New RAM card no-go by itself - what gives?
Not exactly a linux question, but here's people who can probably give a no-bullshit reply or point me to one:
I have 256Mb RAM, and installed an additional 512Mb on a second card... this has had a marked effect on my whole system speed - it is now blindingly fast at 2.4GHz and CPU resources are wildly underused. I have been pleased... however:
I would have liked to used the 256Mb card in another machine (with a mere 8Mb). I have discovered, though, that the BIOS will only recognise the RAM (all of it) if the 256Mb card is in place. Remove that card and it freezes at the memory check stage.
What is going on - are there two types of card (say a master and a slave) and the master must be present. I've been hunting for an answer - but I'm asking the wrong questions.
(Turns out the card won't fit my other machine anyway... but I'd still lke to know.)
Simon
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