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I hesitate posting this query because after trying to read the Memory FAQ I'm totally 
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My problem is this - my OS is XP Pro+SP2 but with only 258Mb RAM (which I was told to be terribly inadequate) so I ventured into buying a 512Mb stick. My problem started i.e. no sound, crystal wdm audio codec properties indicate device not working (code 10) when I added the 512 (I was told to shift the 258 to the 2nd slot so the 512 would sit in the primary one).
All hell broke after that - beside being soundless, I was also shown the blue screen with the dumping memory(?) countdown. The warning was for me to either uninstall any recent software or hardware installation. So, I have removed the 258 (thinking that since it's of a different brand) and just leave the 512 in.
My pc remains stable with that course of action, but it is still a soundless code 10. I was told by my RAM sell that I would need to reformat my OS, which I would rather not do. Is this the only way to overcome my code 10 problem?
I have tried to update driver as well as Troubleshooting but to no avail. While searching for answers online I read somewhere I might even have to update my BIOS
Would appreciate some expert advice but please no obfuscating language, I'm merely someone using the pc for word processing while listening to some music. Much thanks.
.My problem is this - my OS is XP Pro+SP2 but with only 258Mb RAM (which I was told to be terribly inadequate) so I ventured into buying a 512Mb stick. My problem started i.e. no sound, crystal wdm audio codec properties indicate device not working (code 10) when I added the 512 (I was told to shift the 258 to the 2nd slot so the 512 would sit in the primary one).
All hell broke after that - beside being soundless, I was also shown the blue screen with the dumping memory(?) countdown. The warning was for me to either uninstall any recent software or hardware installation. So, I have removed the 258 (thinking that since it's of a different brand) and just leave the 512 in.
My pc remains stable with that course of action, but it is still a soundless code 10. I was told by my RAM sell that I would need to reformat my OS, which I would rather not do. Is this the only way to overcome my code 10 problem?
I have tried to update driver as well as Troubleshooting but to no avail. While searching for answers online I read somewhere I might even have to update my BIOS
Would appreciate some expert advice but please no obfuscating language, I'm merely someone using the pc for word processing while listening to some music. Much thanks.