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Old 24th October, 2002, 03:44 AM
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I've had issues running differing brands of RAM together before.

I have a stick of 128MB generic RAM, which works fine on it's own. Put it with a 256MB stick of Crucial, and the machine doesn't even boot!

Now, I tried this on an Abit KT7 and an Abit KT7A board, and got the same results. So, in desperation, I tried it on an Abit BX6 (the original board), and still got the same results. Tried it on an el cheapo Via based board, and once again, didn't post. Came to the conclusion that there was something funny about the 128MB generic RAM, which meant it wouldn't co-exist with anyone else's memory.

Moral of the story: I don't run differing makes of RAM, unless they're all brand name. Incidently, I don't buy non-branded RAM any longer either.

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