My take is that the message is perfectly normal when you change the amount of RAM in a machine.
Does the machine not function when the RAM has been changed? Is the full amount of the new RAM recognized by the machine? I.e., after booting into Windows, and going into system properties, how much RAM is shown? (or similar procedure for a Mac) The size of a machine's RAM is stored in CMOS RAM, along with all the other CMOS/BIOS settings. Perhaps at day one, it had to be set by the user, or the RAM wouldn't be recognized. With modern machines, the value seems to still be there (witness the message), but the updating of the CMOS RAM occurs automatically, at least in all machines that I have added RAM to for several years. When a change in RAM is detected, the subject message or some similar one is displayed. If the machine is quite old, perhaps there are jumper settings? Or look in CMOS setup? Maybe even a new motherboard battery is needed? Fred Holmes At 09:06 AM 12/29/2007, Christopher Range wrote: >I keep getting this message and, it only disappears when I put the (2)256MB >RAM back in the computer. The (2)512MB just loops at that message and, goes >nowhere else. I am asking because, almost every page I found, concerning that >message talked about the hard drive but, I know my hard drive isn't the >problem. > >Christopher ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
