I have a dell 4600 with 4 memory slots in motherboard with 4-256MB Stick in there. But when I open Control panel and systems on generals tab it says I only have 256MB. And I have 1GIG installed. Whats up with that
2007-02-10 02:25:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
The above answer is wrong. Make sure your computer is compatible with all 4 sticks of ram. Are they all the same brand and type? If there is any difference, your computer may not recognize it correctly. Check what your bios says. Also make sure your ram is still working correctly in another computer. Make sure you pushed in the ram modules all the way in securely.
2007-02-10 03:22:41 · answer #1 · answered by C J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok, none of these answers are correct, there is nothing wrong with your system. According you what you said you have 4 sticks of 256mb of ram in your Dell computer and you are wondering why it says 1Gig in the system properties window.
The reason why is because 4 - 256mb sticks EQUAL 1Gig or 1024 mb, Windows just tells shows your ram in a different way.
2007-02-10 10:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may wish to check the class of chipset that they all are. Make sure that your motherboard can support specific kinds of RAM, i.e. 2100, 2700, or pc3200. Also make sure that it can either support dual-channel or DDR2, and ensure that you are not mixking chipsets in your RAM, as the computer may only acknowledge the loest chipset you have. Consider takinhg out the RAM, and taking it to a dealer, and he/she can tell you what kind it is, and give you some trouble-shooting hints. Hope that this helps. Later!
2007-02-10 10:34:05 · answer #3 · answered by djbest1973 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may have to go into the BIOS and tell your computer that it is allowed to automatically detect the extra memory. A phone call to Dell may also help you figure this one out.
2007-02-10 10:41:58 · answer #4 · answered by konstipashen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well: according to " Dell modems they can use mostly between
512 mb P.C 2700 DDR SD Ram " then other 120gb Ultra Dma
Hard Drive processor with Cd-rw/dvd-romcombo ! as requires
48x32x16x32xmax speed where of course 9-in -1memory card
refer http://www.dell.com/support yes 2.00ghz or 3.33 mhz
2007-02-10 10:54:24 · answer #5 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its only showing you the available memory you have left! Your applications and the system operation are using the rest.
2007-02-10 10:28:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
what kind of RAM you are using... for example if youre using DDR it can hold 3.something GB of RAM... even though you have 1GB in each slot.. it won't make it 4GB.. if you're using DDR2 which is great.. 1 card came with up to 2GB---
2007-02-10 10:37:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might need to update the BIOS. Go to support.dell.com or call the tech support. They will help you with this.
2007-02-10 10:43:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋