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Lasereth · 01-16-2004, 10:15 AM

Well, I tried installing another set of chipset drivers, and my computer did the freeze thing again. To make a long story short, I ended up formatting to try and get rid of the chipset driver settings, and games/apps STILL froze after the format.

That's when I said fuck it and decided to test out the RAM after all. I took out two sticks and left my Crucial in. No freezing! I took the Crucial out and put in my generic PC2700 in. The computer wouldn't even POST, and if it did (rarely) it wouldn't get to Windows.

I've put the two good PC2100 sticks in, so now I have 512 MB at least. The PC2700 is sitting on my desk, and my computer is now running perfect.

Thanks for the help everyone, it turned out to be bad RAM! Moral of the story: don't buy generic shit RAM.

-Lasereth

01-16-2004, 10:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Well, I tried installing another set of chipset drivers, and my computer did the freeze thing again. To make a long story short, I ended up formatting to try and get rid of the chipset driver settings, and games/apps STILL froze after the format. That's when I said fuck it and decided to test out the RAM after all. I took out two sticks and left my Crucial in. No freezing! I took the Crucial out and put in my generic PC2700 in. The computer wouldn't even POST, and if it did (rarely) it wouldn't get to Windows. I've put the two good PC2100 sticks in, so now I have 512 MB at least. The PC2700 is sitting on my desk, and my computer is now running perfect. Thanks for the help everyone, it turned out to be bad RAM! Moral of the story: don't buy generic shit RAM. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert