Tommy L Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Hi guys, i dont know much about hardware so maybe someone can help me solve a little problem. I recently put a 512 stick of new ram (pc2100) in my machine. According to the properties, my ram has gone from 512 to 768? Is there a setting i need to change? a guy at work reckons i have to go into bios and all sorts. Help much appreciated, Cheers, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippu Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 first time that i come across it going up !!! did you have an older stick of ram in the mahcine??or theres only 512 in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Knourek Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Sounds like he has a stick of 512mb and a stick of 256mb in the box. -dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAT Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 it's not shared is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcahunak Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Tom You got to give more info on your system: Motherboard - brand and model (bios ver if u know how to check on boot) Memory you already had in there OS? Is it possible that you had 2 sticks of 256, and that your motherboard doesnt support more that 256 per dimm? It might, but we got to have the above specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Thanks guys, havnt got the info with me. Both sticks are in correct slots, 512mb a peice, dont think its shared(?), the computer is not on a network and the dude in the shop said as long as they are the same speed the brand shouldnt matter. XP pro OS and the speed is PC2100 on both sticks. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abicalho Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Some boards require you to place memory in slot 0-2, 1-3. If you place them in 0-1 and leave 2-3 open, then you have problems. You really should check their manual. -alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quizzy Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 uhm... I couldn't find in your post whether you turned on the computer and it didn't start up?? Or is it just me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted December 3, 2004 Author Share Posted December 3, 2004 Thanks guys, dont need any more suggestions as a dude is coming to look at it tonight. Cheers for all your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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