weird error code

[jaybee]

my acer laptop is giving me on occasion an error code that says missing memory, it says to contact manufacturer, computer is out of warranty and Acer wants almost $300 to repair . at that price its probably better to just buy a new one. should i take it to a computer repair shop locally ? or is there a way to find out what is missing and get it downloaded myself. it is an Acer Aspire 5515

[Salmon Trout]

What does the error message say exactly, and when (in what circumstances) does it show?

[jaybee]

it only says memory missing  contact manufacturer, only comes up once in awhile

[Salmon Trout]

memory missing  contact manufacturer

Those exact words? No others?

[Salmon Trout]

If the message is about RAM failure, there is nothing you can "download" to fix that; it's a hardware fault.

[patio]

Memory missing isn't an error message i've ever seen from Windows...
Maybe i been doin this too long.

[Salmon Trout]

Memory missing isn't an error message i've ever seen from Windows...
Maybe i been doin this too long.

I have asked twice now for the exact wording of the message, but it does not seem to be forthcoming. Neither is a description of when it happens.

[Salmon Trout]

I think I remember hearing about Windows issuing a warning message if the amount of RAM available changes from the value at login. This would indicate a hardware problem such as flaky RAM or motherboard. Sometimes at boot time or after a reboot a message like ""the amount of system memory has changed" can appear, which is why I wanted to know when the message occurs (that is, at boot or at random times during otherwise normal operation)

[patio]

In that case it could also possibly be a flat CMOS battery as well...

We may never know...

[jaybee]

i will go thrugh thewindows diagnostic again and write down exactly what it says