Re: RAM size

Dave,

Correct, i have 3 sticks, 256, and two 512's and dispute with paypal ongoing
now
:-(
I ran Memtest86 with both the 512's in and both were fine, and stataed i had
1024.
I ran it with one 512 and the 256 as well.
It seems the only issues that state I have 512 when both slots are filled
and have 1024 is crucial.com, and in windows/start/run/msinfo32
says my total physcial memory is 512.

I just posted today on compaq site, hoepfully I can get more info there.
I looked for a bios update, there is a few but not sure what I need...what
is a bios flash anyway ? someone mentioned that may help me

I guess I should belive memtest.

Is there somehwere in windows that I should check to verify actaula memeory,
or do you think my system properties and memetest results stating 1024 is
accurate and good enough?I do not know graphics card, it is a COMPAQ EVO N610c

States card is an moility radeon 7500.
not sure if it is onboard or what

"Daave" wrote:

Please let me know if I got this right . :-)

You have three sticks of RAM (I'm not counting the stick you identified
as dead). One (the original, presumably) is 256 MB. The other two, which
you recently purchased from an Ebay seller whose reputation is less than
stellar, are each 512 MB.

If the above is right and assuming your BIOS is configured correctly
(that might be a big if!), then you need to test each stick of RAM using
both programs I mentioned earlier. And I mean test! You need to
determine if any or both of the new ones is defective. For example,
place one of the new 512MB sticks in the first slot (nothing else in the
other!). Test it. Use both programs. Repeat the procedure in the other
slot. Then do the same thing with the other stick.

Or perhaps you've done this already. In another post, did you pretty
much say one of the new sticks isn't working right? If that's the case,
can you run with 768MB (using the two sticks that are known to work)? If
so, the mystery is solved!

What kind of graphics card do you have? Is it a discrete card? Or is it
onboard?

Whether or not you need to access the BIOS for this particular issue,
you really should resolve that issue. You should post to the appropriate
HP forum.



"Bob" <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Daave,

The nanay 512 is dead, I kept getting blu screen errors, windows
rebooting,
and lost or missing pci.sys, ntfs.sys errors, and pinpointed it to
this chip
I only had the 256 so decided to buy two 512, max per slot per
crucial,
kingston websites.
When i had that confi, it said 768 showing two slots filled.

"Daave" wrote:


"Bob" <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Dave,

I tried Memtest and it said total RAM was 1024
Cashe 1 8K ?
Cashe 2 512m ?

Anyway, Crucial.com says 1 512 stick, and at startup and windows
system
properties shows 1 gig.
But windows system info shows total physcial memory 512.00MB
using start-run-(msinfo32)

I am confused....

Are you able to go back to the congifuration you had prior to
purchasing
the two most recent RAM sticks (the 256MB Infinity and the 512MB
Nanya)?
Run all the scans and report back. As Ken stated, that may be all you
need.






.

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