READ THE DIRECTIONS

As I add this killer stick of RAM, and my computer turns on but won't POST. I'm like, WTF??!?. So I dig through my closet for the manual on my motherboard.

“Memory must be added in pairs.”

What the hell? I thought they eliminated this architecture with DIMMS. The last time I put RAM in my old Celeron machine I didn't have to use pairs. Why the hell do I have to add it in pairs? Now I have to go BACK to Best Buy and trade my 1-512 for 2-256's. Oh well. It looks like they're on sale so I might save $50. The downside is all my slots will be full. :-(.

Sometimes computers suck.

4 Comments

  • don't do it. Buy online and get 2 512 chips. If you get 2 256 chips you're stuck that that until you replace them both and then what will you do with the 2 you remove?

  • The first RAM upgrade I did was also some old school SIMMs. I was pretty excited about adding 64mb of RAM. I ended up adding 128 :)



    I assume this was Rambus? Stupid Rambus. I've stuck with AMD based systems recently. I like the Intel chips better, but cost and partnerships with Rambus turned my view on those systems sour.

  • Robert, you know you really want 1GB of memory instead of 512MB. Break down, spend the cash. :)

  • Unfortunately, I don't have the cash to spare. I'm gonna get the 2 chips and have 1GB altogether. When I need to upgrade again.... maybe I'll post an ad in my blog ;). At this point I need the RAM immediately, and I'm low on funds. It will have to do for now.

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