2 GB of Ram only detecting 1 GB

I checked my performance and noticed only 1GB of Ram was being recognized. I
am running XP on the same computer and 2 GB is showing so something is wrong.
I rereshed twice to same results. Anyone have simular results, or any
ideas? Thanks

Got 2GB's on a Dell GX620 here. Showing 2GB's.


"dbwsr" <> wrote in message
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>I checked my performance and noticed only 1GB of Ram was being recognized.
>I
> am running XP on the same computer and 2 GB is showing so something is
> wrong.
> I rereshed twice to same results. Anyone have simular results, or any
> ideas? Thanks

It could be that your motherboard doesn't support the RAM configuration so
only sees half of each stick.

You need to use an application to ID the DIMMS, such as Lavalys Everest and
check what it reports them as (the model, not the capacity) against the
manufacturers site.

Also check that the sticks are firmly in their slots plus if you have 2
sticks and 4 slots then they should be in slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, so that
they are "paired".


--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD
ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4 Audio

"dbwsr" <> wrote in message
news:2A0B4F08-3BE1-4F85-AD58-...
>I checked my performance and noticed only 1GB of Ram was being recognized.
>I
> am running XP on the same computer and 2 GB is showing so something is
> wrong.
> I rereshed twice to same results. Anyone have simular results, or any
> ideas? Thanks

Did you miss the part where he said "I am running XP on the same computer
and 2 GB is showing".
That indicates the RAM is supported and properly installed.

"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message
news:...
> It could be that your motherboard doesn't support the RAM configuration so
> only sees half of each stick.
>
> You need to use an application to ID the DIMMS, such as Lavalys Everest
> and check what it reports them as (the model, not the capacity) against
> the manufacturers site.
>
> Also check that the sticks are firmly in their slots plus if you have 2
> sticks and 4 slots then they should be in slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, so
> that they are "paired".
>
>

As I only just downloaded messages from that day the previous ones had been
deleted from my machine & if people would include the message in their reply
then the original meesage may not get lost........
No I didn't read that, was only trying to be helpful as per the header.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Beta
P4 D865GBF HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 450gb HD
ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4 Audio

"Dave B." <> wrote in message
news:OaOO%...
> Did you miss the part where he said "I am running XP on the same computer
> and 2 GB is showing".
> That indicates the RAM is supported and properly installed.
>
> "Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> It could be that your motherboard doesn't support the RAM configuration
>> so only sees half of each stick.
>>
>> You need to use an application to ID the DIMMS, such as Lavalys Everest
>> and check what it reports them as (the model, not the capacity) against
>> the manufacturers site.
>>
>> Also check that the sticks are firmly in their slots plus if you have 2
>> sticks and 4 slots then they should be in slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, so
>> that they are "paired".
>>
>>
>
>