Jump to content

Welcome to Geeks to Go - Register now for FREE

Need help with your computer or device? Want to learn new tech skills? You're in the right place!
Geeks to Go is a friendly community of tech experts who can solve any problem you have. Just create a free account and post your question. Our volunteers will reply quickly and guide you through the steps. Don't let tech troubles stop you. Join Geeks to Go now and get the support you need!

How it Works Create Account
Photo

Computer Self Reboots With Newly Installed Memory


  • Please log in to reply

#1
skyhigh001

skyhigh001

    New Member

  • Member
  • Pip
  • 1 posts
Hello, I am having problems with some newly installed memory.
My computer is an eMachine T5026, 3.06ghz, 160gb with 1.22gb of ram (from 4 mixed memory sticks pc2100, 2700)

I removed 3 of the memory sticks to install the 3 (1gb) memory sticks and left the remaining slot with the (1) 512mb stick. The problem is that the computer self reboots after I installed this extra memory. 3 things happen from here on, either I get a message stating that Windows did not start up properly and asks if I want to start up in safe mode, last settings that work (but none of those settings works and just reboots), the 2nd thing that happens is that I get a bluescreen that displays some sort of message like "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" and at the bottom "Beginning Dump Of Physical Memory"

The 3 sticks of memory I purchased each say DDR64X16PC400 1G AUM3408

The BIOS reads the memory to be a total of 3500mb (which is a close estimate)

But other than that it just reboots, any ideas?
  • 0

Advertisements


#2
Troy

Troy

    Tech Staff

  • Technician
  • 8,841 posts
Hi there :)

Have you tried testing the memory sticks for errors? (i.e. using memtest86, for example?)

Cheers

Troy
  • 0






Similar Topics

0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users

As Featured On:

Microsoft Yahoo BBC MSN PC Magazine Washington Post HP