my computer had probles before .when the people sent me back the p.c,one of the ram was halfway in the slot and the p.c operating fine ,just with half ram
120823
I would just say one of the two 256MB modules is defective. Buy a new one with the same timing, it can be also a 512MB module.
269075
Reseat the memory in the slot, or try switching them around. Sounds like a bad connection.
116871
it could be you don't have enough RAM or Mhz.
193679
sometimes you need to go into the bios and save it so it will register the new ram or your mother board may not support anything greater then 128 also it may not support the frequency of the ram like PC100 PC333 PC400... etc most times you cant have two different either like PC64 and PC100 some motherboards dint like that so make sure they are all running at the same frequency's also try putting one stick of ram in and see what results your getting on each one to make sure the board displaying the right amount of ram for each stick other then that your 256 stick may not be 256 and is infarct 128 \n\nhope that can help
241044
actually.. you need not..\nfirst check whether you have inserted your ram correctly in the right position..\nif the problem is not solved replace your ram
207746
I think Compaq's laptops are like that. I used to have a COMPAQ laptop now it's acting up too. I even had to replace the hard drive in the laptop back then.
506651
could be something wrong with your PC
229804
if it's don't work at all then it isn't magnet  issue ... i  think your lap top has another issue and it's an old one since they previously replace RAM and motherboard twice
591555
I had a similar problem.  I didn't take it to a PC doctor, I just buried it and played taps.  It was three years old and did fine for me in that time.  Now that I bought a new processor, perhaps I'll dig it up and see if anything can be done.
8846
RAM is such a tricky thing. Did u upgrade with a stick of RAM that is by the same manufactuer (also the same specs)?  If not then there can be some conflict between the 2.  Since u took it to the shop for them to install it, I assume u aren't comfortable with removing/installing the RAM yourself?  I ask because u could take out the old RAM and try running the computer with just the new RAM to see if u have the same symptoms.  An option to try w/o opening up your computer would be to run a small memory testing program from a CD that can tell u if your new memory is bad.  Go to http://www.memtest86.com/ dowload, unzip and burn to a CD
509255
maybe you need more RAM
103587
The behavior you are describing is serious and is probably related either to a configuration with your motherboard, a problem with the CPU or similar.\n\nYou should definitely return it for service.
555403
There is a problem with your RAM, motherboard, or video card.
663958
Poor RAM\nRAM is directly related to the workrate of the CPU, more RAM would definetely take the load of the CPU.\nGood luck...
214919
maybe you need to replace the memory
472815
Those are memory addresses. that means your RAM is bad most likely. 90% i would say
492681
Your memory is bad.  Replace the sticks one at a time to see which is bad.  If you can download them and use them on another PC then the files are not really corrupted, its just your memory is failing.  If you don't know how to pull RAM sticks out and replace them and swap them around, take it to a shop, its a quick process to determine which stick is bad.