Okay, I am trying to upgrade from 1 stick of 512 MB RAM (RAM: 1 x Kingston 512MB Non-ECC, CL3 PC3200 DDR 400MHz) to 1GB. I first purchased another stick of the exact same type of RAM, installed it in DIMM 2. This made the system unstable with blue screens, reboots, etc. I installed and ran MemTest 3.2 and came to the conclusion that the second stick I just purchased/ installed was bad. The mem test resulted in many errors.
I sent that back to where I purchased it and ordered a 1GB kit (2x512MB). I took out the 1 lonely original stick of 512MB and replaced it with the 2x512MB sticks, DIMM 1&2. The system is now unstable. I ran MemTest3.2 on both sticks independently and they both came up with errors. I have since put my original lonely stick of 512MB back in and the system runs fine. I am going to return the 1GB kit.
Is it possible that I am not setting up the bios correctly for Dual Channel or to handle 1GB? What is the trick to install Dual Channel efficiently?
I can't believe that I have purchased 3 bad sticks of RAM in a row!!
My Rig:
Motherboard: Abit AN8 nForce4 Socket 939 Motherboard
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Core Socket 939 CPU
VGA: MSI GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDR3 PCIe w/DVI/TV-OUT
RAM: 1 x Kingston 512MB Non-ECC, CL3 PC3200 DDR 400MHz
Case/ power supply: Premium Silver 2526 ATX 400w 20/24 pin Mid-T / Handle
Additional: 2 x Powmax Case Fan 120mm x 120mm
DVD/CD Burner: DRU-800A Internal Double/Dual Layer & Dual Format DVD Burner
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120022A 120GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
CPU Fan/ Heatsink: Thermaltake for AMD Athalon
Sebrent 42-in-1 Internal/ External Card Reader
I sent that back to where I purchased it and ordered a 1GB kit (2x512MB). I took out the 1 lonely original stick of 512MB and replaced it with the 2x512MB sticks, DIMM 1&2. The system is now unstable. I ran MemTest3.2 on both sticks independently and they both came up with errors. I have since put my original lonely stick of 512MB back in and the system runs fine. I am going to return the 1GB kit.
Is it possible that I am not setting up the bios correctly for Dual Channel or to handle 1GB? What is the trick to install Dual Channel efficiently?
I can't believe that I have purchased 3 bad sticks of RAM in a row!!
My Rig:
Motherboard: Abit AN8 nForce4 Socket 939 Motherboard
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Core Socket 939 CPU
VGA: MSI GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDR3 PCIe w/DVI/TV-OUT
RAM: 1 x Kingston 512MB Non-ECC, CL3 PC3200 DDR 400MHz
Case/ power supply: Premium Silver 2526 ATX 400w 20/24 pin Mid-T / Handle
Additional: 2 x Powmax Case Fan 120mm x 120mm
DVD/CD Burner: DRU-800A Internal Double/Dual Layer & Dual Format DVD Burner
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120022A 120GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
CPU Fan/ Heatsink: Thermaltake for AMD Athalon
Sebrent 42-in-1 Internal/ External Card Reader
