Thread: How to Check RAM capacity

I just bought an Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 and plugged it in guess what?? It didn't work. So I plugged back my old one and it worked again. [Just to see if I screwed anything up.] Anyways I went back to store and said it was faulty //they tested it. And guess what? It worked! So now I am baffled.

My settings in my computer are correct but my computer will not turn on. [By that, it is nothing on the screen though power is on.]. So I asked around and someone mentioned that my RAM may not be compatible with my CPU but when I checked online it seems that it doesn't matter what RAM you use. I’m using DDR2 RAM not sure on the G Hz. My motherboard is a MSI [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Admin/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]P31 Neo V2. It did say it does support Intel Core 2 Quad/Duo, so I’m assuming mine is compact.

Someone help me. Thanks

Your CPU is supported, try updating the bios, the memory controller for socket 775 is on the n if you weren’t a youngster id give you a hard time, I posted a link to the CPU support list for his board which shows that his CPU is supported, I then went on to state that the memory controller for lga775 is not on the die, but on the north bridge, so the CPU used can not affect memory compatibility so it doesn't matter what CPU you use.

But to your quote I figured the ram was most likely what you meant. But your original post said "the memory controller for socket 775 is on the NB so it doesn't matter what CPU you use" Which is different from " the memory controller for lga775 is not on the die, but on the North bridge, so the CPU used can not affect memory compatibility" which is true. All I was saying was the line was not true. Old p4 socket 775's boards do not run core2s. Some boards than ran the original core2s don’t support wolf dales/york fields and so on.

Thanks guys for your help. Now I did upgrade the bios through the 'MSI live monitor' and it did seem to work. But then it screwed up again with the new CPU.So I turn on my computer. And now the screen comes up [THANKS!!]

but it will not load windows. at first it said something bout a missing file in windows so I restarted with my windows CD to repair it but it will not fully load the windows repair thingy’s know blue screen?? Anyways. Now I am baffled again. Because. I know nothing this advanced about computers.
Regards,