I've added a ram and i checked my system in the control panel and it still shows the same thing... It's like no rams were added...
2007-11-10 22:18:37 · 9 answers · asked by Joshua 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Oh ya.. One more thing, i just tried to fix my ram into the middle slot and it wont detect as well... but then before it detects it when i fix it in the middle slot... Why is it like that? Is it something to do with the config? Because i don believe the slot is spoilt...
2007-11-11 01:40:47 · update #1
no configuration is required but sometimes there can be a frequency mismatch if the two RAMs are of different frequency and are incompatible............so always try to read the motherboard's manual and then buy from the recommended brands listed in it
i think you comp is not showing the ram beacuse of either of these:
1. RAM is incompatible with motherboard
2. RAM is incompatible with previously installed RAM
3. Slot is no good
4. Human error in installing the RAM properly
best thing to rule out all the possibilities is to remove all previously installed RAMs and just add the new RAM to the comp and see if it detects it. Similarly try to check all slots one by one to find the errorneous part int he comp.
2007-11-10 22:33:39 · answer #1 · answered by DeAd MaN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. You need to make sure the ram you installed is compatible with your mobo,(motherboard). The right timings, voltage,speed,(MHz),and hasn't exceeded the maximum amount your mobo will support.
B. Your mobo has so many slots,(banks), for ram. Some just have two, some three, some four, (older SIMM boards had as many as eight!). If your mobo has four, they may be configured,( or grouped), in pairs. The pairs do not always follow one right next to another. Some have slot 1, and slot 3, as a pair, slot 2, and slot 4, as a pair. If you just have two 'sticks' of ram, it's best to install them in the pair configuration.
C. Older mobo's that used Sdram at 133MHz could be used in a 100MHz slot. They just step down, and run at 100MHz.(and 100MHz to 64MHz, you can only go ONE step!). Same thing apply's to DDR Sdram. But if your mobo support's Dual Channel it's best to install DDR in pairs, in the appropiate slot's, as explained before.
D. I've had where, I had to re-boot the computer, three to four times before BIOS recognized the added ram
E. Remove the ram, and install again. You may not have it fully seated, after all. Sometimes it looks like it is, but it's not. Be sure the locks on the side's are fully engaged.
F.Lastly, go to Crucial.com, and use their Crucial System Scanner,(for free), and see if the ram they recommend matches the ram you're trying to install. If it's from Ebay, the seller, and you may have misunderstood each other about the type of ram you needed.(or perhaps you bought what you thought would work, and it doesn't)
2007-11-10 22:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also make your sure biggest RAM chip is in slot 1. Some computers, particularly older ones expect the largest amount of memory to come first and wont pick up any extra if you install it into a different slot.
2007-11-10 22:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by Dogmatic86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, you need to know if the added RAM stick is compatible with the computer's motherboard specifications and if it is 100% working.
You need to know if the added RAM is compatible with the motherboard in terms of:
RAM type (DDR, SDRAM...)
Total RAM capacity (e.g. 1024 MB)
RAM stick size limit (e.g. 512 MB)
No. of RAM slots (e.g. 2 slots)
Bus speed
You may also want to know if the motherboard support dual-channel memory, and this will complicate more about RAM upgrading. For more info about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-channel_architecture
You can get all these information from the motherboard manual or from the computer manufacturer.
Now, if the added RAM is 100% compatible, and still the added RAM doesn't appear in System Properties, you need to contact the store where you bought the added RAM.
Goodluck!
P.S. If you know the motherboard model of your computer, you can search it in the internet to compare the specifications.
2007-11-10 22:43:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Double check that the additional RAM chip is properly installed. Restart your PC then check the control panel again
2007-11-10 22:26:07 · answer #5 · answered by Great Days 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to make sure you added the ram in the next slot available...you can't skip a slot...also you need to make sure that the ram is not faulty....try using it by itself....
2007-11-10 22:21:55 · answer #6 · answered by chaminda l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-24 00:47:38 · answer #7 · answered by carris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You add or replace RAM according to what motherboard manual says you can and how to go about it, if you are allowed to do it and done it Windows need no extra configuration to make use of it.
2007-11-10 22:36:35 · answer #8 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i added ram to my laptop. [brand: acer system:vista.]
all i did was put it in and it was there. i know it worked though because my computer is a bagillion times faster now. good luck :P
2007-11-10 22:27:57 · answer #9 · answered by THE..loser. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋