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j0nbunklah0m
02-20-2009, 06:06 PM
So i bought 2 - 1gb ram chip. So 2gb in total.

Before that i had 2 - 2XX ram chips. and it was 5XX total ram.

Well i put 2 of the 1gb ram in and on the system information, it only shows that i have 1gb of ram. Why is this happening? If i take one of the ram chip out, it still shows i have 1gb of ram.

dorin48
02-20-2009, 06:20 PM
How old is your system? Who is it from? Motherboard info?

DynamicSound
02-20-2009, 06:33 PM
Yeah, if your computer is older it may not allow above 1GB. The previous sticks may have been MB.

G.C
02-21-2009, 12:15 AM
sorry posted with the wrong sn.

But yeah the computer is pretty old. 7 years old and its by gateway. i guess i'll return 1 of the 1gb then or sell it.

thanks guys.

Enthwar
02-21-2009, 11:05 AM
http://crucial.com/

Great place to check out what kind/how much/how much per slot/how many slots of RAM your computer has.

DynamicSound
02-21-2009, 01:00 PM
sorry posted with the wrong sn.

But yeah the computer is pretty old. 7 years old and its by gateway. i guess i'll return 1 of the 1gb then or sell it.

thanks guys.

The same with a laptop I just recently sold. It was a Dell Latitude that was manufactured in 2002. It came with 256/512Mb stock and could expand it up to 1Gb only.

If your computer is in good condition, you could always sell it and look for a good deal and get a new one. I was using my Dell for business only. It was in perfect condition, just older. I sold it for $250 on Craigslist and went and bought a fully loaded Toshiba laptop at Micro Center for $550 after $100 rebate.

ruah_23
02-21-2009, 03:11 PM
I watched alot of movies online. Few months ago, one of my memory broke because of that. What should I do to prevent that in the future?

lude66
02-21-2009, 10:09 PM
is it ddr1 or ddr 2

green91
02-22-2009, 12:49 PM
Watching movies won't hurt your memory.

G.C
02-22-2009, 09:46 PM
I have 4 slots for memory card. But can only take 1gb :( . But yeah the computer works great with this 1gb of ram.

ruah_23
02-23-2009, 10:43 AM
Watching movies won't hurt your memory.

what will hurt my memory than?
Virus?

green91
02-23-2009, 11:08 AM
Computer usage can't damage ram as long as its running at the correct speed and is the correct type. RAM does sometimes fail after usage but its usually a defective piece.

A virus can however damage data on your hard drive..

Paul
02-23-2009, 12:55 PM
try moving the memory to different slots... if you have four slots then they should be labeled 1,2,3,4,etc...

once your machine starts up hit del, f1, f2 or whatever will get you into bios and see if it registers 2gb of memory (don't play in bios) just look for what you need and get out.

96Plumls
02-26-2009, 11:15 AM
it also depends on the OS and if it supports that amount of ram as alot of newer boards can have 8 and 16gb of ram

Paul
02-26-2009, 03:09 PM
it also depends on the OS and if it supports that amount of ram as alot of newer boards can have 8 and 16gb of ram

he should be fine up to 4gb; anything over that isn't needed anyway for typical user