How Much RAM Do I Have

_the_duke_ · 7th October 2005, 6:52 PM

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...34-395732.html

Hi, I installed another 512MB of RAM into the above notebook, but System Properties and the BIOS is still telling me there is only 512MB total. Whilst CPU-Z is saying I have 1024MB.

I have removed, and installed the RAM again to ensure it is inserted correctly.

Does anyone know why this is happening? Or knows what program is telling the truth?

Thanks

Annihilator69 · 7th October 2005, 7:16 PM

Can you do a ctrl + alt + delte and go into task manager and then click on the Performance Tab and there should be a little box that says "Physical Memory (K) and under that "total" and a number it should say something like 1048048 if you have 1 GB of ram since that is in KB

_the_duke_ · 7th October 2005, 8:44 PM

490864, so 512MB - 32MB shared for video

sagey · 7th October 2005, 8:47 PM

I had this problem with a older compuer once, had to flash bioses and change ram slots 50 million times before windows would recognise both sticks.

And like you cpuz detected both but whats the point if windows can't utilize them

.

So yeah i'd recommend swapping them around, maybe trying a different bios if you can find one.

Good luck

_the_duke_ · 8th October 2005, 9:46 PM

Well I just tried two different sticks of 512MB and Windows failed to detect both. Put in a stick of 256MB and Windows detected it fine. Perhaps my notebook only supports up to 768MB? That may explain why all the other configurations on eBay only went up to 768MB.

Zzapped · 8th October 2005, 9:49 PM

Are the sticks of ram you are testing the same as the one in there as HP's are very fussy about the ram you put in them

Cheers

Z

f0k_y3wz2000 · 9th October 2005, 12:31 AM

ddr or sdram? moust computers have problems detecting different Mhz for sdram. new computer? possibly and incompability with ram Mhz again check for 333mhz, 400 mhz etc. other than that ram could be faulty, faulty ram causes all sorts of problems.

i've seen a cook ram before haha, looked fried, felt like paper.

f0k_y3wz2000 · 9th October 2005, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zzapped

Are the sticks of ram you are testing the same as the one in there as HP's are very fussy about the ram you put in them

Cheers

Z

very true.

7th October 2005, 6:52 PM	#1
_the_duke_ Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 3,992	How Much RAM Do I Have http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...34-395732.html Hi, I installed another 512MB of RAM into the above notebook, but System Properties and the BIOS is still telling me there is only 512MB total. Whilst CPU-Z is saying I have 1024MB. I have removed, and installed the RAM again to ensure it is inserted correctly. Does anyone know why this is happening? Or knows what program is telling the truth? Thanks __________________ Do you see the way that tree bends?

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Annihilator69 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Como, Perth Posts: 4,347	Can you do a ctrl + alt + delte and go into task manager and then click on the Performance Tab and there should be a little box that says "Physical Memory (K) and under that "total" and a number it should say something like 1048048 if you have 1 GB of ram since that is in KB __________________ Intel E8400 @ 4 ghz \|\| Gigabyte P45 DQ6 \|\| 4GB Ballistix Tracers \|\| Galaxy 8800 GT vmodded \|\| 2x 750GB Samsung Raid 1\|\| 24" Dell OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H²O Member Storm G4, Bix3, Swiftech Mcw-50 GPU Block, Swiftech MCP-350 Pump Trades List

7th October 2005, 8:44 PM	#3
_the_duke_ Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 3,992	490864, so 512MB - 32MB shared for video __________________ Do you see the way that tree bends?

7th October 2005, 8:47 PM	#4
sagey (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 347	I had this problem with a older compuer once, had to flash bioses and change ram slots 50 million times before windows would recognise both sticks. And like you cpuz detected both but whats the point if windows can't utilize them . So yeah i'd recommend swapping them around, maybe trying a different bios if you can find one. Good luck Last edited by sagey; 7th October 2005 at 8:47 PM.

8th October 2005, 9:46 PM	#5
_the_duke_ Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 3,992	Well I just tried two different sticks of 512MB and Windows failed to detect both. Put in a stick of 256MB and Windows detected it fine. Perhaps my notebook only supports up to 768MB? That may explain why all the other configurations on eBay only went up to 768MB. __________________ Do you see the way that tree bends?

9th October 2005, 12:31 AM	#7
f0k_y3wz2000 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	ddr or sdram? moust computers have problems detecting different Mhz for sdram. new computer? possibly and incompability with ram Mhz again check for 333mhz, 400 mhz etc. other than that ram could be faulty, faulty ram causes all sorts of problems. i've seen a cook ram before haha, looked fried, felt like paper.