-=PCTechTalk=- Re: suzanne--finally an answer to RAM problem

good for you ns!!!!

I ran 3 sticks of 256MB ram under win98, but the additional ram didn't
really show much of an improvement over the 2 sticks I had originally.

thanks for posting your final solution here for us all to read... I hate
leaving something undone!

~s


----- Original Message -----
From: "nightsneak1" <nightsneak1@xxxxxxx>


>
> Sorry to have been gone so long, but I did finally manage to get my
computer
> to recognize all 512MB of my new RAM (well, not so new anymore). I tried
the
> clear CMOS jumper on the motherboard, tried clearing the NVRAM, tried
> reinstalling Windows several times, tried putting the stick in the second
> slot, nothing worked. So I bit the bullet and did a reformat, and presto!
I
> now have all my RAM working. Somehow Windows must have been holding the
old
> 96MBsetting in there. It still shows the checking NVRAM correctly on the
> boot screen, and now it shows the correct 512MB RAM on System Info also.
>
> BTW, for the ones who heard that you can't run 98SE with more than, I
think
> they said 128MB, let me tell you, it's not true. Got this baby running all
> 512MB : )
>
> Whew! Thanks so much for sticking with me while I was gone so often. And
to
> all the others that offered suggestions also, thank you very much.
>
> Now to the laptop problems....LOL

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