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Problem with Memory
- Thread starter Diogo
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Where does it tell you 128+128? Is it on the POST screen during startup?
When you boot into Windows, right-click My Computer and go to Properties. Under the first tab, it should tell you how much RAM is in the system. What is the total here? 256MB or 384MB?
If you know the make/model of your motherboard, we can look up the specs and find out how much each slot can hold. Sometimes you are limited to 128MB per slot on older motherboards...
~cdogg
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein
When you boot into Windows, right-click My Computer and go to Properties. Under the first tab, it should tell you how much RAM is in the system. What is the total here? 256MB or 384MB?
If you know the make/model of your motherboard, we can look up the specs and find out how much each slot can hold. Sometimes you are limited to 128MB per slot on older motherboards...
~cdogg
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein
bluescreen77
Technical User
TRY TO:
1)INSTALL ONLY THE 256MB DIMM
2)RE-ARANGE THE RAM-MODULES (DIMM0-256MB, DIMM1-128MB).
3)"CLEAR CMOS"
(-INCOMPATIBLE SINGLE-SIDE or DOUBLE-SIDE WITH YOUR MOBO or/and 128MB DIMM- OR FAULTY DIMM-)
R.T.F.M.
ftp://download.intel.com/support/processors/manuals/tsPCguide.pdf
1)INSTALL ONLY THE 256MB DIMM
2)RE-ARANGE THE RAM-MODULES (DIMM0-256MB, DIMM1-128MB).
3)"CLEAR CMOS"
(-INCOMPATIBLE SINGLE-SIDE or DOUBLE-SIDE WITH YOUR MOBO or/and 128MB DIMM- OR FAULTY DIMM-)
R.T.F.M.
ftp://download.intel.com/support/processors/manuals/tsPCguide.pdf
- Thread starter
- #4
According to this webpage, your chipset supports up to 1.5GB of memory (512MB per slot if you have 3 slots):
Perhaps the 256MB stick isn't compatible with your motherboard. I would consult the vendor you purchased it from to verify that. In the future, buy memory from somewhere like who will help make sure the RAM is compatible before they let you purchase it.
Like bluescreen said, I would try the 256MB stick by itself on the motherboard as a last resort...
~cdogg
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein
Perhaps the 256MB stick isn't compatible with your motherboard. I would consult the vendor you purchased it from to verify that. In the future, buy memory from somewhere like who will help make sure the RAM is compatible before they let you purchase it.
Like bluescreen said, I would try the 256MB stick by itself on the motherboard as a last resort...
~cdogg
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein
fib2358132134
Technical User
I had the same problem and then I switched my memory around putting my 256 stick in the first slot and then it read it properly
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