Installing RAM

[sddsddean]

Trying to update my RAM. I've got 2 slots with one 512 Dimm RAM in it. Trying to put 2 x 1GB cards in (one in each slot), but the PC (Advent 3214 with Athlon XP2600+)just keeps trying to re boot and comes up saying you've added hardware/software and its having to re boot again. A few times it has said that system32/drivers/nfts is corrupt. I've put the old 512 card back in and it works fine. I have since found that not all makes of RAM are compatible, but as I'm putting a matched pair in thought it would be OK. Original RAM is Samsung, new ones are Middle East Memory fom Ebuyer if that helps. Any ideas?

[peanut]

Is your motherboard built to handle 2 gb? If you are installing 2 gb and using 2 sticks to do it, they are no doubt both double sided sticks. With that said not all motherboards are built to handle this configuration. My mobo will handle 2 gb but not handle 2 double sided sticks at 400mhz. If I bring it down to 333 I will be able to put in 2 double sided but then I will have to put in a third stick to get the 2 gb. 1 wil be a double sided 1gb and the other 2 will be single sided 512's. Hop this makes sense.

[sddsddean]

Yes, I think can use double sided stick, as I used www.crucial.co.uk scanner which said I had 4 slots (though I've only got 2), so I assume this meant they are double sided.

[peanut]

He/she's not using them both at the same time, the original was taken out and replaced with a matched pair.