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Old 06-12-2002, 06:37 PM   #1
tharris
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Dang VX mobo Crap


Anyone here familure with old VXchipset boards ... I have one that will not see past 32 meg of memory. I have matching memory in all the banks and still no luck ... 32 meg. there are 2 banks with require memory in each bank. I have 4 32 meg sticks which I am trying to put in there..


Thanks for any help

tharris
 
Old 06-12-2002, 08:57 PM   #2
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ok this is crazy ... opened the box ... re-seated the simms ... now I got 64 meg ... maybe if I keep going I can get to 96 and maybe by midnite .. i can get all 128 ...

Stay tooned LOL

tharris
 
Old 06-13-2002, 06:00 AM   #3
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dont worry, it sometimes takes a few tries to get the bugs ironed out. the old ram takes a bit to seat properly (all ram does actually) it'l be good to have a bit more ram, the more the merrier i say.
 
Old 06-13-2002, 10:24 AM   #4
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so I see ... and I was just about to through the thing out the window. Going from 32 meg to 64 meg sure made a big difference in regards to speed and performance ... cannot wait to get all 128 going LOL

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