memory upgrade does not show up

When I doubled my memory from 2GB to 4GB
BIOS reports seeing 4GB
But Computer -> properties reports 1.87GB same as before the upgrade
I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002

Does your motherboard support more than 2GB of ram? Stupid question but got
to ask.

"Richard Proulx" <Richard > wrote in message
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> When I doubled my memory from 2GB to 4GB
> BIOS reports seeing 4GB
> But Computer -> properties reports 1.87GB same as before the upgrade
> I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002
>

Another thing, is BIOS set for dual channel?

"Richard Proulx" <Richard > wrote in message
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> When I doubled my memory from 2GB to 4GB
> BIOS reports seeing 4GB
> But Computer -> properties reports 1.87GB same as before the upgrade
> I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002
>

Sorry, just re-read your post. If bios see's it, OS may be corrupt. Try
repair re-install if all else fails. This has been the easy fix for me in
the past.

Also check bios settings for shared graphics memory, (although I've never
heard of it taking a full 2 gigs, not to mention I don't think I've seen any
bios's that even allow for that much allocation).

32 or 64 bit sys and os? Although 32 bit WILL recognize 4 GB though so
that's not the issue.

Hope this helps slightly.

"Richard Proulx" <Richard > wrote in message
news:5ACDEA38-6535-4732-B3DB-...
> When I doubled my memory from 2GB to 4GB
> BIOS reports seeing 4GB
> But Computer -> properties reports 1.87GB same as before the upgrade
> I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002
>

start here:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...AE/PAEmem.mspx


On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:01:01 -0700, Richard Proulx <Richard
> wrote:

>When I doubled my memory from 2GB to 4GB
>BIOS reports seeing 4GB
>But Computer -> properties reports 1.87GB same as before the upgrade
>I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

Actually a 32-bit system will show a maximum of approx 3 - 3.5 gig of memory
(usually it show around 3.2).
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida

"Brian B" <> wrote in message
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> Sorry, just re-read your post. If bios see's it, OS may be corrupt. Try
> repair re-install if all else fails. This has been the easy fix for me in
> the past.
>
> Also check bios settings for shared graphics memory, (although I've never
> heard of it taking a full 2 gigs, not to mention I don't think I've seen
> any bios's that even allow for that much allocation).
>
> 32 or 64 bit sys and os? Although 32 bit WILL recognize 4 GB though so
> that's not the issue.
>
> Hope this helps slightly.
>
> "Richard Proulx" <Richard > wrote in
> message news:5ACDEA38-6535-4732-B3DB-...
>> When I doubled my memory from 2GB to 4GB
>> BIOS reports seeing 4GB
>> But Computer -> properties reports 1.87GB same as before the upgrade
>> I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002
>>

Brian,
What graphic card do you have and how much onboard memory does it have?
Do you have any other peripherals that have their own onboard memory?
What OS service packs do you have installed for you XP based MCE system?

"Jaime" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Actually a 32-bit system will show a maximum of approx 3 - 3.5 gig of
> memory (usually it show around 3.2).
> --
> James
> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
>
> "Brian B" <> wrote in message
> news:13206710-DAA7-494F-B6E8-...
>> Sorry, just re-read your post. If bios see's it, OS may be corrupt. Try
>> repair re-install if all else fails. This has been the easy fix for me
>> in the past.
>>
>> Also check bios settings for shared graphics memory, (although I've never
>> heard of it taking a full 2 gigs, not to mention I don't think I've seen
>> any bios's that even allow for that much allocation).
>>
>> 32 or 64 bit sys and os? Although 32 bit WILL recognize 4 GB though so
>> that's not the issue.
>>
>> Hope this helps slightly.
>>
>> "Richard Proulx" <Richard > wrote in
>> message news:5ACDEA38-6535-4732-B3DB-...
>>> When I doubled my memory from 2GB to 4GB
>>> BIOS reports seeing 4GB
>>> But Computer -> properties reports 1.87GB same as before the upgrade
>>> I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002
>>>