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By cheezer ·
I recently added 128mb of crucial memory,which was
8 chips instead of 16 (both sides of module)my other memory modules have the 16 chips, my question; the cpu freezes after a certain time the mouse is frozen as is the keyboard.

Could it be thatthe modules have to have the same amount of chips?

I have to reboot several times, if I leave the cpu on all day.

It seems when I try to get on the net with ie the window opens in ie, bur when I click the dial up connection, it freezes up, could it be ie?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Cheezer

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by stahler In reply to cpu freezes

Did you try taking that RAM out and see if you still have the same problem?
Also, I had a problem with a RAM that had 8 instead of 16 as well. My computer would not recognize that RAM, I bought my RAM from McDonald&Assoc. I called them and they sent me a RAM with 16 chips instead of 8. Works great now! GOOD LUCK!

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by TheChas In reply to cpu freezes

Yes, some motherboards only accept the older single density DIMMs.

There are also numerous other limitations on DIMMs with some motherboards.

? How much RAM do you have?
And, which version of Windows?

There is a bug in W9X /Me that can cause system problems if more than 511MB of RAM is installed.

Another issue, is the size of your power supply.
As you add RAM, plug-in cards, and drives, you may need to install a larger power supply to run everything.

Chas

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by RCOM In reply to cpu freezes

You seemed to have answered your own question. If the PC performed normal before the mem upgrade then that's more than likely the issue.
I wouldn't mix the memory and there's more to it than just the amount of chips.
For the price of memory these days I'd get another matching stick and put that in.

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