RAM

tonytorode · #1 Jan 8, 2003, 02:50 PM

I HAVE AN IBM APTIVA 486DX2 WHICH I AM UPGRADING. I HAVE ADDED A FASTER CD DRIVE AND A 3 GIG HARD DRIVE. I NOW WANT TO PUT A WIN 98 OPERATING SYSTEM ON TO IT, AND GET THE MESSAGE THAT I NEED AT LEAST 16 MB RAM IT PRESENTLY HAS 8MB. I HAVE BOUGHT 2 X 16 MB OF EDO RAM CHIPS BUT WHEN I PUT THEM IN I GET NITHING AND WHEN I REPLACE THE OLD CHIPS I AM ABLE TO RUN WIN 95. HAVE I BOUGHT THE WRONG CHIPS (IS THERE A DIFFERENCE) AND IF SO IS THERE A WAY AROUND THIS USING EITHER THE NEW OR OLD CHIPS. THANK YOU.

i_love_to_listen · Jan 9, 2003, 04:44 PM

do you know what motherboard is in the computer?

tonytorode · Jan 10, 2003, 12:14 PM

THANKS AGAIN FOR ANSWERING. AS WITH MY OTHER REPLY TO YOU I DO NOT KNOW THE MOTHERBOARD TYPE ONLY THAT THE CHIPS `LOOK' IDENTICAL AND FIT THE SLOTS BUT DO NOT WORK.THANKS

tonytorode · Jan 23, 2003, 02:05 PM

THANKS SCOTT, I DID FINALLY SCRAP THE COMPUTER, IT WAS COSTING MORE THAN IT WAS WORTH, BUT THANKS AGAIN. TONT



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