Wireless stops working after adding 3rd RAM chip

My ASUS A8V Deluxe works perfectly on Vista with 2GB DDR400 Corsair RAM
using a Netcomm NP542 WLAN PCI wireless network card. However, i would like
Vista to run a little faster, but installing a 3rd Corsair RAM chip (either
position) seems to stop the wireless from recognising any wireless networks.
I remove the chip - voila - i have networks available again. I have tried
shuffling all RAM chips, and the 1st two chips are in their correct positon
in the blue bays. Ihave even replaced the RAM and mobo!!! I have also
re-installed Vista with no success.
Any ideas why? I'm completely stuck. Are you allowed 3 RAM chips? Would a
4th chip solve the problem?
Cheers ppl
Brendan.

"Brendan Irvine" <b1(AT)ausdoctors(DOT)net> wrote in message
news:4849d7a0$0$1023$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
> My ASUS A8V Deluxe works perfectly on Vista with 2GB DDR400 Corsair RAM
> using a Netcomm NP542 WLAN PCI wireless network card. However, i would
> like Vista to run a little faster, but installing a 3rd Corsair RAM chip
> (either position) seems to stop the wireless from recognising any wireless
> networks. I remove the chip - voila - i have networks available again. I
> have tried shuffling all RAM chips, and the 1st two chips are in their
> correct positon in the blue bays. Ihave even replaced the RAM and mobo!!!
> I have also re-installed Vista with no success.
> Any ideas why? I'm completely stuck. Are you allowed 3 RAM chips? Would a
> 4th chip solve the problem?
> Cheers ppl
> Brendan.

Strange problem you have there.....:-). It sounds like a hardware conflict
issue, but I have also found that Vista does some strange things with the
way it handles hardware too. Have you tried uninstalling the wireless
adapter and installing it after the ram, or even trying a different adapter?
Post back if you find the problem..... I am interested in that one.

Ed

"Ed Medlin" <ed@ edmedlin.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Brendan Irvine" <b1(AT)ausdoctors(DOT)net> wrote in message
> news:4849d7a0$0$1023$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>> My ASUS A8V Deluxe works perfectly on Vista with 2GB DDR400 Corsair RAM
>> using a Netcomm NP542 WLAN PCI wireless network card. However, i would
>> like Vista to run a little faster, but installing a 3rd Corsair RAM chip
>> (either position) seems to stop the wireless from recognising any
>> wireless networks. I remove the chip - voila - i have networks available
>> again. I have tried shuffling all RAM chips, and the 1st two chips are in
>> their correct positon in the blue bays. Ihave even replaced the RAM and
>> mobo!!! I have also re-installed Vista with no success.
>> Any ideas why? I'm completely stuck. Are you allowed 3 RAM chips? Would a
>> 4th chip solve the problem?
>> Cheers ppl
>> Brendan.
>
> Strange problem you have there.....:-). It sounds like a hardware conflict
> issue, but I have also found that Vista does some strange things with the
> way it handles hardware too. Have you tried uninstalling the wireless
> adapter and installing it after the ram, or even trying a different
> adapter? Post back if you find the problem..... I am interested in that
> one.
>
> Ed

Ed, I have tried both those solutions, and still have the same problem. It
makes absoultely no sense. I have replaced EVERY piece of harware and
re-installed Vista and still have the same problem. I think I'll just have
to live with only 2GB RAM
Cheers
B.