i just installed a second ddr 512 mb pc 3200 stick to my comp to make it 1 gig on ram and it worked for a min next time i turned on the computer its reading 768 mb now i think i have a bad stick like its only using one side of the stick. what could it be?
2007-04-18 23:28:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
why did it show 1024 mb when i first installed it then thats what im not understanding. the video card is a 128 mb card
2007-04-18 23:42:16 · update #1
thank you all for the fast response
2007-04-18 23:42:44 · update #2
i checked each ram stick the new one is only showing 255.5 mb ram why is ony half the stick working
2007-04-19 00:12:04 · update #3
You have installed two 512mb ram in your PC. Total RAM size is 1024 MB. 1024-786=256 means system is using 256mb for graphic. That's way it's showing it. Don’t worry, your PC is using full ram and both ram are fine. You can check in BIOS. If you know about BIOS configuration you can configure Ram size in Video memory option because you are using currently a video card.
2007-04-18 23:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by Airdacoit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be right.
To test your RAM sticks, remove the old one and move the new one to the first RAM slot and boot your PC. If you see all 512MB, the new stick is OK.
Then, add the original RAM stick to the second slot and boot. If you only get 768MB of RAM, it may be that RAM sticks aren't compatible with each other.
Return the new stick and try to buy more RAM that matches the brand name of the old one.
2007-04-18 23:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The rest 256 mb is shared with the video card of your mainboard dont have to get worried for this.
If u dont want that get an external AGP which has its inbuilt memory in it .
2007-04-18 23:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by Gaurav G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you have integrated video card or other device which use part of your memory. The missing part is 256MB so i believe it's a video card.
2007-04-18 23:33:48 · answer #4 · answered by lach_bo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rest of it have been taken to video ram.if you want 256mb
back,you must enter BIOS and adjust the video to 8mb.
people always use 32mb.to enter bios look your motherboard
manual
2007-04-18 23:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by radius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing wrong...memory is in use with system files
2007-04-18 23:32:23 · answer #6 · answered by F S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your motherboard does not support over 768MB of ram what kind of motherboard do you have? all Specs Please
2007-04-18 23:33:03 · answer #7 · answered by Larry T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋