defective ram?

[BigAznDaddy]

ok i dont know where to post this but anyways:
i have a dell vosotro 1000 and today i got 2 gb of ram to put into this baby but when i did i got the blue screen of death and my laptop wont boot up. so i put in my onld ram and it works. then i put in one stick of my old  ram with one of my new sticks and the laptop boots up fine so i know both slots and the ram works fine.
i am running windows vista ( came with the laptop) and i was thinking about changing the os to XP ( but i have no clue how ) 
but anyways on the ram topic do any of you guys think you can help me with this dilemma

[Newby]

Try out memtest86+ and it'l tell you if the RAM is defective or not.

[Joe]

You don't know how to install an OS, hagen?

[BigAznDaddy]

You don't know how to install an OS, hagen?

i do but isnt there a pre installation thing i have to do to make  sure everything is off my harddrive?

and i found the bad ram. going to return it tomorrow or when i get the chance.

[abc]

ok i dont know where to post this but anyways:
i have a dell vosotro 1000 and today i got 2 gb of ram to put into this baby but when i did i got the blue screen of death and my laptop wont boot up. so i put in my onld ram and it works. then i put in one stick of my old  ram with one of my new sticks and the laptop boots up fine so i know both slots and the ram works fine.
i am running windows vista ( came with the laptop) and i was thinking about changing the os to XP ( but i have no clue how ) 
but anyways on the ram topic do any of you guys think you can help me with this dilemma

Sounds like your motherboard won't support that much RAM..

[Joe]

Good call, Dale.

Hagen, what mobo model do you have, what processor, and how much RAM did you get?

[BigAznDaddy]

no my mobo can handle 2 gigs i have 2 ram slots so i put one 1 gig in at a time and one of them worked then when i put the other in by itself it came up with the Blue screen of death.
but i have a vosotro 1000
Specs:

    * AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53 (1.7GHz/512KB)
    * Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
    * 15.4" Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
    * 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ
    * 120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
    * 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double-layer DVD+R Write Capability, for Vista® OS
    * ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated)
    * Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
    * 1 Year Dell Warranty

[warz]

the one year dell warranty might be the problem

[Camel]

AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53 (1.7GHz/512KB)

After you figure out what's wrong with the ram, you should get a new X2; they're cheap now. Your cache size makes me want to cry; 2MB minimum is my rule.

the one year dell warranty might be the problem

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