It's not bad RAM - it's bad Vista.
Vista RTM often won't install with 4GB. Remove 2GB, install and update the
chipset drivers and you can put the extra 2GB back. I've seen this several
times on different motherboards.
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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> "Socrates" <Socrates@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> It's memory - have discovered that Vista x64 cannot install if you have
>> more
>> than 2gb of memory! Is that one of the primary reasons for using a
>> 64-bit OS
>> in the first place? Makes one wonder about the level of testing perfomed
>> prior to RTM...
>>
>
>
> OMG you've found a major bug. Vista x64 won't work with more than 2 GB of
> RAM :-)
>
> Have you tested the RAM? It sounds like you may have some bad RAM.
>
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> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
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