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Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

I'd try using one stick of RAM at a time and see if both individual sticks give memory errors or not. If Windows is giving a memory error then it's usually a decent bet something isn't right.

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Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Bad Munki posted:

Huh, I was under the impression they had to be installed in pairs? Is that an outdated requirement?

It's mainly a myth. RAM is often sold in pairs because you'll get better performance using two sticks rather than one. But for testing purposes it's fine.

On most motherboards you'll just want to put one stick into the slot closest to the CPU. If only one stick gives an error then it's probably bad. But if both individual sticks give an error then it's probably a slot issue or something else.

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