From: Deanna Berman (dberman_at_dimensional.com)
Date: Fri Apr 12 2002 - 20:17:49 EDT
Since the system memory in these A2*s is user-removable, what
happens -- in each of the machines -- if you remove the original 64M
IBM unit and substitute a Crucial 128? How about if you then put the
64M in the second slot?
Also, what are the exact specs of the two Crucial DIMMs?
Deanna Berman
dberman_at_dimensional.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vernon Wankerl" <VWankerl_at_gwrr.com>
To: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>; <stevec50_at_yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 07:58 AM
Subject: Re: [A21m] Memory Upgrade problem
> After the second Crucial DIMM seemed to fail in the new machine, I
swapped it with a an IBM 128M DIMM I had in the A20m that was working
flawlessly. Once I put the IBM DIMM in the new machine, it appeared
to function OK for a while (maybe a day) but then started giving the
same problems as the Crucial ones.
>
> I ran the Simmtest tests on the A20m with the Crucial DIMM
installed. The tests tested all 192M of RAM and I left it to run
overnight. No errors!!
>
> I suppose I will have to get the A21m (new machine) back from my
in-laws so I can do more serious analysis and possibly talk to
EZ-Serve. Oh well, a little tarnish on my IT reputation won't hurt
too much. :-)
>
> >>> Steve C. 04/11/02 11:08PM >>>
> It sounds like you got the wrong kind of DIMM from
> Crucial. If the problem follows it I would get rid of
> it and try another brand. Did you say you had problems
> with the new machine and another kind of memory?
> It's possible for it to damage the DIMM but probably
> not if it still indicates the correct amount of RAM
> and passes the Simmtest tests. When you tested it, did
> it run tests on all of it and not just the first 640K?
>
> --- Vernon Wankerl <VWankerl_at_gwrr.com> wrote:
> > Steve,
> > The history of this is as follows (forgive me for
> > repeating myself but I need to clarify how all this
> > has gone.):
> >
> > I purchased a used A21m ( I am getting Type and S/N
> > from brother-in-law now ) from a company on e-bay (
> > I believe it was called Dexis ). It had 64M RAM and
> > W98se with original restore CDs and the warranty
> > good until sometime in May,2002. This was the
> > fourth A2xm series machine I have purchased for
> > myself or others.
> >
> > I also purchased a 128M RAM dimm from Crucial for
> > this machine.
>
>
> =====
> Steve Coakley
> Managing Director,
> Mesa Network Services
>
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