Do you know what speed RAM you need? I get mine from www.newegg.com Just go to the memory section and search for your speed, and pick the size you want, if you have a dual channel mobo, take advantage of it and get 2 X pack... You'll see what I mean when you get there and surf the site... Another good site to buy computer parts/electronics is www.tigerdirect.com I always check both for the same product I want and go with the cheapest price, although I will say, neweggs shipping dept is the BOMB!!!
I've heard good and bad things about Patriot memory, I bought a 2gig (2 X 1gig sticks) pack from them about 6 months ago that I have not a problem with at all. They seem to be a budget brand, but they work for me... The good stuff is Crucial, or Kingston, but really, any RAM that you purchase with a manufactures logo on it and HP's will prbly be better... On Oct 7, 4:24 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
