Re: Too much RAM?

It really depends on your motherboard and how much it will support.
Different motherboards will support different amounts of ram. XP itself
supports up to 4gb.

"Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OQUAhfHpFHA.2444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Who said XP has a max of 3Gb? Many people run it with 4Gb.
>
> "Andrew E." <eckrichco@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:FF8FB5D6-FDCE-4909-9BFF-1C428EF8611A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> You caught the problem,the 2 sided memory modules will run diffrent than
>> the newer 1 sided,either return 1 sided get 2,or get 2 more single.Xp has
>> a max of 3gb
>>
>> "rfdjr1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:
>>
>>> I'm running an ASUS P4C800 Deluxe M/B, P-4 3.2 Ghz processor, Windows XP
>>> Pro,
>>> and had 1Gb DDRAM in two 512 modules. I installed two more 512 modules
>>> for a
>>> total of 2Gb and now the machine seems to be running slower, as in takes
>>> a long
>>> time for individual windows to open, or for programs to launch. The
>>> original
>>> modules are about a year-and-a-half old, and are PC3200. The two new
>>> modules,
>>> which I bought a month or so ago, are also PC3200 and I was told by
>>> Kingston,
>>> the mfg, that they should work alright with the older (non-Kingston)
>>> modules. I
>>> don't know if I should buy another pair of Kingston so all four modules
>>> are the
>>> same, or if I could be having some other difficulty. Is 2Gb too much
>>> RAM? Does
>>> Windows XP have a limit? I do notice physically that although both old
>>> and new
>>> modules are 512Mb and PC3200, that the older ones have chips on both
>>> sides of
>>> the card, but the newer modules only have chips on one side. What would
>>> this
>>> mean? Thanks for any info.
>>>
>>>
>
>


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