Installed windows and put the 2gig stick back in. It seems to be running fine.

Ahhhh!!!! I spoke too soon. http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i1413112_PIC0008.jpg I actually suspected that this drive might have been damaged before I installed it. I opened the box and found that the drive had a razor blade slash across the face of it right over the label that covers the bearin...

Bios recognizes my 2GB stick of ram.
Installing windows right now. So far, so good.