BigMatt is right on the money...  Although, I'm partial to Corsair and
Geil memory myself.

Cheers,
Matt
www.crossloop.com/matthewbramer

On Oct 7, 6:26 pm, BigMatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you know what speed RAM you need? I get mine fromwww.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 
> iswww.tigerdirect.comI 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.- Hide quoted text -
>
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