Upgrade RAM from 2GB to 4GB

[Guest]

I've added another 2GB to my system (K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard) but only
2GB is recognised.

The new 2GB is recognised when I look at my BIOS, but XP is stuck on RAM of
2048MB.

I've tried MAXMEM in Boot.ini, but that won't go any higher than 2048.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Guest]

Your bios might not be configured to see more than 2gb. I can't remember
exactly what the setting was but it something with remapping the memory.

Jason

 

[Guest]

Yeh, I've tried all the bios settings, but there's nothing remotely similar
to 'Remapping' or anything to do with memory. It just states the 2 x slots
and that there's RAM of 2048 in each.

 

[Bob I]

UNcheck MAXMEM, don't put anything in it.

 

[Guest]

It was unchecked when I first went into Boot.ini. So I checked it and tried
to change the setting to 4096. But it wouldn't let me - it always went back
to 2048.

So I left it unchecked again.

 

[Ken Blake]

I've added another 2GB to my system (K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard) but
only 2GB is recognised.

Where do you see the 2MB number being recognized?

I don't know why you're only seeing 2MB, but I'll point out that you'll
never see all 4MB. The maximum is around 3.1GB. That's because all 32-bit
versions of Windows have to share their 4GB address space with memory used
for hardware like your graphics card.

 

[Guest]

Yes, I'm aware of the 3.1GB. But I don't get that high!

I see '2GB of RAM' displayed when I right click on 'My Computer' and go to
properties.

 

[Guest]

Anyone else help?

 

[Bob I]

Check back tomorrow, the users here are from around the world.

 

[AJR]

??????????????

 

[Plato]

I've added another 2GB to my system (K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard) but only
2GB is recognised.

Your new ram is NOT compatible with your old ram. Take out the old ram.

 

[Guest]

What are you talking about Plato? I suspect you're trying to promote your
company.

No help at all.

 

[M.I.5¾]

I've added another 2GB to my system (K8Upgrade-VM800 Motherboard) but only
2GB is recognised.

The new 2GB is recognised when I look at my BIOS, but XP is stuck on RAM
of
2048MB.

I've tried MAXMEM in Boot.ini, but that won't go any higher than 2048.

What am I doing wrong?

What on earth are you doing that requires so much memory? There is not
usually much advantage to be gained by giving XP more than 1 GB of memory.
Exceptions are heavy duty applications such as editing high definition
video, but even then 2 GB is as much as you need. Going much beyond that
gives little advantage, not least because of limitations in XP.

 

[Guest]

My pc has slowed down so much. I run e-learning development software,
graphics software, etc - in addition to normal office applications.

Just launching a programme now takes a couple of minutes!

That's why I thought extra RAM would do the trick.

Any other suggestions?

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

Just launching a programme now takes a couple of minutes!

That's why I thought extra RAM would do the trick.

Any other suggestions?

You need a lot more than extra RAM.

 

[Guest]

You need a lot more than extra RAM.

Such as?

 

[HeyBub]

My pc has slowed down so much. I run e-learning development software,
graphics software, etc - in addition to normal office applications.

Just launching a programme now takes a couple of minutes!

That's why I thought extra RAM would do the trick.

Any other suggestions?

Ah, so the real problem is slowdown, not insufficient RAM.

 

[Guest]

Ah, so the real problem is slowdown, not insufficient RAM.

Yes, that's right. Programmes and everything takes far too long. When I
print something, the whole system freezes.

 

[Anna]

Yes, that's right. Programmes and everything takes far too long. When I
print something, the whole system freezes.

FGGH:
It really would help if you would provide specific details as to your
system, e.g., the make/model of your motherboard, your processor, your video
card, your hard drive(s), what kind of system you're running (RAID?), and
any other details re the PC components and programs you're running, etc.,
etc., so that you could get some intelligent & meaningful responses &
suggestions to your query.

When you add comments like "When I print something, the whole system
freezes.", it seems apparent your problem(s) involve much more than adding
RAM. Again, detail the problem(s) you're running into - be as specific as
you can.
Anna

 

[Guest]

OK. Here goes:

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Sempron 3400,
2000 MHz (10 x 200)
Motherboard Name ASk ROCK
Motherboard Chipset VIA K8M400, AMD Hammer
System Memory 2048 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (01/06/06)
Communication Port Communications Port
(COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port
(LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter RADEON 9200 SERIES -
Secondary (128 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON 9200 SERIES
(128 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9200 SE
(RV280)
Monitor Dell 2407WFP
(Analog) [NoDB] (CC3026B31YHS)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter IC Ensemble M Audio
Audiophile

Storage:
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y080L0 (80
GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Disk Drive OEI-USB CF/SM/SD/MS
USB Device
Optical Drive RW-523252
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CD-ROM
SH-C522C

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 78152 MB (47577 MB
free)

System Properties:
Product K8Upgrade-VM800
Version 1.00


Physical Memory:
Total 2047 MB
Used 682 MB
Free 1364 MB
Utilization 33 %

Swap Space:
Total 5986 MB
Used 882 MB
Free 5104 MB
Utilization 15 %

Virtual Memory:
Total 8033 MB
Used 1564 MB
Free 6468 MB
Utilization 19 %

Problems & Suggestions:
Problem AGP is disabled.
This may cause performance penalty.



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SmartSerialMail.exe C:\Program Files\JAM
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svcntaux.exe C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\svcntaux.exe
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swdsvc.exe C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdsvc.exe
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VTTimer.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\VTTimer.exe
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winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
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WMPNetwk.exe C:\Program Files\Windows Media
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getPlus(R)_dll
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