RAM

[bigbadbazzalow]

HELP

can anyone tell me about SDRAM, is the addressing system used on the chip static or dynamic?, i ask this due to a problem that i have encountered with Ram that i have recently purchased. The program that i use for testing the hardware in my systems failed due to an addressing problem. does the addressing table get wiped every time that you reboot the system or does it get reprogrammed during reboot, during the post tests?.

I traced this problem when i try to use any win32 application. Windows 98 OSR2 runs fine, but the programs crash due to various problems, after troubleshooting the system i replaced the ram, this rectified the problem,

Any Ideas?, can i reprogram the ram Myself?

Barry Low barrylow1@hotmail.com

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[bassvax]

Welcome to the PC Guide Discussion Forums bigbadbazzalow http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

Could have been just that...bad RAM.

Could have been incorrect setting(s) in the BIOS...specifically CAS Latency (Column Addressing Strobe)...a setting of "3" on CAS 2 RAM will probably work, but the other way around and you could get errors. I suppose any of the other settings could also cause problems...bus speed, speed, etc.

Charles has an excellent work up in The PC Guide. (http://www.pcguide.com/ref/ram/tech.htm)

You could also look for a good tutorial of RAM on the Kingston or Crucial sites.

As for your question:

I don't believe RAM is programmed per se, it is volatile and is lost upon powering down. There are NonVolatile RAM chips, but they are things like CMOS etc. Therefore, I don't believe you can "re-program" RAM.

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nice one bassvax!

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