Have you taken out the RAM and re-installed it? Disconnect the power cord before removing or installing RAM.
If two sticks of DDR RAM have failed withint a short time, that suggests the RAM is probably OK and something else is to blame. Or the RAM was damaged by being installed in that motherboard. Either way, if removing/re-installing doesn't help, make sure you have an easy return-for-refund on any RAM you buy to try to fix the problem. As long as you buy PC2100 memory of the correct type (unbuffered, *registered*, non-ECC) that together does not exceed the maximum capacity of this motherboard, it will probably work. I don't think I'd invest in more than 1GB (2 x 512) for a machine of this age, though, and start with just one to confirm or reject the "bad motherboard" theory. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Harrison Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Asus A7M266MB Hello I need to replace the DDR memory in my Asus A7M266MB but now find that there are 2 different PC2100s, high density and low density. There is nothing in the manual about this to indicate which it uses. There is a warning that the DDR Ram must be fast enough or it may not start. It says it can use PC1600 or PC2100. I had a 512MB PC2100 in the machine but it started reporting that it was a 256MB with no errors, and when I ran the memcheck soft it showed 512 available butonly 256 in use, and when forced to run all 512 there were massive errors. It ran for 6 weeks at 256 in use, but then quit and will not boot or show bios, guess its dead. Thanks Joe Harrison -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
