New Memory

The saga continues...
Yesterday I bought a couple of DIMM's to boost memory up to 128MB. The setup utility shows 128MB in extended memory but Windows will only boot to safe mode. I get the following error message:
Windows XMS Driver version 3.95
ERROR: HIMEM.SYS has detected unreliable XMS memory at address 03F0006.
I don't know how to get HIMEM to recognize the new memory. Maybe it's an out of date HIMEM? Maybe something else. I'm at a friend's system, doing this message. His email is: cpndp@aol.xom.
Would appreciate any help.
Thanks
Mike

 

Mike,

I'm going to move this to the Hardware Forum, where you can get expert help.

Ramona

 

You don't give us any of the particulars about your machine, your old memory or your new memory so I will take a few shots in the dark.

Possibilities to explore:

• The new memory is the wrong speed.
• The new memory is incompatible with the old memory.
• The new memory is actually defective.
• The new memory is the wrong voltage for your board.
• The new memory is the wrong type for your board. Some boards support only two-sided memory, some only single-sided, and some both. Some boards have restrictions on the quantity of chips on each stick. Check the main board manual.