I just bought a DIMM 256 stick on E-bay. Sinse install Iv'e noticed a decrease in performance: Windows slower. Slower Boot. I used the Norton Utility: Norton Diagnostics to test Memory. The test returned the following:

"Testing 20 patterns on 536870912 bytes of memory
Testing memory using pattern with all bits cleared...
Error detected at address 153677824
Test: Failed"

Does anyone think I got a bad DIMM or maybe it's not seated correctly (it was alittle stubborn going in). Also when delivered via US postage in a small envelope, the DIMM was not protected from ESD with bag... just wrapped in one sheet of bubble wrap

Any thoughts....
Thanks in advance
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