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2nd ram slot does not work

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chanchalchatt
chanchalchatt Original post #1
Jul 10, 2008 at 8:20 AM
My mb model is MSI PM8M-V.It has 2 ram slot and i have a 256mb of ddr-1 ram which is in the 1st slot.I want to buy a anather ram of 512 mb ddr-1,so i change my ram 1st ram position into the 2nd slot ,then i start my computer but it does not start. Please help me
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dhanusaud
dhanusaud #2
Jul 10, 2008 at 12:18 PM
me have the same problem with my office system, but removing one slot either 256 or 512 works fine. 256+256 works but 256+512 doesn't work, dunno wht the exact problem is:(

tried a lot by changing slot vice-versa, clean the connection circuits but at last failed, now using 512mb.
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gulgulumaal #3
Jul 10, 2008 at 11:33 PM
dhanusaud said:
me have the same problem with my office system, but removing one slot either 256 or 512 works fine. 256+256 works but 256+512 doesn't work, dunno wht the exact problem is:(

tried a lot by changing slot vice-versa, clean the connection circuits but at last failed, now using 512mb.
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In your case I think ur mobo has a max limit of 512MB. Older mobos had limits like this. Check ur mobo specs.