I have recently salvaged an old computer from the market and actually got it working. I installed Windows Me and it goes okay except for the one problem and that is when I try to add RAM to the existing 64MB already installed, the computer starts to go through POST and shows on screen that the RAM has been added and I get the single short beep as normal but at the point where the RAM comes up on screen, the computer stops dead, nothing works. I cant get into the BIOS set up with the new RAM installed. I have removed the original stick of RAM and tried new, known working sticks of RAM with no success. the computer shows the RAM count on screen but then stops functioning.
I checked out the BIOS in windows system checking tool and the BIOS is Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG if that meanw anything to anyone.
The processor is a 1Ghz Intel III processor. thats all I know about the computer without running a diagnotic prog on it.
Any suggestions on this one. If I am using the wrong RAM (appears to be SDRAM to me) would it show up in the RAM count and would I not get some warning beeps from the POST
Any help appreciated.
