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PC Crashes while uploading operating sys.

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I have been trying for several days to upload the Server2003 Eval.Just to make sure it was'nt my download or burn, I am trying to load XP.It gets to 6% then, i ays it can't copy a certain file. I try again and it crashes. I get used computers re-build them and re-sell them. The profits go to charity.Anyway, I'm trying to make one of them a server so that the re-built ones have a place to go for certain resources.I strugled with this pc to get the required memory.What I ended up with is: SDRAM in DRAM rows 0,4,5- EDO in DRAM rows 2- FP in DRAM ROWS 1,3. Totaling 140MB. This process took DAYS! LIke a combonation lock.I have an Atholon 233mhz processor. I have tried changing hard drives. I have disabled all cache & shadowing except internal memory because when I do that it stops loading into memory at "keyboard library". Please advise

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by thechas

Sorry, you cannot mix RAM types and have Windows function.

EVERY motherboard that I have used that has both DIMM and SIMM sockets specifies that you CANNOT use both RAM fields at the same time.
They share address lines and the BIOS cannot handle mixed RAM speeds and refresh rate requirements.
For EDO and FPM memory, you usually cannot have them mixed either and expect proper performance.

It is true that many of the first generation socket 7 motherboards had very limited support for DIMM memory. Some cannot work with DIMMs larger than 32MB. Others can use larger DIMMs IF the memory is EDO!

I recommend that you install the largest EDO or FPM SIMMs that you have, and forget about using the DIMM sockets for this motherboard.

Also, this type of question belongs in the Technical Q&A section and not the discussion forum.

Chas

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