problem with RAM upgrade

[Guest]

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

 

[BigJIm]

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.

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...

 

[Jim Macklin]

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

 

[Guest]

Your way over your "FAT", your system has exceded it's LIMIT. Do your "HOME WORK
Learn about SYSTEM FAT!!

 

[BigJIm]

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.

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...

 

[BigJIm]

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.

 

[Bill Homan]

Please explain - I thought FAT had to do with hard
drives, not memory.