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Heres my issue my Computer wont Upgrade Past 4GB of RAM but there more to this than what im seeing and i dont have proper knowledge to find my solution nor have anythig ive found on the web or troubleshot for fixed it
Motherboard: Gateway ET 1161-03
Ram Upgradable to 8GB
trying to install 5Gb of Ram ive aquired thru an older(but newer) PC
1-Kingston 2Gb 2rx8 pc2-6400u-666-12-e1
1-Samsung 1gb 1rx8 pc2-6400u-666-12-zz
2-Hynix 1gb 2rx8 pc2-5300u-555-12
2-Hynix 512mb 1rx8 pc2-5300u-555-12
Now all of these are cross compatible meaning regard of what order i put then in the RAM slots it will boot but theres a trick
i cant use the kingston2gb+samsung1gb+(2) Hynix1gb(now the Hynix were the original RAM in the PC so they definitely work) together the PC wont boot past main splash screen description screen is very pixelated then goes Black-No repsonse to Keyboard commands nothing
But if i use the Kingston2gb+Samsung1gb+(2)Hynix512mb the pc will Boot without issue
Here is what the Crucial Website Says Click Here
so im tring to find out why it wont work or how to get it to work so i can use all 5GB of RAM
im not mr money Pockets so im just trying to use what i have
Thank for the further education
Heres my issue my Computer wont Upgrade Past 4GB of RAM but there more to this than what im seeing and i dont have proper knowledge to find my solution nor have anythig ive found on the web or troubleshot for fixed it
Motherboard: Gateway ET 1161-03
Ram Upgradable to 8GB
trying to install 5Gb of Ram ive aquired thru an older(but newer) PC
1-Kingston 2Gb 2rx8 pc2-6400u-666-12-e1
1-Samsung 1gb 1rx8 pc2-6400u-666-12-zz
2-Hynix 1gb 2rx8 pc2-5300u-555-12
2-Hynix 512mb 1rx8 pc2-5300u-555-12
Now all of these are cross compatible meaning regard of what order i put then in the RAM slots it will boot but theres a trick
i cant use the kingston2gb+samsung1gb+(2) Hynix1gb(now the Hynix were the original RAM in the PC so they definitely work) together the PC wont boot past main splash screen description screen is very pixelated then goes Black-No repsonse to Keyboard commands nothing
But if i use the Kingston2gb+Samsung1gb+(2)Hynix512mb the pc will Boot without issue
Here is what the Crucial Website Says Click Here
so im tring to find out why it wont work or how to get it to work so i can use all 5GB of RAM
im not mr money Pockets so im just trying to use what i have
Thank for the further education