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is notebook malfunctioning due to new memory

Asked by justasking in Miscellaneous Hardware, Hardware Components

I removed a 32MB RAM 66 mhz chip from my Compaq 1240 and replaced it with a 64MB 100mhz chip that fits but is 2/3 the height. Although the computer seems to be working okay, I did a bench mark test under McAfee Discover Pro and got a weird reading: the processor test showed the 266mhz Pentium II at 270mhz initially, and then over the course of two minutes benchmarked it lower and lower (tick-by-tick) at down to 140 mhz, then up again to over 200 mhz. I never saw anything like it---usually the benchmark test hovers within 5% of the indicated CPU speed and then settles on a number. The new chip only fits in one direction, so I don't think it is mis-installed. Does this seem like a software issue or do I have possible parity issues or Class II/Class III issues or something else about which I know little? Thanks.

Further note: It is likely that prior benchmarking was not done on battery power, although I believe that this time the batery was almost fully charged. I will re-benchmark on adapter power and see if it makes a difference. I received no error message from the BIOS at boot, so I assumed the BIOS had no problem with the new memory. McAfee Discover Pro definitely recognizes the current memory as 96MB rather than the former 64MB.

This chip was a gift, so the option of returning it doesn't exist. I need to decide if I'm better off with it installed.

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is notebook malfunctioning due to new memory

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