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XP is hanging when starting up after installing new RAM for Dell Dimension 8300.  I've tried going back to just the old RAM with no luck.  Safe Mode works fine and has been keeping me going for now.  It shows the new RAM and I've tried programs to test it and it seems to be fine.  System Restore hasn't helped any either.  Starting up with boot logging it appears to stop loading DRIVERS at this point:

Loaded driver agp440.sys
Did not load driver ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Did not load driver Audio Codecs

Any help with this would be great.  Thanks!What RAM and where did you get it (be as specific as possible!)

REMOVE and reseat it, just for me. Is it recognized in the BIOS? If so, run memtest on it (free at www.memtest86.com) for a few hours - each stick individually and all together.

Is that the only thing you changed (or touched)? Quote

What RAM and where did you get it (be as specific as possible!)

Remove and reseat it, just for me. Is it recognized in the BIOS? If so, run memtest on it (free at www.memtest86.com) for a few hours - each stick individually and all together.

Is that the only thing you changed (or touched)?

REMOVED and reseated.  It is recognized in the BIOS.  Ran memtest on each sets of RAM as well as all of it without any errors.

I got the RAM from DELL.  I got 2  512MB DDR 400MHz non-ECC that was recommended for my system.  the system already had 2  256MB sticks in it.  They are installed in the right ORDER as well.

I did add a new DVD burner and Firewire card last weekend, but the computer had been working fine after that.  I had also done a BIOS update, installed Nero that came with the DVD burner and Ulead Video Studio that cam with the Firewire card.  This was all a few days before installing the RAM and everything was fine.  

Thanks for the help so far.  I appreciate it very MUCH.


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