I'm having a pretty tough time getting 3GB of memory to work properly with Windows XP.
Almost 2 years ago (I know I'm a slacker), I bought a MSI KT6 Delta-LSR motherboard, which supports up to 3GB of DDR333 (or slower, using three 1GB sticks) or 2GB of DDR400 (2 sticks). I purchased three 1GB DDR333 sticks from Kingston.
Since I purchased it, I cannot get all three sticks to work simultaneously. I can use any two sticks in any two slots, but once I introduce the third stick, my machine blue screens. I have attempted to load the OS with 3GB initially, and it locks up halfway through loading setup.
I have updated my BIOS periodically when a new version was released. I have done searches on the web for possible causes, and have come up with nothing. I even called up MSI, and their only answer was to update the BIOS.
Has anyone experienced this before, or have a fix for it? Any ideas on what to look at? I am experienced with hardware and Microsoft OS's, but I really haven't found anything that can fix this problem.
My computer works wonderfully on 2GB, but I really hate not having an answer to this. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Almost 2 years ago (I know I'm a slacker), I bought a MSI KT6 Delta-LSR motherboard, which supports up to 3GB of DDR333 (or slower, using three 1GB sticks) or 2GB of DDR400 (2 sticks). I purchased three 1GB DDR333 sticks from Kingston.
Since I purchased it, I cannot get all three sticks to work simultaneously. I can use any two sticks in any two slots, but once I introduce the third stick, my machine blue screens. I have attempted to load the OS with 3GB initially, and it locks up halfway through loading setup.
I have updated my BIOS periodically when a new version was released. I have done searches on the web for possible causes, and have come up with nothing. I even called up MSI, and their only answer was to update the BIOS.
Has anyone experienced this before, or have a fix for it? Any ideas on what to look at? I am experienced with hardware and Microsoft OS's, but I really haven't found anything that can fix this problem.
My computer works wonderfully on 2GB, but I really hate not having an answer to this. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks