When I was adding RAM to my mothers gateway, I ran into problems because I didn't have double clock ram. The ram I added just simply wasn't being counted before I got the right kind.
-Aaron Solochek [EMAIL PROTECTED] "J.W. Jones" wrote: > I worked for a long time as a computer repair tech, and Gateways are a pain > in the neck. What has probably happened is that the Gateway Tech you talked > with wasn't paying attention looking at the specs for your system. I > personally have had about 50% success with runnning PC100 RAM in a 66mhz > system. Some will take it, others just float off into la la land when they > are counting RAM. It is usually because the motherboard has a problem with > the clock chip on the RAM(very tiny black chip, normally off to right or > left side). IMHO, your best bet would be to return the RAM you have and get > some slower, and less expensive non PC100 RAM, or pitch the Gateway and get > a brand new computer. > > J.W. Jones > --------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Carline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Andrei Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Debian user list <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 6:07 AM > Subject: Re: OT : RAM, please help. > > > Andrei Ivanov wrote: > > > > > Sorry for OT question, but I'm completely stumped here. > > > My stepfather has a custom Gateway machine, and he wanted to get some > > > memory upgrades on it. The docs say that motherboard supports up to 32M > > > 4x64 modulo SDRAM chip in each DIMM (it has 2). > > > I told him to order the SDRAM, and now that memory arrives, each chip is > > > recognised as 8M (instead of 32M). > > > I talked to the company, they are willing to exchange....just I don't > know > > > for what. > > > Gateway people don't know much, and tell me to use their store instead > > > (that charges 2x). > > > > > > I have several suspicions: > > > 1. Memory that we ordered was PC100, but board runs at 66 max. Gateway > > > techsupport told me it would work. > > > > > > > > 2. When my stepfather first called them, he ordered 4x16 modulo, but I > > > told him to call back and change the order to 4x64 > > > > I'm not much help, but since I didn't see any answers to your post I > thought I'd stir > > up some of the experts. > > > > My first impression is that you probably received the 4x64 that you > ordered since the > > smallest DIMM I've seen is a 2x64 (16mb) and the 168pin DIMMS are all > either x64 or > > x72 - at least I think they are. (someone out there correct me if I'm > wrong.) You > > could confirm that by asking the vendor how to identify the size of the > DIMMs that > > were sent. > > > > Next possibility is that the PC100 type doesn't play on that computer? > However, I've > > seen 100 MHz DIMMs running at 66 MHz without a problem and gateway > techsupport says > > that it will. So while it still could be the problem, I'd begin to suspect > something > > in the setup of the board. > > > > I know that you probably already checked all this. But just in case you > didn't ... > > Did gateway techsupport or the motherboard manual mention any setting that > needed to > > be made for the clock speed of the chips? All the DIMMs I've seen were > recognized > > automatically, but I'm unfamiliar with gateway so it's possible that some > setting > > need to be changed. > > > > Any Gateway Experts out there? > > > > Good Luck > > John > > > > > > > > > Could they have sent > > > us the wrong ram still, and that caused the 1/4 of memory recognized? > > > > > > Please help, I have no idea what to do now. > > > TIA, > > > Andrew > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > Andrei S. Ivanov > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > UIN 12402354 > > > http://members.tripod.com/AnSIv <--Little things for Linux. > > > http://www.missouri.edu/~c680789 <--"Computer languages of the world" > > > My work in progress. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > > -- > > > > Powered by the Penguin > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
