MEMORY LOWER THAN SHOUL BE

[WING CHUNG]

SYMPTOMS: THE PERFORMANCE TAB IN SYSTEM PROPERTIES
REPORTS DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF MEMORY THAN IS INSTALLED.

I HAD 128MB MEMORY CARD AND RECENTLY I'VE BOUGHT A NEW
ONE OF 512MB, BUT WHEN I INSERT IT IN SLOT 1 THE COMPUTER
DOESN'T WANT TO BOOT UP, SO I SWITCH THE CARD AND INSERT
THE NEW 512MB MEMORY IN SLOT 0 AND THE OLD ONE TO SLOT 1,
THE COMPUTER SEEMS TO WORK FINE, HOWEVER THE AMOUNT
DISPLAYED IN WINDOWS IS 320MB(?). WHEN I LEAVE THE 512MB
CARD ALONE IN SLOT 0- WINDOWS RECOGNISES ONLY 192MB OF
IT.

CPU CHARACTERISTICS: MY CPU COMES WITH AMD DURON
PROCESSOR AND SUPPORTS 266 MHZ FRONT-SIDE BUS.
MEMORY SUPPORT: TWO 184-PIN DIMM SOCKETS FOR DDR MEMORY
MODULES, SUPPORT DDR 266MHZ MEMORY BUS AND MAXIMUM
INSTALLED MEMORY IS 1GB.

I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, SO I WILL
TRULY APPRECIATE ANY KIND OF HELP.
THANX

 

[Chuck]

SYMPTOMS: THE PERFORMANCE TAB IN SYSTEM PROPERTIES
REPORTS DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF MEMORY THAN IS INSTALLED.

I HAD 128MB MEMORY CARD AND RECENTLY I'VE BOUGHT A NEW
ONE OF 512MB, BUT WHEN I INSERT IT IN SLOT 1 THE COMPUTER
DOESN'T WANT TO BOOT UP, SO I SWITCH THE CARD AND INSERT
THE NEW 512MB MEMORY IN SLOT 0 AND THE OLD ONE TO SLOT 1,
THE COMPUTER SEEMS TO WORK FINE, HOWEVER THE AMOUNT
DISPLAYED IN WINDOWS IS 320MB(?). WHEN I LEAVE THE 512MB
CARD ALONE IN SLOT 0- WINDOWS RECOGNISES ONLY 192MB OF
IT.

CPU CHARACTERISTICS: MY CPU COMES WITH AMD DURON
PROCESSOR AND SUPPORTS 266 MHZ FRONT-SIDE BUS.
MEMORY SUPPORT: TWO 184-PIN DIMM SOCKETS FOR DDR MEMORY
MODULES, SUPPORT DDR 266MHZ MEMORY BUS AND MAXIMUM
INSTALLED MEMORY IS 1GB.

I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, SO I WILL
TRULY APPRECIATE ANY KIND OF HELP.
THANX

It looks like the 512M card is not compatible with your computer.
Consider returning it to where you bought it. Check what you should
get for your computer:
http://www.crucial.com/

Please post using mixed case - its much easier to read. Posting in
all caps is considered shouting - it's rude and will get you flamed.

Cheers,

Chuck
I hate spam - PLEASE get rid of the spam before emailing me!
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Jerry L]

It looks like the 512M card is not compatible with your computer.
Consider returning it to where you bought it. Check what you should
get for your computer:
http://www.crucial.com/

Please post using mixed case - its much easier to read. Posting in
all caps is considered shouting - it's rude and will get you flamed.

Cheers,

Chuck

He's only been told about upper case 1/2 dozen times. He'll catch on soon.