Right , Another pretty good place to check for RAM os: www.*geeks.com*/<http://www.geeks.com/> They are along the lines of the other two. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 7:54 PM, RemyMaza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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 - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Tom --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. 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