problem with RAM upgrade

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I recently tried to upgrade my RAM. Config: CT-7AJA2 mobo, VIA 8363 Chipset, 128Mb RAM, Win XP Home, 30G & 20G HD, DVD & Yamaha CD Burner. When I put in the 512 Mb module, system would not boot. Boots fine on 128Mb. My mobo should carry a total of 1.5G. Mobo has a jumper to set it from 100 Mghz to 133. It is set for 133 eventhough the current 128 is only a 100 module. It's a PC 100 128. I ordered a PC 133 512 168 pin SDRam so they said it was comatible. Crucial's "experts can't tell me why it won't work. They already replaced it once and now I am going for the refund. I still don't know what the problem was with it or what to buy that would work with my machine. Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Rayce
 
the only thing I can think of is that it is the wrong kind of ram, but
crucial is pretty good at getting it right.

rayce00 said:
I recently tried to upgrade my RAM. Config: CT-7AJA2 mobo, VIA 8363
Chipset, 128Mb RAM, Win XP Home, 30G & 20G HD, DVD & Yamaha CD Burner. When
I put in the 512 Mb module, system would not boot. Boots fine on 128Mb. My
mobo should carry a total of 1.5G. Mobo has a jumper to set it from 100
Mghz to 133. It is set for 133 eventhough the current 128 is only a 100
module. It's a PC 100 128. I ordered a PC 133 512 168 pin SDRam so they
said it was comatible. Crucial's "experts can't tell me why it won't work.
They already replaced it once and now I am going for the refund. I still
don't know what the problem was with it or what to buy that would work with
my machine. Any help would be greatly appreciated...
 
Some mobo require the largest RAM module to be in the lowest
numbered (1st) slot. Some BIOS settings may limit maximum
RAM size. I have not looked up your mobo, but you should
and get the mobo manual.

Also, your PC100 module may interfere with the PC133.

Have you tried only the 512 alone?



| I recently tried to upgrade my RAM. Config: CT-7AJA2
mobo, VIA 8363 Chipset, 128Mb RAM, Win XP Home, 30G & 20G
HD, DVD & Yamaha CD Burner. When I put in the 512 Mb
module, system would not boot. Boots fine on 128Mb. My
mobo should carry a total of 1.5G. Mobo has a jumper to set
it from 100 Mghz to 133. It is set for 133 eventhough the
current 128 is only a 100 module. It's a PC 100 128. I
ordered a PC 133 512 168 pin SDRam so they said it was
comatible. Crucial's "experts can't tell me why it won't
work. They already replaced it once and now I am going for
the refund. I still don't know what the problem was with it
or what to buy that would work with my machine. Any help
would be greatly appreciated...
| Rayce
 
Your way over your "FAT", your system has exceded it's LIMIT. Do your "HOME WORK
Learn about SYSTEM FAT!!
 
I would look at the memory section of this read out

make sure the memory is 32mx8





Supports AMD® AthlonT/DuronT Processors

. Supports 600MHz ~ 1.2GHz

Chipset

. VIA® KT133 (552BGA) Chipset
- FSB 200MHz
- AGP 4x and PCI Advanced high performance memory controller
- Supports PC100/133 SDRAM & VCM technology

. VIA® VT82C686A (352BGA) Chipset
- Enhanced Power Management Features
- Integrated Super I/O (FDC, LPT, COM 1/2, and IR)
- Dual bus Master IDE Ultra DMA33/66
- DirectSound AC'97 Audio
- ACPI





FSB

. Support 100MHz (200MHz Internal System Bus)





Main Memory

. Supports three 168-pin unbuffered DIMM using six memory banks.
. Supports a maximum memory size of 1.5GB (32M x 8).
. Supports 3.3v SDRAM DIMM.





Slots

. One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot.
- AGP specification compliant
- Supports AGP 1x/2x/4x
. One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot.
. Six 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots (wherein one shared slot can be used
as PCI or ISA (optional)
- Supports 3.3v/5v PCI Bus Interface.





On-Board IDE

. An IDE controller on the VIA® VT82C686A Chipset provides IDE
HDD/CD-ROM with PIO,
Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 / 66 operation modes.
. Can connect up to four IDE devices.





Audio

. Chip Integrated DirectSound AC'97 Audio





On-Board Peripherals

On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88Mbytes.
- 2 Serial ports (COM A + COM B) or 1 serial port with 1 VGA port
- 1 Parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 4 USB ports (2 Rear Connectors/ 2 USB Front Pin Header)
- 1 IrDA connector for SIR/CIR/ASKIR/HPSIR.
- 1 Audio/Game port






BIOS

. The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the
peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
. The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function
which records your
mainboard specifications.



rayce00 said:
I recently tried to upgrade my RAM. Config: CT-7AJA2 mobo, VIA 8363
Chipset, 128Mb RAM, Win XP Home, 30G & 20G HD, DVD & Yamaha CD Burner. When
I put in the 512 Mb module, system would not boot. Boots fine on 128Mb. My
mobo should carry a total of 1.5G. Mobo has a jumper to set it from 100
Mghz to 133. It is set for 133 eventhough the current 128 is only a 100
module. It's a PC 100 128. I ordered a PC 133 512 168 pin SDRam so they
said it was comatible. Crucial's "experts can't tell me why it won't work.
They already replaced it once and now I am going for the refund. I still
don't know what the problem was with it or what to buy that would work with
my machine. Any help would be greatly appreciated...
 
I would look at the memory section of this read out

make sure the memory is 32mx8





Supports AMD® AthlonT/DuronT Processors

. Supports 600MHz ~ 1.2GHz

Chipset

. VIA® KT133 (552BGA) Chipset
- FSB 200MHz
- AGP 4x and PCI Advanced high performance memory controller
- Supports PC100/133 SDRAM & VCM technology

. VIA® VT82C686A (352BGA) Chipset
- Enhanced Power Management Features
- Integrated Super I/O (FDC, LPT, COM 1/2, and IR)
- Dual bus Master IDE Ultra DMA33/66
- DirectSound AC'97 Audio
- ACPI





FSB

. Support 100MHz (200MHz Internal System Bus)





Main Memory

. Supports three 168-pin unbuffered DIMM using six memory banks.
. Supports a maximum memory size of 1.5GB (32M x 8).
. Supports 3.3v SDRAM DIMM.





Slots

. One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot.
- AGP specification compliant
- Supports AGP 1x/2x/4x
. One CNR (Communication Network Riser) slot.
. Six 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots (wherein one shared slot can be used
as PCI or ISA (optional)
- Supports 3.3v/5v PCI Bus Interface.





On-Board IDE

. An IDE controller on the VIA® VT82C686A Chipset provides IDE
HDD/CD-ROM with PIO,
Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 / 66 operation modes.
. Can connect up to four IDE devices.





Audio

. Chip Integrated DirectSound AC'97 Audio





On-Board Peripherals

On-Board Peripherals include:
- 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88Mbytes.
- 2 Serial ports (COM A + COM B) or 1 serial port with 1 VGA port
- 1 Parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
- 4 USB ports (2 Rear Connectors/ 2 USB Front Pin Header)
- 1 IrDA connector for SIR/CIR/ASKIR/HPSIR.
- 1 Audio/Game port






BIOS

. The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the
peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
. The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function
which records your
mainboard specifications.
 
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