I forgot to ask you, where is the best place to buy good quality RAM? -------------- Original message -------------- From: BigMatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Yes. > > I've been working on, or with computers for a long time. It is not > uncommon to order a stick of RAM, unbox it, install it, and get the > feared RAM beeps. They come dead all the time, more on Dells, > Gateways, HP's and other name brand computers for one reason. They buy > the sticks from whatever manufacturer has them the cheapest, and sell > them to you. If you purchased two different sticks more than a couple > months apart, your sticks are more than likely two different makers, > but the same HP sticker on them, maybe even the same chip manufacture, > but they are not the same batch, and prbly have different timings. > When you upgrade RAM, always get all the RAM you need in a bundle, you > will have less problems. > > If you did this, it is no big deal to take out one stick and boot the > machine to see if it works. Turn it on, load a video, and start surfen > the web, a website with a lot of flash grfx and see if you BlueScreen > it... If one stick works good for an hour or so, pop it out and put in > the other one, and see if it does it then... > > If the computer still does it with both sticks, you've prbly got a bad > video card... Or the mobo itself, but the RAM is the easiest thing to > troubleshoot. Make sure you turn off the computer while removing and > replacing hardware... > > On Oct 5, 7:36 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thank you for the response. I just hate to think the HP RAM I put in there > > a > few months ago has gone bad already. I replaced the 2 original sticks that > lasted since 2004 with 2 new larger sticks direct from HP. Is it advisable to > take out one stick at a time and see if the problem is solved? > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: BigMatt > > > > > I had very similar issues when I had a stick of RAM going out... Take > > > out the old stick and see if it still does it... Also, if you have > > > dual channel memory, make sure both sticks are the same manufacturer, > > > size, and speed, difference in those will cause problems like > > > yours... > > > > > Last but not least, done all you virus and adware scans? > > > > > On Oct 4, 12:13 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I don't know if I have a software or hardware problem. > > > > I have a 2004 HP Media Center m1095c desktop. It will run for about 25 > > > minutes, then I get a blue screen that says: > > > > A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent > damage > > > to your computer. > > > > If this the first time you've sen this Stop error screen, restart your > > > computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps: > > > > Run a system diagnostic utility supplied by your hardware manufacturer. > > > > In > > > particular, run a memory check, and check for faulty or mismatched > > > memory. > Try > > > changing video adapters. Disable or remove any newly installed hardware > > > and > > > drivers. Disable or remove any newly installed software. If you need to > > > use > > > SafeMode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 > > > to > > > select Advanced Startup Options, then select SafeMode. > > > > Technical Information: > > > > *** STOP: 0X0000007F(0X0000009D, 0X00000000, OX00000000, 0X00000000) > > > > Beginning dump of physical memory. > > > > Physical memory dump complete. > > > > Contact your system administrator or technical support group for > > > > further > > > assistance. > > > > > > I have not done any of the above suggested things. I can do a hard > shutdown > > > and restart the PC, but again it will only run about 25 minutes. This > problem > > > first started about 9 months ago, sporadically, then went away on its > > > own. 4 > > > months ago I upgraded the memory with HP memory. The blue screen started > > > appearing again about 1 month ago, and the time between occurences has > increased > > > to every time I turn it on. > > > > I would appreciate any advice you could give me, and I hope I'm not > wasting > > > your time. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
