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From: mooseo on 9 Jul 2008 00:11 Hi, I just bought a new motherboard for a 600m to fix a network problem. I swapped in my old memory, which seemed to be working in my old laptop (I'd run a memory diagnostic which it passed)... I have two modules 512 Mb DDR 266 CL2.5 and 256 Mb DDR 333 and CL2.5... These both worked for years in my old machine. I put them in the new mobo and got a memory error (could only recognize the 256)... I swapped them around and it seems to be working fine once I swapped the slots (256 Mb module in slot B). Should this matter, or is it just luck that it is currently working. I've got a 7 days no DOA on the mobo, and I'd like to know if I should return it. thanks, mike
From: Ben Myers on 9 Jul 2008 09:41 I am not 100% certain what is going on here, but a good rule of thumb when deasling with memory modules of different sizes is to put the higher capacity one(s) in the first memory socket(s), e.g. DIMM A or DIMM 0... Ben Myers On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 21:11:23 -0700 (PDT), mooseo <mooseo(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Hi, >I just bought a new motherboard for a 600m to fix a network problem. I >swapped in my old memory, which seemed to be working in my old laptop >(I'd run a memory diagnostic which it passed)... > >I have two modules 512 Mb DDR 266 CL2.5 and 256 Mb DDR 333 and >CL2.5... >These both worked for years in my old machine. > >I put them in the new mobo and got a memory error (could only >recognize the 256)... I swapped them around and it seems to be >working fine once I swapped the slots (256 Mb module in slot B). > >Should this matter, or is it just luck that it is currently working. > >I've got a 7 days no DOA on the mobo, and I'd like to know if I should >return it. > >thanks, >mike
From: S.Lewis on 9 Jul 2008 12:57 "mooseo" <mooseo(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:e8d15959-28b9-4e6b-b863-10ff28f420c0(a)m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > I just bought a new motherboard for a 600m to fix a network problem. I > swapped in my old memory, which seemed to be working in my old laptop > (I'd run a memory diagnostic which it passed)... > > I have two modules 512 Mb DDR 266 CL2.5 and 256 Mb DDR 333 and > CL2.5... > These both worked for years in my old machine. > > I put them in the new mobo and got a memory error (could only > recognize the 256)... I swapped them around and it seems to be > working fine once I swapped the slots (256 Mb module in slot B). > > Should this matter, or is it just luck that it is currently working. > > I've got a 7 days no DOA on the mobo, and I'd like to know if I should > return it. > > thanks, > mike From what you've described to me, I think you have a bad board - perhaps even damaged DIMM pins/sockets. I'd return it. Stew
From: Fixer on 9 Jul 2008 17:27 "S.Lewis" <Gossamer(a)interesting.com> wrote in message news:D46dk.20433$NQ5.709(a)bignews6.bellsouth.net... > > "mooseo" <mooseo(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:e8d15959-28b9-4e6b-b863-10ff28f420c0(a)m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... >> Hi, >> I just bought a new motherboard for a 600m to fix a network problem. I >> swapped in my old memory, which seemed to be working in my old laptop >> (I'd run a memory diagnostic which it passed)... >> >> I have two modules 512 Mb DDR 266 CL2.5 and 256 Mb DDR 333 and >> CL2.5... >> These both worked for years in my old machine. >> >> I put them in the new mobo and got a memory error (could only >> recognize the 256)... I swapped them around and it seems to be >> working fine once I swapped the slots (256 Mb module in slot B). >> >> Should this matter, or is it just luck that it is currently working. >> >> I've got a 7 days no DOA on the mobo, and I'd like to know if I should >> return it. >> >> thanks, >> mike > > > From what you've described to me, I think you have a bad board - perhaps > even damaged DIMM pins/sockets. > > I'd return it. > > Stew >Nope nothing wrong with the board from what you say, the golden rule is to >always reseat memory if you get errors or not recognised. However if you >swap them back around and get the same error then it is possbile it might >be a fault on the board but I doubt it. Of course the memory will only run >at the slowest speed of the slower module. You should always use module of >the same speed.
From: S.Lewis on 9 Jul 2008 17:59
"Fixer" <steve.haberfield(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:93adk.122130$ft1.17498(a)newsfe14.ams2... > <snip> Fixer, You're absolutely correct. I should've read the OP's post more closely when he stated that moving the modules corrected the issue. Mea culpa. Stew |