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  • September 12, 2003 at 9:38 pm #2298090

    RAM problem

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    by ajitrm · about 18 years, 8 months ago

    I have 256 MB RAM in my system. I have dual os ie. win 98 and win 2000. The problem is that it shows 128 MB RAM in win 98 as well as win 2000. During booting, only 128 MB is shown. Why doesn’t it display 256 MB RAM?

    Regds,

    Ajit

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    • September 12, 2003 at 9:48 pm #2742709

      Reply To: RAM problem

      by dmiles · about 18 years, 8 months ago

      In reply to RAM problem

      First check the motherboard manual to see if it supports the memory upgrade,if so boot computer,at startup page press the designated key to enter Bios setup congiguration locate memory configuration,right-click and this should show the memory value that can be set on the boardselct the 256 if available,save and exit

    • September 13, 2003 at 1:10 pm #2742641

      Reply To: RAM problem

      by thechas · about 18 years, 8 months ago

      In reply to RAM problem

      If this is an older PC, the motherboard could be limited to 128MB per DIMM.

      Or, the motherboard cannot deal with the structure of the SDRAM module that you have.

      Many older motherboards need specific DIMMs, or they cannot recognize the full capacity of the DIMM.

      There are at least 4 iterations of the SDRAM DIMM specification, and they do not require full backwards compatibility for new DIMM designs.

      Chas

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