Vista Not Recognizing New RAM 1

[spage7777]

Greetings,

I just installed 2 additional gigs of Dell RAM on my Windows Vista Home Premium operation system. This makes for a total of 4 gigs of RAM.

However, when I press F2 for setup, it shows that only 3 gigs of RAM are recognized.

When I log into Windows Vista and choose System (under Control Panel), it shows that only 1 gig is recognized. Similarly, using "mem" at the DOS prompt only shows 1 gig being recognized.

Any ideas as to the reason for the discrepancy?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
How are the memory chips setup - 2 2G or 1 2G and 2 1G

If different sizes, be sure the largest in the the first memory slot. Sometimes it makes a difference.





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[linney]

Have you ever run, or refreshed the "Windows Experience Index" since installing new ram or other hardware?

Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool

http://www.vista4beginners.com/Windows-Memory-Diagnostics-Tool

3GB or 4GB Ram - What's the Limit?
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[BadBigBen]

what does the BIOS say is installed?
the boot up screen should tell you this as well...

also what version of VISTA are we talking about, 32bit or 64bit, and is it all up to date (SP2)?

Ben
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