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I have fitted the newly bought module nicely. The notch and the clips went very well. Started the computer. No error messages or
bleeps, but it did not detect the module as well.

There were two slots in 3100 chases for Ram. I fitted the new module in the next slot which was vaccant..

This Dimension3100 runs xp. Extremely slow. The already module only record 256 MB. Please
give me the instructruction how can I let my computer know that new DDR2 is there.

Please email me. My hearing is very poor. Merry xmass.

My regards.

Talib Hussain talib-hussain@hotmail.com 19 December 2011

 
Many DDR2 motherboards only support up to 1GB per slot, especially prebuilt computers from companies like Dell. If your new RAM stick has a higher capacity than that then it probably won't work.

If the slot you inserted the RAM into was dirty on the inside then it probably won't work.

If the motherboard doesn't support having two modules that aren't running in dual channel then it wouldn't work. Dual channel usually works when the the RAM in certain slots is identical in every way and usually doesn't work if the RAM isn't identical in every way. There are exceptions to this rule but modules of different capacities should never run in dual channel.

If the new RAM module requires a different voltage than either the motherboard supports or the old module supports than it won't work.
There are many possibilities for your machine not recognizing the RAM and depending on the problem(s) it may or may not be fixable.
Possible solutions would be:

Remove the new module and (CAREFULLY) clean the gold pins and the inside of the slot on the motherboard. You can Google how to do this properly.

Check your motherboard/computer manual (if you have it) or manufacturers website for compatibility problems known on your machine. If you have trouble finding information try searching for your computer in the Crucial memory finder tool at crucial.com or Googleing your computer's product number and RAM compatibility information.

I'm sure this next statement is obvious after this post but always remember this: When you have a computer problem (or really any problem that needs information) Google is your best friend. You are likely to find an answer faster by searching the web than by waiting for someone knowledgeable on the problem's subject or someone willing to Google the problem for you. In either case you would usually have an answer faster by searching yourself for most problems.