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April 17th, 2008, 12:41 PM
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I have a new build and i put 4 gigs of ram in it but i think all 4 gigs arent being red. when i go to my pc properties it says this
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU
q6600 @ 2.40GHz
2.40 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
if im reading this correctly the computer is only reading half my ram, i have windows xp and sp3
can ne1 help solve the problem? | 
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April 17th, 2008, 12:46 PM
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Guessing you know that a 32 bit operating system maxes out at about 3.2 gigs...Meaning it can't use 4 gigs...
Have you tried the ram sticks two at a time and or any other combination?
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April 17th, 2008, 12:57 PM
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i have 2 2gig ram sticks, so right now its only reading 1, so it wont even read a part of my 2nd ram gig? | |
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April 17th, 2008, 12:57 PM
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im getting a 64 bit one in a few weeks but i put the 32 one in so i can use my new build until then
another question, is the 2.40GHz ok or is that low? | |
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April 17th, 2008, 02:42 PM
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April 17th, 2008, 03:07 PM
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Which mobo do you have?
Maybe it has a max of one meg of ram per slot... | |
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April 17th, 2008, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve R Jones  Which mobo do you have?
Maybe it has a max of one meg of ram per slot... |
Gig rather.
Watch your POST screen and you can tell if all of that ram is being detected. You can also pause the POST screen with pause/break.
Although Steve is correct in that a 32 bit os cannot utilize that much ram you should be able to discover in your bios or on that post screen what is being detected. | |
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April 17th, 2008, 03:36 PM
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i have an xfx 680i mobo, i mean the ppl that sold it to me wouldve known if it wasnt compatible with that much ram and wouldve told me how do i look at my post screen? | |
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April 17th, 2008, 04:07 PM
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your post screen is the screen that comes up when you first hit the power button. The amount of ram should scroll by. There's also a message that says "hit f1 for setup". They key may vary (f1, esc, del..) but the message should say something like that. Hitting that key should take you to the bios where you can get the info as well! | |
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April 17th, 2008, 04:15 PM
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im not gonna mess around with it for now, im getting a 64bit in a few weeks, thnx for all ur help though u guys should check out the thread called audio problem =] | |
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