iMac G3 Rev a faulty Ram?

Hello, I have a G3 Rev A iMac that will refuse to start when the ram is improved.

The specifications are:
G3 233 Mhz
Hard drive 32 GB with OS X 10.3
96 MB of Ram (1 32MB and 1 64MB)

The machine will start and run fine but when I replace the 64MB stick with a 256 MB stick and try to start, it will just play the chime start and do nothing. The screen never kicks on and it won't start. If I put the old 64 MB stick in it will start normally.

I don't know if the ram of 256 MB stick is incompatible or defective. The 256 MB stick is shown below.

What try in another location?

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