memory upgrade

[Shadimo187]

I have a HP Pavillion 6830 with Xp profetional and im trying to add a 256 Mb pc100 memory stick along with a 128 Mb pc 100, when i turn on the computer it will go to the user log in and then the computer will reset and it dose that over and over. What do i need to do to get it to work with both memory sticks and not keep reseting.

 

[Shadimo187]

try switching them arround

 

[GavinO]

What kind of processor/chipset do you have? RDRAM or dual-channel DDR usually require matched pairs of memory to work properly. [edit: just noticed that you're using PC100; memory pairing's probably not it] There may also be a restriction on memory sizes between slots (ie, larger modules in lower numbered slots).