trying to install ram

fourtwenty · 10-22-2008, 08:10 PM

Hello, I was just given some ram from a friend and i put it in my computer (made sure it was clipped in right) and when i replug everything and go to boot up my computer it goes on but there is no video on the screen then when i take it out my pc works again.
I have Windows xp pro sp2
asus A8V motherboard (not the deluxe)
and this ram i have is ddr1 1GB pc-3200 and im pretty sure that type works.

thanks for any help.

also i dunno if this is a problem, right now i have 2x 512 mb kingston ram cards and this a 1gb and it doesnt have any company printed on it.

**belfasteddie** · 10-22-2008, 11:57 PM

Are you sure it's exactly the same? Does the 1 gb stick have the same amount of chips on it.
Your brd might take ECC or Non-Ecc ram. Non = 8 chips. ECC = 9 chips.
:http://www.memoryx.net/a8seriesmain.html

fourtwenty · 10-23-2008, 05:09 PM

the ram i have in my computer right now is identical to this ram.

10-22-2008, 08:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
fourtwenty Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 OS: windows xp professional sp2	trying to install ram Hello, I was just given some ram from a friend and i put it in my computer (made sure it was clipped in right) and when i replug everything and go to boot up my computer it goes on but there is no video on the screen then when i take it out my pc works again. I have Windows xp pro sp2 asus A8V motherboard (not the deluxe) and this ram i have is ddr1 1GB pc-3200 and im pretty sure that type works. thanks for any help. also i dunno if this is a problem, right now i have 2x 512 mb kingston ram cards and this a 1gb and it doesnt have any company printed on it. Last edited by fourtwenty; 10-22-2008 at 08:12 PM.

10-22-2008, 11:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
belfasteddie Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Belfast N.I. Posts: 1,551 OS: Puppy Linux 4.12	Re: trying to install ram Are you sure it's exactly the same? Does the 1 gb stick have the same amount of chips on it. Your brd might take ECC or Non-Ecc ram. Non = 8 chips. ECC = 9 chips. :http://www.memoryx.net/a8seriesmain.html

10-23-2008, 05:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
fourtwenty Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 OS: windows xp professional sp2	Re: trying to install ram the ram i have in my computer right now is identical to this ram.