Hi,
I have just purchased a new stick of 1GB RAM. I also have a 1GB stick in my computer(i wanted to make it into a 2GB system). I have put this new stick of RAM in my computer but it is only showing it as a 512mb stick. Also if i stick the RAM in on its own the computer won't start properly.
Do you think this is a broken piece of RAM and that i should replace it?
Since your system doesn't boot with only the new RAM I would exchange it as it's probably bad. If it did boot with it but read as 512mb I'd say you were given a 512MB stick by mistake.
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
When i place it into my computer with my working 1GB stick it doesn't boot up first i have to press restart then its fine. And when its stuck in on its own it just goes BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPP lol so im guessing its a dodgy stick of RAM
Thanks alot for your help
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Yeah, that defiently sounds like a bad stick.
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Usually beeping has to do with ram
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Usually beeping has do with something in your computer being not quite right. Beeps don't just have to do with RAM. http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html
Yes a lot of the time it's RAM related but it can mean a bunch of other stuff too. In this case it is RAM related though.
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Hey,
Thanks for the replies. I'm going to get a new stick on Monday so the probs should be fixed!
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