Incorrect ram detection

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by thehawk70, Oct 14, 2008.

  1. thehawk70

    thehawk70 Guest

    My o/s is Windows XP Sp3 with an MSI motherboard.

    I recently upgraded my RAM to (2) x 1 GB but the PC system info only shows 1.5 ?

    I've removed the sticks, blew them clean and reinstalled them but still the same results.
     
  2. Mimsy

    Mimsy Superior Imperial Queen of the MG Games Forum

    Take the two sticks out and compare them. Do they look different? How?

    Install them one at a time, and see if your computer reads one of them as 512MB or if they both read as 1GB when they are installed alone.

    Also, which MSI mother board, specifically?
     
  3. thehawk70

    thehawk70 Guest

    First off....my PC info says the motherboard is AMD Athlon 1.9 GHz 1.50 Rams !

    As far as the sticks go...there's (3) - 1 x 1 GB + 2 x 512 MB.

    I haven't tried the one at a time idea but will do now. Question: When the rams are installed there is still a 4th empty BLUE slot!!
     
  4. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

    Probably 512 megs of your 2 gigs is used to power your Graphics card. Some graphic cards use their own RAM, some use your motherboard RAM. This is what I think is happening in your case. :cry

    PS: 1.5 megs is plenty for XP Pro anyway, IMO. I have 2 gigs installed but only ever use 500-600 megs at any time. The rest is virtually never used. If you a hard core gamer, or Video editor, you may use more than I do. Baz

    Bazza

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    Last edited: Oct 15, 2008
  5. thehawk70

    thehawk70 Guest

    Thanks to everybody. Still a problem but what the heck.....!
     
  6. Mimsy

    Mimsy Superior Imperial Queen of the MG Games Forum

    When I run games on my XP computer (4x 512MB in dual channel), it uses a lot more than 500-600 megs but for everyday use, 1-1.5GB is enough.

    That being said, if you seriously want to figure out what is going on, just say the word. I love puzzles. :)
     

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