Newgster

Hi, Ok i have been into BIOS and changed it to 4-4-4-12 and then inserted the 512 stick and it is still not recognized, ive also swapped them about in the slots just incase but still not recognized? Shall i just put a hammer to the 512 lol Anymore suggestions? Much appreciated Newgster

Hi is it the clock ones im changing? so change them to 4 from 5 &6 etc? and where 14 is in cycle time i change to 12? thats all that i can edit. Cheers for your help Newgster

Hi, On The Crucial Stick it says: CRUCIAL CT12864AA667.M8FJ3 IGB 240-PIN DIMM 128Mx64 DDR2 PC2-5300 JNBUFF there is nothing written on the crucial box its just clear see through plastic with no sticker or nothing. and nothing in the leaflet aswell. Not sure if i have provided the correct info, if not i apologise. I'll leave it there. Thanks for your help, Regards, Newgster

Hi Dalo Harkin I think ill ask for your help here lol. ive got the older 512 stick in my hands and there is 2 stickers one small and one large. Small sticker says: elixer M2Y51264TU88AOB-37B 512MB 1Rx8 PC2-4200-444-12-A1 (is it something in this line?) Ill switch off now and get the other info from the new 1GB stick from crucial. Cheers Newgster

Hi, Ok ive been into BIOS just looking not changed anything, not until you tell me to. In Advanced chipset features there is - A-Link & GPP Configuration [4-1-1-1-1 Mode] but this is grayed out and not editable. Also there is - DRAM TIMING [Auto] if i change the DRAM TIMING to manual some more settings become visible these are: CAS TIMING [Disabled] RAS# To CAS# DELAY (TRCD) [6 Clocks] RAS# PRECHARGE TIME (TRP) (5 Clocks) CYCLE TIME (TRAS) [14 Clocks] A-Link & GPP Configuration [4-1-1-1-1 Mode] still grayed out and not editable. Staly Vegas lol everyone knows Stalybridge as Staly Vegas... i like it here , im tucked away under the pennines where its nice and quiet. Thanks for your help, it's much appreciated. Regards Newgster

Hi Dalo Harkin Thanks for the reply. I have had a look in the BIOS and there is nothing in there regarding to the RAM? There is no settings or anything for the RAM anywhere. I have read other posts saying to adjust things in the BIOS to get RAM working etc. Is there a Specific thing to look for or is it just RAM settings or something similar? Thanks for your help. Also i see you live in stockport, im from stalybridge lol...Small world. Anyway, ill end there. Regards Newsgster

Hi RandyL Thanks for replying, im kinda thinking of another stick of RAM from crucial might be the best thing to do, as you stated its not worth risking my pc over 512 stick of RAM, ive never done a BIOS update before, although im confident i could do it as im not to bad with pc's, its just that chance if it goes wrong. I just can't understand how they both work on their own but will not run together, the min the 1gig gets put in the 512 becomes unreadable. And crucial saying my motherboard does not support PC2-4200, when that's the stick that it come brand new with from the shop so it must be supported, i just dont get it lol. Hopefully someone will be able to shed a bit of light on this. Again thanks for your help. Regards Newgster

Hi can anyone help on this? Ok my daughters pc had 512mb of ram and i wanted to upgrade it so i went to crucial.co.uk dowloaded and run their memory scanner it told me that i had 512mb pc2 4200 and it showed what i could purchase. I purchased a 1gig Stick. It has arrived, so i went ahead and installed it , but now my pc running xp 32bit only shows the new ram as installed, i have taken them out swapped them about etc to see if one of my boards slots was damaged but nope they are both fine. Ive run CPU-Z and it shows: Slot 1 DDR2 Module size = 512 MB Max Bandwidth = PC2-4200 (266 MHz) Manufacturer = Nanya Technology Slot 2 DDR2 Module size 1024 MB Max Bandwidth = PC2-5300 (333MHz) Manufacturer = Crucial Technology In belarc advisor it says that slot 1 is actually empty. Also went back to crucial.co.uk re scanned and it told me i had 1 gig of ram installed in slot 2 and slot 1 was free. I spoke to one of crucials live help people and was told to check the ram to see what density it was by counting the black chips and they are both high density with 8 black chips, the woman was stuck for words and said that most probably my BIOS needs updating or there is a compatability issue. Also in my bios there is no tab that displays memory installed .?? I have been told by a pc repair shop that they should work fine together? They said, even tho Different models/sizes etc the 5300 should down size and run at 4200?? My Motherboard is: MS-7173 (RC410M-L) Motherboard And here is the scan i did on crucials website, it says i can have max of 2GB RAM http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/vi...F023B9231D926C3 Any help at all to get these 2 modules running together would be great. Thanks Newgster