03-11-2008
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Re: RAM, Vista, and Wireless Network Card
We updated everything we could through the properties values in the system
folder. I will run the test later today.
Thank you.
"DL" wrote: Quote:
> Does netgear have any firmware up dates for this card?
>
> If you run the test utility from www.memtest.org when all slots are
> populated does it run without err's?
>
> "CatChase" <CatChase@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B7864665-519A-4935-AA05-C28B37EDB3ED@xxxxxx 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
> >> > 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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