Just test the stick. I know a place that sells memory testers, but yuo can
do it the software way of through hardware switching.
First, remove the old stick and use just the new one. Now recompile the
kernel. Recompiling a kernel is one of the most memory sensitive things you
can do. If that works then so far so good. Now put in your new stick only
and compile again. If it fails then new stick is broken. Now both together.
If it fails then the sticks are incompatable.
----- Original Message -----
From: Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Testing for bad RAM
> On this subject of RAM incompatibility...
>
> I have a stick of RAM that someone gave me to boost me up past 64mb. When
I
> first installed it it would do ok, but then it would get where sometimes
it
> would show on boot up and others it wouldn't then (in evil windows since i
> haven't put it back after installing LM) my computer started popping up
more
> errors and illegals than it ever had before. When I pulled the RAM it went
> back to normal (for windows). Is there a way for me to find out if the 2
> sticks are just incompatible or if the 1 stick is just borked up?
>
>
