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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

I had a hard drive failure a couple weeks ago. At first I thought it was because of my RAM, or sound card, or video card. Indeed this was not the case at all. The heart of the problem was in fact Windows 98. Apparently, Win98 can't handle more than 800mb of RAM when one of the dimms is a 512mb stick. Something to do with the vcache. So three weeks in the shop and a new video card and the best way to solve the problem was to just install windows 2000. What a kick in the pants.

Anyways I'm back, lets here a fanfare or something. I've got a lot of threads to catch up on.

Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :

You mean you were away? 8)

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

I know that RAM is cheap, but what the hell are you doing where you require more than 800mb of memory?

Posted by G.K Nimrod (Member # 205) on :

Saving up in case the tornado comes?

Posted by Tahna Los (Member # 33) on :

I'm not doing so well either.

I have two sticks of 128 MB PC133 SDRAM, for a grand total of 256 MB (the norm these days).

If the two sticks are in one arrangement, Windows 98 screws up.

If the two sticks are in reverse order, Windows 2000 screws up.

Ugh.

Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on :

Tahna you sure the sticks are the same? When it goes through the memory check are you getting the correct amounts?

Posted by Michael_T (Member # 144) on :

I'd install 512mb of RAM for insurance, unless you have a computer that comes with over 1000mb installed.

Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

There are many things to look for when using RAM. Is it PC100(-8ns) or PC133(-7.5ns or -7ns)? If they're all of one kind, then is your BIOS clocked at that speed? Also, you'll need to check if its CAS2 or CAS3 RAM. If its mix, set the speed to PC100 and CAS3 and see if it works. It'll slow the performance a little, but it'll hopefully work better.

Why do I need so much RAM? I do a lot of digital video editing etc as well play lots of 3d intensive games, so RAM is important [Smile]

Posted by Tahna Los (Member # 33) on :

They are Infineon sticks of RAM. I am getting 229376 KB of Ram, but that is only because 32 MB (32768 KB) are being diverted to the onboard video.

One of them is newer than the other. It appears that it has one row of chips on one side compared to the older one, which has chips on both sides.