2008/10/13 Paul Stimpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, Hi Paul, > > Does your motherboard accept different RAM types and are the old and new > stcks different?
Don't know about the mobo's preferences. The new & old sticks have the same connector & keyslot layout (obviously...) ; they have some visual differences of course (different manufr-branding, and wd have to open the case again to tell you more); the new sticks were identified by the Crucial web site tool when I gave that tool my system's make & model, which I understand to be quite a reputable tool. They are identified on their invoice as '2GB kit (1GBx2), 240-pin DIMM Upgrade for a Acer Aspire T180 System' (240-pin DIMM 128Mx64 DDR2 PC2-4200) and a part number. > What are the latencies of the different sticks? I can get that from the Crucial site for the new ones. Don't know if I can tell for the old ones. I suspet this could be the issue...? > Do the old sticks pass memtest if they're on their own? Have not tried that setup since adding the new ones. They were certainly running fine before the upgrade so unless I broke something... > Have you tried restoring the BIOS defaults in case the RAM timings have been > changed? Have not tried going in to the BIOS. Don't even know what memory-related settings there may be in there. A few things for me to check out over the next evening or two. TBH I don't know that much about how the timings/latencies may vary. I kind of assumed that the Crucial memory selector would offer 'the right thing' for the model, which I guess it has since the new memory unquestionably works; but I guess it may just not be happy working alongside the old memory. thanks, -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
