[powerstation-owners] Add-on Memory and Hard Drive (questions .. advice needed)

[Kai Staats]

Robert,

> This is my first message to the list so I hope I am doing it properly.
> Otherwise, I am very sorry to trouble you.

No trouble at all.


> I have purchased the 4GB Kingston stick and found a slot to install it that
> also lets the machine boot.  However, the new memory does not show up on
> the System Tools/System Monitor nor when I check with the 'free -m' prompt
> command.  Is there something else I need to do.  (Please note the stick
> in some memory slots prevents the machine from booting or prevents the
> monitor from working.)

Interesting --Brian (w/IBM), any ideas?


> My second question is related to sound cards.  I have purchase both
> recommended cards.  The Sound Blaster Audigy SE installs with no problems
> and the system boots with no problem but it is not recognized by the system
> and does not work.  When I install the recommended Blaster X-Fi Titanium
> PCI experss, it does not permit the computer to boot or disables the
> monitor. What should I do?

Owen?


> P.S.  Your recommend disk works like a charm.

Good to know!


> Best wishes and thanks for your kind efforts to keep this site alive and
> active.  It is my hobby and I do have some important work to do on a
> powerstation computer (at least important to me).

:)

kai