Does it support single 1g sticks? either way it is looking like some money to be spent. On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > I bought a new laptop for myself - developing java code with only 512 MB was > too slooooooooow. I had planned on upgrading my daughter's laptop from the > current PIII 800 to this one (PIV 1.4), but I need to get it to work with > the 1 GB of RAM. So, I am back to looking for a reputable repair shop that > does not charge an arm and a leg....... > > I remember testing both memory slots as well as both sticks. Either the > machine will not boot with memory only in the second slot or both sticks > passed memtest in both high and low slots. > > Mark > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Technomage > wrote: >> >> Mark Phillips wrote: >> > I ran memtest on each back individually for an hour or so, and no >> > failures. >> > memtest won't run when both banks are installed. It crashes somewhere >> > from >> > during boot to running the test. >> > >> > Mark >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: >> > >> > >> its unusual, but it could be that either the dma controller for that >> slot or the slot itself has gone bad. >> if it still works perfectly on the one slot, use it as a webserver in >> house or some other purpose >> that doesn't require a lot of speed. you could always donate it to a >> charity or perhaps one of our fellow >> pluggers whose stuck with a desktop. >> >> dpends on what you want the machine used for. :) >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss