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I have replaced 2x256 RAM chips by 2x512 chips in my HP Pavilion 752n running Windows XP SP2. My computer does not boot after the installation. Weirdly enough I get 6 beeps when I turn on my desktop, and nothing happens after that except my computer fan runs endlessly. Are there any know known issues or suggestions while replacing RAM chips? Can someone advise?
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According to Hp website your computer will handle two 512 Mb RAM chips. Make sure they are PC133. If computer will not boot with both inserted properly, one of them is bad. Put one in slot 1 and none in slot 2 and see if it boots. Then switch the chips put the extra chip in slot 1 and none in slot 2. See if it boots. This way you can troubleshoot a possible bad chip.
If you have tried another monitor and result is the same, then it's a faulty graphics card. If graphics card is sharing system memory, then you might need to replace ram to get it work again.
The motherboard can support 1GB of memory, Window XP can manage up to 2GB fairly good maybe more with other setting applied. I would recommend using two 512 memory chips to fill the slots to prevent any memory conflict issues.
which applications are not compatible? Do you try to run them in compatibility mode set at windows XP? You may install VMWare Server to run a virtual machine XP from Vista without dual boot, allowing running XP and Vista at the same time, its easy to install/configure, need a good computer with 2Gb ram min.
Depends! The amount of RAM has nothing to do with capacity of the hard drive. If your motherboard is a P3, it probably has to memory slots that will handle 256mb each (512 total). It sounds like you have a 128mm chip and a 256mb chip installed now. I won't even attempt to run XP with less than 256mb of RAM. You can run XP with 128mb, but not very well. With Windows XP SP2, you will have to have at least 256MB. Most P4 or newer computers use DDR RAM wich can be bought at larger capacity (ie 1000MB).
what kind of power supply is it? its it from hp or a 3 party? how many watts does it have just send me your computer specs to [email protected] so i can check it out
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