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dcaputi

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:53 pm
Post subject: ram upgrade help - system hangs
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I'm trying to upgrade my ram from 1Gb to 4Gb by replacing the 2 x
512Mb pc-2100u dimms with 4 x 1Gb pc-3200's but my system will not
boot with the new memory. It powers up and hard drive led glows
steady. There is no beep code and the monitor remains black.

I tried all possible combinations of the new chips - installing one at
a time in dimm slot 0 and all other combinations of multiple dimms. I
put back my original memory and everything is fine.

My motherboard is an Intel D865GBF/D865PERC with a dual core Intel P4
3.0 GHz and 800 MHz system bus. The motherboard documentation clearly
indicates un-buffered DDR400 is supported with 800 MHz system bus for
up to 4Gb (4x1Gb dimms).

I have removed my AGP video card and am using the onboard video to
avoid memory retention issues (as instructed by the motherboard
documentation).

I am now out of ideas of what may be wrong or what to try next.
Can someone please help?

- Dan C.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:17 pm
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dcaputi wrote:
> I'm trying to upgrade my ram from 1Gb to 4Gb by replacing the 2 x
> 512Mb pc-2100u dimms with 4 x 1Gb pc-3200's but my system will not
> boot with the new memory. It powers up and hard drive led glows
> steady. There is no beep code and the monitor remains black.
>
> I tried all possible combinations of the new chips - installing one at
> a time in dimm slot 0 and all other combinations of multiple dimms. I
> put back my original memory and everything is fine.
>
> My motherboard is an Intel D865GBF/D865PERC with a dual core Intel P4
> 3.0 GHz and 800 MHz system bus. The motherboard documentation clearly
> indicates un-buffered DDR400 is supported with 800 MHz system bus for
> up to 4Gb (4x1Gb dimms).
>
> I have removed my AGP video card and am using the onboard video to
> avoid memory retention issues (as instructed by the motherboard
> documentation).
>
> I am now out of ideas of what may be wrong or what to try next.
> Can someone please help?
>
> - Dan C.
>

Did you get these from Ebay ?

Can you provide URLs so we can look at what you bought ?
If not, are there part numbers printed on the memory chips ?

If I had to guess, I'd say this is probably some of that "high density" RAM.

Paul

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:23 pm
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Ebay? Gee ... how'd you guess?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350023900824

The individual chips are marked "GX4-75".
There seems to be no obvious indication of any manufacturer or part
numbers.

- Dan C.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:19 pm
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"Paul" <nospam DeleteThis @needed.com> wrote in message news:fpstjk$k7d$1@aioe.org...
> dcaputi wrote:
>> I'm trying to upgrade my ram from 1Gb to 4Gb by replacing the 2 x
>> 512Mb pc-2100u dimms with 4 x 1Gb pc-3200's but my system will not
>> boot with the new memory. It powers up and hard drive led glows
>> steady. There is no beep code and the monitor remains black.
>>
>> I tried all possible combinations of the new chips - installing one at
>> a time in dimm slot 0 and all other combinations of multiple dimms. I
>> put back my original memory and everything is fine.
>>
>> My motherboard is an Intel D865GBF/D865PERC with a dual core Intel P4
>> 3.0 GHz and 800 MHz system bus. The motherboard documentation clearly
>> indicates un-buffered DDR400 is supported with 800 MHz system bus for
>> up to 4Gb (4x1Gb dimms).
>>
>> I have removed my AGP video card and am using the onboard video to
>> avoid memory retention issues (as instructed by the motherboard
>> documentation).
>>
>> I am now out of ideas of what may be wrong or what to try next.
>> Can someone please help?
>>
>> - Dan C.
>>
>
> Did you get these from Ebay ?
>
> Can you provide URLs so we can look at what you bought ?
> If not, are there part numbers printed on the memory chips ?
>
> If I had to guess, I'd say this is probably some of that "high density"
> RAM.
>
> Paul

Plus, I'll bet it was a lot cheaper than that good low density stuff. I
know--I bit on it too, some time back. Their ads sure are tempting--so
tempting in fact that I overlooked the density-factor. s
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:40 am
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dcaputi wrote:
> Ebay? Gee ... how'd you guess?!
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350023900824
>
> The individual chips are marked "GX4-75".
> There seems to be no obvious indication of any manufacturer or part
> numbers.
>
> - Dan C.

Do you see an Intel chipset in this list ?
This is the so-called "restricted chipset" list, common to those Ebay sales.
Roughly translated, it means "do not buy me" Smile

# Known to work with:
#
# *.VIA P4X266A,
# *.VIA KT266/333 (except ASUS KT266/333)
# *.VIA KT600 (except ASUS KT600)
# *.VIA PT800
# *.SIS 645
# *.SIS 648
# * 648FX
# *.SIS 746FX
# * KM400
# * K8T800
# * KT 880
# * KT 400 (except ASUS KT400)
# * KT 400A
# * SIS 661FX
# * SIS 655
# * SIS 650GX
# * SIS 650
# * NFORCE 250GB
# * ULI CHIPSETS
# * INTEL 915
# * NFORCE 4 SLI
# * VIA APPOLLO P4X400
* VIA K8M800
* VIA K8M890
* VIA K8N800
* VIA K8N890
* VIA K8T800
* VIA K8T890
* VIA K8T900
* VIA PT800
* VIA PT880
* VIA PT890
* VIA P4M800
* VIA P4M800 PRO
* VIA P4M890
* VIA P4M900
* VIA PN800
* SIS 648
* SIS 649
* SIS 650
* SIS 651
* SIS 656
* SIS 661
* SIS 748
* SIS 750
* SIS 755
* SIS 756

Paul
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:08 pm
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"dcaputi" <dcaputi DeleteThis @optonline.net> wrote in message
news:b238bc1c-27fb-45f1-9192-4e9345eb76d9@f47g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> Ebay? Gee ... how'd you guess?!
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350023900824
>
> The individual chips are marked "GX4-75".
> There seems to be no obvious indication of any manufacturer or part
> numbers.
>
> - Dan C.

BEWARE: SALES OF INCOMPATIBLE RAM
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Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:32 PM
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:57 am
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i fell for the same thing watch out guys
its rather high density memory
that will work with what chipsets they say
as it wont work with any intel chipset no beep codes nothing
beware thats all i have to say
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