error with 1gb ram on xp

kauzy

kauzy

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hi guyz,
i recently got a new rig at my office.

it has 512mb ram and xp with sp2 installed

i have asus a8n sli mobo
the problem is that when i connect my 512 mb ram, the sys. works fine.

but when i add another 512 mb ram, the xp doesn't boot and it give theerror that file acpi.sys is missin.

so what do u think guyz, shud i change my os.

the manufacturer of my ram is hynix
the 512*2 ram works fine on my intel system with 865 mobo
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of the 4 DIMM slots on the mobo, are the RAM sticks in alternate slots?

Faintly remember that Asus (in the mobo manual) asks u to put RAM in DIMM 2 and DIMM 4 (DIMM 1 is the nearest to the CPU socket)..

my 2 cents..
 
Yup, the sticks should be in DIMM 2 and DIMM 4. They probably work fine in your 865 as it doesn't have dual-channel RAM (correct me if I am wrong)
 
anishcool said:
Yup, the sticks should be in DIMM 2 and DIMM 4. They probably work fine in your 865 as it doesn't have dual-channel RAM (correct me if I am wrong)
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You're wrong.. all Intel P4 chipsets from Granite Bay (E7205) onward have been dual channel, with the exception of the neutered i845/PE shitsets. The 865, 875, 915, 925, 945 and 955 are all DC..
 
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