RAM install problems

help....
I've bought the correct RAM for my Compaq presario V2000.
now i've tried all sorts of things but keep getting memory problems and basically my laptop wont boot into windows xp. i have it setup with a dual boot for Kubuntu and this runs no problems but XP won't boot... what do i need to do to get it working?

 

hold f8 right after the bios screen clears and try to enter safe mode with networking or the last known good configuration.

 

I understand that you can boot into Kubuntu but not XP? Then the best thing for you to do is enter the GRUB bootloader. From what I remember about the Kubuntu bootloader, there should be the program memtest86+ (or something like that) as an option. Run it and test the integrity of your RAM banks. RAM chips, like all electronics, are sensitive devices and through improper handling/poor quality control you may end up with a bad chip.

PS; I can't remember if memtest86 is the memory diagnostic program that does this, but I believe that you, the user, have to stop it after 6 successful test iterations (it might say 6 of 6 for instance) otherwise it will continue testing "forever".

Good luck (not that you need it)

 

cool tried it and things aren't looking good from here.... its still running test 3....will it get better its only passed 6%.....
do i just keep running it til it comes good?

just another question...
why will the ram work for linux and not windows..... beside the obvious that windows is crap...

 

I'm not an expert on why RAM chip failure, but my guess is that Windows considers a defective RAM chip as perhaps a security threat or something like that while Linux ignores it as a corrupt data location and ignores it.

I've looked at some screenshots of this memory diagnostic program (I've used others that behaved the way I described before) and it looks like it stops itself. Just wait for the Pass heading to reach 100% and the test should be done. If it restarts the whole thing I think you can stop it.

Google screenshots for the program and you'll get a feel of what to expect from an error. The program will list any errors that the RAM returns.