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Old 11th September 2008 | 15:45
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Is it the right Sort of RAM for your PC - Although it might fit in the Slots provided - Its configuration e g speed, latency for example may make it incompatable with your setup. Does the PC Poll the RAM as part of your Power On Self Test - Tell us more. Think about downloading a Memory Test Utility - There might be an address conflict between the NEW Memory and exsisting mapping of the Video RAM Unlikely but..

Is it a portable or a desk top ?

(An ancient 1200 Presario Lap Top -like the one i'm using to write this ,320MB RAM is the MAX the Bios will support. XP Home can Address Upto 3GB ).

CAT III

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