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From: Nick on 15 May 2010 14:11
I have just tried to increase the memory on our SBS2003 box but with 4Gb (4
* 1Gb PC3200 ECC) Win2003 fails to boot and just keeps rebooting with a
BSOD. Although I haven't fully tested it yet I suspect the problems is a
windows one rather than hardware. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Nick


From: Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] on 15 May 2010 14:37
uh? if it just started with the new memory?
Then Memory?

Download Memtest86
http://www.memtest86.com/

And Run
If its not memory
then restore system state from a backup
Russ

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"Nick" <NoOne(a)NotHere.com> wrote in message
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> I have just tried to increase the memory on our SBS2003 box but with 4Gb
> (4 * 1Gb PC3200 ECC) Win2003 fails to boot and just keeps rebooting with a
> BSOD. Although I haven't fully tested it yet I suspect the problems is a
> windows one rather than hardware. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 16 May 2010 10:34
A fair number of motherboards can't actually run with their memory slots
filled or with maximum RAM. (Especially true if the RAM is rated at the
maximum speed as well.) What were you running before? Have you run a
thorough memory test? (memtest86 is a reasonable tool for this.)

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"Nick" <NoOne(a)NotHere.com> wrote in message
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>I have just tried to increase the memory on our SBS2003 box but with 4Gb (4
>* 1Gb PC3200 ECC) Win2003 fails to boot and just keeps rebooting with a
>BSOD. Although I haven't fully tested it yet I suspect the problems is a
>windows one rather than hardware. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>

From: Nick on 16 May 2010 13:47

"Paul Shapiro" <paul(a)hideme.broadwayData.com> wrote in message
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>
> Many desktop motherboards, especially older ones that might still be
> running SBS 2003, had problems running 4 ram modules at the rated speeds.
> You didn't indicate the motherboard in use, but the same could be true of
> some server motherboards too. You could try reducing the ram speed in the
> BIOS and see if that gets all 4 modules working. I would agree with the
> others that problems after adding ram are hardware, not software.

Paul,

Motherboard is an old Asus SK8V. It could well be a motherboard problem. I
have tried reducing speed to 5:3 (DDR333) but even at that Win2003 still
reboots, memtest looks ok. Reduce to 2Gb and all is fine.

Just noticed in the BIOS that it detects only 3Gb not 4. Perhaps 2Gb is the
maximum I can fit in this motherboard despite the fact that the book says it
sould take 4Gb.

Thanks,
Nick



From: Anteaus on 17 May 2010 12:36
Dell and HP computers are notorious for being finnicky about memory
address-timings. Some people reckon this is made intentionally so, in order
that you have to buy expensive branded RAM.

That said, it is also possible the contacts are dirty, or it is not inserted
fully.

"Nick" wrote:

> I have just tried to increase the memory on our SBS2003 box but with 4Gb (4
> * 1Gb PC3200 ECC) Win2003 fails to boot and just keeps rebooting with a
> BSOD. Although I haven't fully tested it yet I suspect the problems is a
> windows one rather than hardware. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
>
> .
>
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