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February 17th, 2003, 05:33 PM
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Hello, I am putting together a new computer and I encountered a problem. Everything is running ok, but when I tried to check how much RAM I had (right click my computer, system properties), it said that I only had 128MB of RAM. However, I installed a 256MB DDR RAM. What did I do wrong?
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February 17th, 2003, 05:42 PM
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Whenever you ask questions of this type, be sure to include system specs. (i.e. mobo model, CPU, PSU, RAM brand, etc...) It makes it much easier for us to help. | |
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February 17th, 2003, 05:52 PM
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Ok, I'm sorry. I have a MSI K7T226 Pro2 ver.2 motherboard, an Athalon XP 1800 CPU, and have a 98SE OS. I don't know the manufacturer of my RAM. All it says is 256M-DDR, MD AE128M DDR-7, PC266, 0218. | |
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February 17th, 2003, 05:53 PM
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are they the same types of ram? as in you know the pc... pins..etc | |
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February 17th, 2003, 06:00 PM
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February 17th, 2003, 06:18 PM
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One thing you might check is to see if the module is in the first memory slot.
I have an ABIT board that numbers the DIMM slots opposite, in that slot #1 is furthest away from the CPU socket, and It would only see 128 meg of a 256 meg module that I put in.
When I put it in the "real" #1 slot, the whole 256 would be recognized. | |
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February 17th, 2003, 06:31 PM
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yea thats another thing sometimes the modules have to go in a certaini order..i have an asus mobo with four rimms...and they have to go in a certain order so check that
..or you might also have bad ram | |
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February 17th, 2003, 08:48 PM
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Ok, I'll try that and let you know if it works. Thanks! | |
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February 17th, 2003, 08:58 PM
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