XP keeps failing

[meerkat]

Hi guys,
XP Pro
SP3 + all updates.

Ordered 2x1Gig memory, installed, and machine wouldn`t run.
Put old memory back in, and machine ran perfectly.

Contacted memory suppliers, and they said I needed to update
my BIOS.
So I updated to F15 ( the latest Gigabyte BIOS for my machine.

Previously had F8 for 4 years with no problems.

Returned the memory to the suppliers, and, am waiting for replacement
with different memory.

But I didn`t know whether their advice was good or bad.
Anyone have any ideas ??.

bw..

 

[db]

will have to wait and
see after you get the
replacements.

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi guys,
XP Pro
SP3 + all updates.

Ordered 2x1Gig memory,

Why? 2GB Is far more than most people can make effective use of.

installed, and machine wouldn`t run.
Put old memory back in, and machine ran perfectly.

Contacted memory suppliers,

Who are the memory suppliers, and what brand of memory is it?

and they said I needed to update
my BIOS.

That sounds unlikely to me.

So I updated to F15 ( the latest Gigabyte BIOS for my machine.

Updating the BIOS is very seldom needed, and always dangerous. If you
have a problem while doing it, you can left with an unbootable
computer.

Previously had F8 for 4 years with no problems.

Returned the memory to the suppliers, and, am waiting for replacement
with different memory.

But I didn`t know whether their advice was good or bad.

Probably bad. Did the memory work after you updated the BIOS?