Is my new RAM no good?

hockeyman5000 · 02-14-2008, 08:28 PM

I just recently bought a 1GB stick of PC2100 DDR 266MHZ RAM. I'm pretty sure I did everything correctly. I found a website that gave all the specs for my motherboard, and then found matching memory. It said my motherboard can handle 2GB. I had 512GB in already, and i just added the 1GB.
When I put the new memory in, the computer won't boot up, the light will come on like the computer is running, but nothing shows up on the screen. I've tried the new memory in either slot and also alone. I can only boot my computer with the old memory.
Any ideas?

Thanks

Jon

**oldmn** · 02-14-2008, 08:41 PM

Some MOB refuse to work with some modules.
There are several reasons different manufacturers speed ect..
What Mother Board have you got?

02-14-2008, 08:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
hockeyman5000 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP	Is my new RAM no good? I just recently bought a 1GB stick of PC2100 DDR 266MHZ RAM. I'm pretty sure I did everything correctly. I found a website that gave all the specs for my motherboard, and then found matching memory. It said my motherboard can handle 2GB. I had 512GB in already, and i just added the 1GB. When I put the new memory in, the computer won't boot up, the light will come on like the computer is running, but nothing shows up on the screen. I've tried the new memory in either slot and also alone. I can only boot my computer with the old memory. Any ideas? Thanks Jon

02-14-2008, 08:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
oldmn TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gig Harbor Wa Posts: 2,150 OS: XP Pro SP3 X 3 My System	Re: Is my new RAM no good? Some MOB refuse to work with some modules. There are several reasons different manufacturers speed ect.. What Mother Board have you got? __________________ AVG \| MEMTEST86 \| Zone Alarm \| XXCLONE \| Adaware \| Beyond Compare \| Everest If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Sorry no PM's for problems.[/center] Last edited by oldmn; 02-14-2008 at 08:57 PM.