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(One is 128Mgs at PC-133, while the other one was a 16 / 64Mgs at PC-100.)
The lady calls him and says there's a problem and it has something to do with the RAM. At this point he asks to speak to the 'technician' doing the installation.
When I get down to the part where I'm telling him about finding two types of RAM, he interupts me with this question:
"Did you put the RAM sticks back in exactly as you removed them?"
<albiet apprehensively> I says: "Uh, yes."
"I don't understand it." He says. "That machine booted right up with no problems. I've loaded the OS and all applicable software as well as updated everything."
He goes on to say:
"I'm sure you know they must be put back in the exact slot they came from."
I boogied.
It took 15 minutes for IE to open:)
Got to love these experts, eh.
As she only uses it for Internet and a litte word processing, I increased the memory to 64 and installed Mandrake Linux.
Despite being an absolute newbie to Linux, and distinctly non techie, she loves it.
I had the very exact ram issue at one of the university chairs I currently work for. Last summer, secretary computer will hang up several times a day. An old K6-2 350 with 2x64 MB RAM. I first thought it was a heat problem (you know, last summer), so I opened the case, pulled out the CPU and removed the cooler, cleaned both parts with Nitro (two minutes later, a colleague dropped the nitro bottle - room had a delightful nitro taste for a week), reassembled the parts, same problems again. It took me another half day before I had the idea that the RAM modules (upgraded some months before by the local dealer!) could be the reason. Removed both and looked at them, a PC100 and a PC133.
The PC133 was removed. The computer is running fine without problems since.
A friend allowed her 'computer expert' pal to install Windows XP on a Pentium 233 with only 32meg ram!It took 15 minutes for IE to open:)
Got to love these experts, eh.
As she only uses it for Internet and a litte word processing, I increased the memory to 64 and installed Mandrake Linux.
Despite being an absolute newbie to Linux, and distinctly non techie, she loves it.
What's horribly sad is that it should take so much RAM and other resources to simply write and view documents.
Case in point. I have a 1987 Macintosh SE/30 (8 meg RAM, 120 meg HD, 16 MHz clock) which if needed can be immediately set up to do word processing, faxing, e-mail and basic HTML page browsing. It even has an Ethernet port built into it so I can network it.
Alas, bloatware rules the day.
