cant get more memory??

[Guest]

i own a fujitsu siemens scaleo 600 series pc,which originally came with 128
ram(xp does not work well on 128 only)(sdram)i ve bought two modules-of128-
sdram total:256,memory sticks as they are called sometimes,put them in but my
pc ,but it still says i still only have 128 in it-it says total physical
capacity 128,im wondering if i cannot have more than 128 in it,it has 2
memory slots,crucial tech s scanner says it can take up to 512 ram,can anyone
help?

 

[Roberto]

i own a fujitsu siemens scaleo 600 series pc,which originally came with 128
ram(xp does not work well on 128 only)(sdram)i ve bought two
modules-of128-
sdram total:256,memory sticks as they are called sometimes,put them in but
my
pc ,but it still says i still only have 128 in it-it says total physical
capacity 128,im wondering if i cannot have more than 128 in it,it has 2
memory slots,crucial tech s scanner says it can take up to 512 ram,can
anyone
help?

I have seen this behaviour with 256MB single - sided modules being
reported as only128MB in some motherboards, but never saw it with
128MB modules.
Could simply be one module is crook or incompatible, are they both the
same speed ?, pull the module from the second slot and see if the
machine will POST,
then repeat the exercise with the other module.

rgds
Roberto

 

[Peter Foldes]

Some computers dating back had a maximum 128mb Ram depending on the MOBO. How old is your computer?

 

[Robert Moir]

i own a fujitsu siemens scaleo 600 series pc,which originally came
with 128 ram(xp does not work well on 128 only)(sdram)i ve bought two
modules-of128- sdram total:256,memory sticks as they are called
sometimes,put them in but my pc ,but it still says i still only have
128 in it-it says total physical capacity 128,im wondering if i
cannot have more than 128 in it,it has 2 memory slots,crucial tech s
scanner says it can take up to 512 ram,can anyone help?

Three things:

When you ran the crucial scanner and purchased more memory, did you order
the memory from crucial using the suggestions made by the scanner itself? Or
did you order something else from someone else that "sounded about right" -
this can often be the cause of problems.

When you say that the PC says you still only have 128MB of RAM, what exactly
tells you this? The BIOS or Windows? Do the BIOS and Windows both report the
same amount of RAM?

Does your motherboard have any particular instructions for adding more RAM?
And if so have you followed them to the letter?

--
--
Rob Moir, Microsoft MVP
Blog Site - http://www.robertmoir.com
Virtual PC 2004 FAQ - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html
I'm always surprised at "professionals" who STILL have to be asked "Have you
checked (event viewer / syslog)".

 

[JS]

I have a system I built using a Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo motherboard built by
Gigabyte. If it's the same make and model motherboard maybe I can help.

Also see: http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/Resources/5/29931054.pdf

JS

 

[Guest]

Three things:

When you ran the crucial scanner and purchased more memory, did you order
the memory from crucial using the suggestions made by the scanner itself? Or
did you order something else from someone else that "sounded about right" -
this can often be the cause of problems.

When you say that the PC says you still only have 128MB of RAM, what exactly
tells you this? The BIOS or Windows? Do the BIOS and Windows both report the
same amount of RAM?

Does your motherboard have any particular instructions for adding more RAM?
And if so have you followed them to the letter?

--
--
Rob Moir, Microsoft MVP
Blog Site - http://www.robertmoir.com
Virtual PC 2004 FAQ - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html
I'm always surprised at "professionals" who STILL have to be asked "Have you
checked (event viewer / syslog)".

Hi,yes i ordered from crucial on their suggestions following the
scan,windows says ive 128 ram,what is bios?i could see any intsructins,
thanks
roger.

 

[Guest]

Some computers dating back had a maximum 128mb Ram depending on the MOBO. How old is your computer?

-- hi it was bought in 2002 thanks,
Peter

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[Robert Moir]

Hi,yes i ordered from crucial on their suggestions following the
scan,windows says ive 128 ram,what is bios?i could see any
intsructins, thanks
roger.

Hi Roger

The BIOS is part of the computer that runs before the operating system and
ensures that all the various parts of the computer can talk to each other
and the operating system.

I can't say how to get into this on a Fujitsu machine - I don't usually work
with them - look for a message that says something similar to "press F2 to
enter setup" when you turn on the computer and do what it says. (seems like
JS may be able to help with this part from their reply!)

If you can get into the bios, be very careful not to change any options
without expert assistance, but look around and see if you can see if it
mentions how much memory it can see. If the BIOS can't see the correct
amount of memory then there is no hope that Windows will be able to do so.


--
--
Rob Moir, Microsoft MVP
Blog Site - http://www.robertmoir.com
Virtual PC 2004 FAQ - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html
I'm always surprised at "professionals" who STILL have to be asked "Have you
checked (event viewer / syslog)".