Problems with Upgrading RAM

Question

Because my inspiron finally died, my work gave me a free computer. I tried to upgrade the RAM in the optiplex gx260 from 512 to 2gb. Everything seems to work fine however when I try to install new software (tipically large programs) I get a blue screen which usually says something like:   Driver corrupted pool memory used for holding pages destined for disk.   stop: 0x000000DE, 0x00000002, 0XE13456E8, 0XE133D330, 0X4B5248C6   When I take at least 1 gig chip out and reduce the memory to 1gb or replace the old 512 chip, the programs seem to install with no problem.   I have just found out that as soon as alot of internet windows are open with both 1gb chips in I will still get the stop error.   My questions: 1. Why is the added ram causing this problem? The system should be able to handle 2gigs of RAM. The Chips that I bought are the same specs that dell sells for the same model.

dsmguy · Answer

Well it could be a couple of things 1. Bad Memory Stick 2. Motherboard doesnt support that much RAM

Mark1025 · Answer

run this - http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp with 1 module in at a time till you get an error, if you dont get an error try each 1 on each slot until you identify the slot or module causing the problem. The chipset supports max 2gb so its not that

Redeyedsoulja · Answer

The GX260 will support 2GB of memory this is most likely a bad module

Redeyedsoulja · Answer

BTW try suspected modules alone in slot 4

ZSS9393 · Answer

What is the OS? I recommend Windows 2000. It supports 4gigs of RAM. And if that don't work, TOO MUCH RAM.

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