my ram acting up

infrit7 · 03-14-2008, 02:16 AM

i had 2 256MB RAM sticks in my comp for almost a year now with no problems but now all of a sudden when i was using my comp it froze so i turned it off and turned it back on and it loads as far as my background picture and then stops nothing on my desktop loads then it gives me a message saying there are not enough resources to access my desktop.the only time it works is when i take out 1 of the RAM leaving me with only 256MB of RAM can some 1 help me so that i can get back 512MB (preferably without buying a 512MB stick because i don't wanna buy 1 and i still have problems)

**speedster123** · 03-14-2008, 06:22 AM

welcome
run memtest 1 stick at a time.
the memory could possibly have a lifetime warranty, check it out.

infrit7 · 03-16-2008, 04:25 AM

uhhhhhhhh i hav no idea how to run memtest

**speedster123** · 03-16-2008, 05:51 AM

download it to a floppy
boot off your floppy
[you might need to change the boot order in your bios]
test 1 stick at a time
donate a few hours for testing

03-14-2008, 02:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
infrit7 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp pro sp3	my ram acting up i had 2 256MB RAM sticks in my comp for almost a year now with no problems but now all of a sudden when i was using my comp it froze so i turned it off and turned it back on and it loads as far as my background picture and then stops nothing on my desktop loads then it gives me a message saying there are not enough resources to access my desktop.the only time it works is when i take out 1 of the RAM leaving me with only 256MB of RAM can some 1 help me so that i can get back 512MB (preferably without buying a 512MB stick because i don't wanna buy 1 and i still have problems)

03-14-2008, 06:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,220 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: my ram acting up welcome run memtest 1 stick at a time. the memory could possibly have a lifetime warranty, check it out. __________________

03-16-2008, 04:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
infrit7 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp pro sp3	Re: my ram acting up uhhhhhhhh i hav no idea how to run memtest

03-16-2008, 05:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,220 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: my ram acting up download it to a floppy boot off your floppy [you might need to change the boot order in your bios] test 1 stick at a time donate a few hours for testing __________________