Installed 512MB 133Mhz SDRAM into my P2 system with 256MB 133Mhz SDRAM installed and only 256MB RAM shows up on the my computer, properties tab. why?
2007-02-21 12:26:19 · 6 answers · asked by CAIN 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
the RAM chip is in correctly, not loose or backwards, the 512 is in slot 0 and 256 is in slot 1, and the motherboard supports up to 4GB and it is an integrated video card.
2007-02-21 12:45:14 · update #1
i read something in the Microsoft Knowlege Base Article ID : 888137 it has something to do with it i believe.
2007-02-21 12:48:30 · update #2
Well maybe your motherboard doesnt support any higher than that. Happens alot.
2007-02-21 13:54:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your Board. Make sure you did not get ECC ram if your Mobo cannot support it. The speed and the type of Ram are not the only thing you should consider. Are you sure that board can support 4Gb it is kind of old, and during that time for a consumer PC 4 Gb was a dream. I think the stikc may be to large and if the stick is largerer than the largest supported DIMM or SIMM size than it will not show up.
2007-02-21 15:21:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does the motherboar support more than 512 ram?
Does the system have an intergrated video card?
Is the memory good (eh, I've heard some stories of memory actually passing the post tests yet was still *******)
2007-02-21 12:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets hope the chip is good but,Older boards are kinda picky about memory go to mb web find out if it will support it also you might flash the bios and it may read it.Do you know if the chip is high or low density
2007-02-21 12:43:03 · answer #4 · answered by Alpha~Omega pc repair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you put the memory chip in correctly? Make sure your 512 mb RAM is not backwards or loose.
2007-02-21 12:33:40 · answer #5 · answered by Spartacus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
512mb goes in the zero slot, 256 into the 1 slot..
2007-02-21 12:39:57 · answer #6 · answered by chuckufarley2a 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋