having problems with my RAM i just bought a new 1gb stick to upgrade my system to 2gb... well when i put the new stick in the system doesn't start up so i took both out and put the new stick in by itself and it works... did the same thing with the old one and it worked.. but as long as they are in together it doesn't work...
the old memory is DDR2 PC2-4200
the new memory is DDR2 PC2-5300 (couldn't find another 4200 at bestbuy)
i've looked in the bios for some way to check the ram frequency because i know they are supposed to operate at the same freq. or they won't work... but there is no option in the bios to change that... so i'm at a loss of what to do to make this memery work.. here are the specs of my system from Belarc Advisor
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
COMPAL HEL80C
System Serial Number: 2069290402335
Enclosure Type: Notebook
1.73 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Board: COMPAL HEL8X
BIOS: COMPAL 116B 01/23/2007
1022 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'M1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'M2' is Empty
the old memory is DDR2 PC2-4200
the new memory is DDR2 PC2-5300 (couldn't find another 4200 at bestbuy)
i've looked in the bios for some way to check the ram frequency because i know they are supposed to operate at the same freq. or they won't work... but there is no option in the bios to change that... so i'm at a loss of what to do to make this memery work.. here are the specs of my system from Belarc Advisor
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
COMPAL HEL80C
System Serial Number: 2069290402335
Enclosure Type: Notebook
1.73 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Board: COMPAL HEL8X
BIOS: COMPAL 116B 01/23/2007
1022 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'M1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'M2' is Empty