,

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>> Xizor

20 Mar 2005 11:55 AM

Jerry G.

Are you sure that you are putting the RAM's correctly in to the proper
socket combination? Also, check to see if one of the RAM's are defective,
in the way that they match each other. I have had instances where when I put
two together, they fail as a pair, but not as a single. The solution was to
get them exchanged.

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Jerry G.
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"Xizor" <dannyf_82NO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi everyone,

I was wondering if someone could help me with this problem.

I recently built a new computer:

P4 3.0GHz
Asus P5P800 Motherboard
80GB Seagate SATA HDD
Win XP Home
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

The problem is, when I first started using the computer, programs would shut
down after about 5 - 10 minutes. Sometimes the whole computer would shut
down. I concluded the computer was shutting down because the PSU wasn't
powerful enough. I fixed that by getting a new Antec 480W PSU.

But I still had programs shutting down. I was using two sticks of 512MB PC
3200 Kingstons. I took out a stick of RAM and then everything was fine. No
problems at all. I swapped the two sticks around and still had no problems.
When I tried them both together again, I was getting crititical errors and
shutdowns again.

I want to have 1GB of RAM. Will a single stick of RAM work, or is there
something I'm doing wrong?

TIA

Xizor

21 Mar 2005 9:46 AM

Xizor

Jerry G. wrote:

> Are you sure that you are putting the RAM's correctly in to the proper
> socket combination?

Yeah, I've done that.

> Also, check to see if one of the RAM's are
> defective, in the way that they match each other. I have had
> instances where when I put two together, they fail as a pair, but not
> as a single. The solution was to get them exchanged.

I'll keep that as a last resort, thanx.

Thanx for your suggestions.

Xizor

20 Mar 2005 12:24 PM

RBM

Be sure your memory is in the same color slots, and if your CPU is a 530J,
make sure your bios version is 1002 or newer
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"Xizor" <dannyf_82NO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1i8%d.4436$C7.1187@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I was wondering if someone could help me with this problem.
>
> I recently built a new computer:
>
> P4 3.0GHz
> Asus P5P800 Motherboard
> 80GB Seagate SATA HDD
> Win XP Home
> NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
>
> The problem is, when I first started using the computer, programs would
> shut down after about 5 - 10 minutes. Sometimes the whole computer would
> shut down. I concluded the computer was shutting down because the PSU
> wasn't powerful enough. I fixed that by getting a new Antec 480W PSU.
>
> But I still had programs shutting down. I was using two sticks of 512MB PC
> 3200 Kingstons. I took out a stick of RAM and then everything was fine. No
> problems at all. I swapped the two sticks around and still had no
> problems. When I tried them both together again, I was getting crititical
> errors and shutdowns again.
>
> I want to have 1GB of RAM. Will a single stick of RAM work, or is there
> something I'm doing wrong?
>
> TIA
>
> Xizor
>

21 Mar 2005 9:41 AM

Xizor

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> "Xizor" <dannyf_82NO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1i8%d.4436$C7.1187@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I was wondering if someone could help me with this problem.
>>
>> I recently built a new computer:
>>
>> P4 3.0GHz
>> Asus P5P800 Motherboard
>> 80GB Seagate SATA HDD
>> Win XP Home
>> NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
>>
>> The problem is, when I first started using the computer, programs
>> would shut down after about 5 - 10 minutes. Sometimes the whole
>> computer would shut down. I concluded the computer was shutting down
>> because the PSU wasn't powerful enough. I fixed that by getting a
>> new Antec 480W PSU. But I still had programs shutting down. I was using
>> two sticks of
>> 512MB PC 3200 Kingstons. I took out a stick of RAM and then
>> everything was fine. No problems at all. I swapped the two sticks
>> around and still had no problems. When I tried them both together
>> again, I was getting crititical errors and shutdowns again.
>>
>> I want to have 1GB of RAM. Will a single stick of RAM work, or is
>> there something I'm doing wrong?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Xizor

RBM wrote:

> Be sure your memory is in the same color slots, and if your CPU is a
> 530J, make sure your bios version is 1002 or newer

The sticks _were_ installed in the same colour slots.

I'm not sure what version of CPU I have. It could be 530 or 530J.

But the BIOS is 1005.001 so it's newer.

Thanx for your suggestions.

Xizor