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03-11-2008

How do I edit messages I've already posted? I meant to say that Vista maxes
out at 4GB not MB.

"CatChase" wrote:

Quote:

> We did all of that.
>
> "Bob F." wrote:
>

Quote:

> > The NetGear card probably shares some RAM and got confused when you
> > installed the new RAM. When the Netgear card's driver was first installed
> > it automatically configures its work space (RAM sharing). So. You can do 1
> > of 2 things. 1. Go into Device Manager, find the driver and update it. It
> > will reconfigure when you do. Alternatively, you can delete the driver,
> > turn your machine off and on and the machine will find and install a new
> > driver, or at least it will be refreshed. Or 2. A more ruthless operation.
> > Shut you computer down, Remove the Netgear card. Turn you computer on, let
> > it boot up. It will configure with NO card. Then shut it down, install the
> > card, turn your computer on, it will find the card, drivers and reconfigure
> > itself once again. Everything should work then. In both of these cases it
> > should be after you have installed all the RAM.
> >
> > --
> > BobF.
> > "CatChase" <CatChase@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:37F76926-5215-4D20-93C1-AE6F697F30A5@xxxxxx

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> > > My Dell 8400 had XP. We upgraded to Vista a month ago. No problems with
> > > the
> > > wireless network card. (Netgear WG311 v.3)
> > >
> > > HOWEVER - we decided to purchase more RAM for the pc. We called Dell to
> > > purchase the RAM so it would be compatible. We had two 512MB cards in
> > > dual
> > > slots. We ordered two 1GB cards to place in the remaining dual slots.
> > > That
> > > gives us 3GB of RAM. Vista maxes out at 4MB according to what was sent to
> > > me
> > > by NetGear.
> > >
> > > The problem is that if we use all four slots, the network card stops
> > > working. If we use two 1GB cards in dual slots, the network card works
> > > fine.
> > > If we use all four slots, the network card stops working. We changed the
> > > cards around so the 1GB cards were in one set and the 512MB cards in
> > > another
> > > set. We had them paired each time, so that was not the problem.
> > >
> > > We ordered two more 1GB cards with the thought that because the four we
> > > had
> > > were not quadruplets, that might be the problem. It isn't. Dell took
> > > back
> > > the extra RAM.
> > >
> > > Dell support blames the problem on NetGear. NetGear blames the problem on
> > > Vista. The technician at NetGear sent me a kb of Vista limits for RAM.
> > > When
> > > I replied that we hadn't maxed out on RAM, I got an email that the email I
> > > sent in reply couldn't be delivered.
> > >
> > > So, any suggestions? I did as much troubleshooting as I could and I
> > > researched the problem extensively for two weeks prior to asking you.
> > > (The
> > > card worked fine with Vista prior to the upgrade in RAM and it only stops
> > > working if all four slots are used.)
> > >
> > > Thanks!

> >

03-11-2008	#4 (permalink)
CatChase n/a posts	Re: RAM, Vista, and Wireless Network Card How do I edit messages I've already posted? I meant to say that Vista maxes out at 4GB not MB. "CatChase" wrote: Quote: > We did all of that. > > "Bob F." wrote: > Quote: > > The NetGear card probably shares some RAM and got confused when you > > installed the new RAM. When the Netgear card's driver was first installed > > it automatically configures its work space (RAM sharing). So. You can do 1 > > of 2 things. 1. Go into Device Manager, find the driver and update it. It > > will reconfigure when you do. Alternatively, you can delete the driver, > > turn your machine off and on and the machine will find and install a new > > driver, or at least it will be refreshed. Or 2. A more ruthless operation. > > Shut you computer down, Remove the Netgear card. Turn you computer on, let > > it boot up. It will configure with NO card. Then shut it down, install the > > card, turn your computer on, it will find the card, drivers and reconfigure > > itself once again. Everything should work then. In both of these cases it > > should be after you have installed all the RAM. > > > > -- > > BobF. > > "CatChase" <CatChase@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:37F76926-5215-4D20-93C1-AE6F697F30A5@xxxxxx Quote: > > > My Dell 8400 had XP. We upgraded to Vista a month ago. No problems with > > > the > > > wireless network card. (Netgear WG311 v.3) > > > > > > HOWEVER - we decided to purchase more RAM for the pc. We called Dell to > > > purchase the RAM so it would be compatible. We had two 512MB cards in > > > dual > > > slots. We ordered two 1GB cards to place in the remaining dual slots. > > > That > > > gives us 3GB of RAM. Vista maxes out at 4MB according to what was sent to > > > me > > > by NetGear. > > > > > > The problem is that if we use all four slots, the network card stops > > > working. If we use two 1GB cards in dual slots, the network card works > > > fine. > > > If we use all four slots, the network card stops working. We changed the > > > cards around so the 1GB cards were in one set and the 512MB cards in > > > another > > > set. We had them paired each time, so that was not the problem. > > > > > > We ordered two more 1GB cards with the thought that because the four we > > > had > > > were not quadruplets, that might be the problem. It isn't. Dell took > > > back > > > the extra RAM. > > > > > > Dell support blames the problem on NetGear. NetGear blames the problem on > > > Vista. The technician at NetGear sent me a kb of Vista limits for RAM. > > > When > > > I replied that we hadn't maxed out on RAM, I got an email that the email I > > > sent in reply couldn't be delivered. > > > > > > So, any suggestions? I did as much troubleshooting as I could and I > > > researched the problem extensively for two weeks prior to asking you. > > > (The > > > card worked fine with Vista prior to the upgrade in RAM and it only stops > > > working if all four slots are used.) > > > > > > Thanks! > >
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