Computer problems... Can someone help?

[doylna]

btw... this is typed from my desktop. Running really fast now, oddly... weird, since it's doing so with half the amount of ram!

It's likely that the RAM wasn't matched, that is you had (for example) PC2100 and PC2700 in there; when you have mixed RAM, the higher speed RAM operates at the lower speed. You removed the PC2100, which allowed the other RAM to operate at PC2700 speeds, which is noticeable.

[benji]

I knew it wasn't the PSU, lol.

[deevergote]

Nope. Bought both sticks at the same time. Both identical specs and identical brands... unless it was mislabeled. Both are PC2100 512mb.

[cp[mike]]

I knew it wasn't the PSU, lol.

jea lol. thats like saying its your starter because your car cranks over but never starts :X

im glad you got it figured out mike!

[deevergote]

With computers, I never put anything out of the range of possibility... I've had some STUPID stuff go wrong!


I'm running 3 excel spreadsheets, 2 streets and trips routes, 2 firefox browsers with tabs, 1 IE with tabs, outlook, and 3 folders... Now I'm missing that extra ram!


Time to order more! Just need to figure out my motherboard's specs... I want to make sure it can handle 1.4gb before I go and order an upgrade... or else I should just get another 512.

[foamypirate]

jea lol. thats like saying its your starter because your car cranks over but never starts :X

im glad you got it figured out mike!

You'd be amazed at the stability problems a PSU can cause.

[cp[mike]]

You'd be amazed at the stability problems a PSU can cause.

i know, just these symptoms didnt lead me to believe it was related to the PSU... ive seen some pretty crazy things... ive been building, rebuilding, fixing and programming computers as a hobby as well as a job for the past 14 years...

[deevergote]

Now because I removed so many things from my computer, XP wants me to re-activate. I have no idea how I did it the first time! I have the serial key sitting here, but I'm not sure if that's what it wants.

[cp[mike]]

Now because I removed so many things from my computer, XP wants me to re-activate. I have no idea how I did it the first time! I have the serial key sitting here, but I'm not sure if that's what it wants.

lol that sucks.

it knows what serial youre using, it just wants you to verify that its still a legal copy of XP. try letting it activate itself, it does it over the net. if it tells you it cant, click "activate by telephone" and call in. explain to the rep what happened and they will give you the code.

[Pandemic]

yeah - calling in usually yields good results.

About the PSU - I've had those problems and found it to be a PSU. Honestly, try to swap out the cheap stuff first. Cheap psu's can lose efficiency, etc and throw some weird errors. I'm just glad it wasn't the mobo or hdd :P

deev- look into the ram manufacturer. Most companies offer lifetime warranties.

[GenDBlade]

i still say baseball bat