Re: How much RAM is possible

From: Ron Martell (ron_at_onlinehelp.bc.ca)
Date: 04/27/04


Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:19:57 GMT


"daniel cairns" <cutmedan@comcast.net> wrote:

>I use a older P2 233 'winXP pro. How much ram can I
>install? Also when the PC boots up it cycles the memory
>test 3 or 4 times. Is that normal?
>Thank you,
>Daniel Cairns

With a P2 233 the amount of RAM that you can install will be limited
by the motherboard design. Check the documentation for it.

Windows XP can handle up to 4 gb of RAM but no system with a 233 mhz
Pentium II CPU is going to be able to come anywhere close to allowing
that amount.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

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