Re: Memory

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Yep, that gets me the same correct answer for what I have either way.
It appears that your first memory slot may have a bad address line and is
detecting only 1/2 of the memory in that slot. Is there any way you can run
using only 1 slot with a 512 MB chips and change which slot that is?
Is there any guidance in your system manual concerning memory chip
configuration that might help?
Is the BIOS properly picking up the correct speed of the chips your are
using?
Is the BIOS also reporting the incorrect value?


"Joe Horton" <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OPeRIescFHA.2984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> yup that works - or right click "My Computer" from desktop or windows
> explorer, then left click "properties."
>
> "JW" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Ob3EUSscFHA.1456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Where are you going in the OS to find the amount of physical memory
>> installed?
>> I normally use Windows Explorer>Help>About Windows.
>>
>> "Joe Horton" <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eePZcNscFHA.3712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > My new computer mistakenly shipped with 2 - 256 mb chips - instead of
> 2 -
>> > 512 mb sticks. So I went ahead and purchased 2 - 512 mb chips on my
>> > own
>> > to
>> > add. Upon looking looking at the system properties - I noticed that
> with
>> > just the 2 - 256 mb chips - the OS is only reporting 384 mb avail
> memory.
>> > Even when I remove the "stock" chips and insert 1 or 2 of my new 512
>> > memory
>> > chips - the OS reports about 25% less than it should. With 1 gb chips
>> > in -
>> > there is only something like 784 mb memory available.
>> >
>> > Since I have 3 - different sets of memory sticks - (2-256 that came
>> > with
>> > system, and the other 2 - 512mb chips were puchased seperately) - I
> think
>> > I
>> > have ruled out bad memory - since I have tried every variation possible
>> > between the 4 chips.
>> >
>> > My friend reported that sometimes the video card has the ability to use
>> > RAM
>> > and this may be a reason why I have less memory avail once it boots.
>> >
>> > Any comments on that scenario?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>


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