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ravesracin · 31-12-06, 09:53 AM

hi there everyone , i brought a 1 gig stick of ddr2 memory the other week and fitted it to my pc. the problem is the computer is sayinits a 512mb or its only reading 512.ive checked but theres no jumpers to change.
ive got another machine but it only has ddr1 slots in it so im stuck.
please help.many thanks

nathan123 · 02-01-07, 04:13 PM

Download a program called memtest86 - it goes on a floppy and boots up from the disk, then tests your RAM to make sure all is well, i found it useful when one of my sticks stopped working

Artik2 · 10-01-07, 03:10 PM

Also try cleaning with a brush the memory slot before the install.
And exchange the memories. Some systems need the bigger memory in the slot 0 and the smaller in the 1...

gji25 · 20-02-07, 01:03 AM

use sisoftware.sandra.pro.home.v2.007 that will test anything you need to test on your pc

Danechip · 22-02-07, 10:46 AM

Personally, i would try the 1GB stick by itself, You dont mention what motherboard or bios date you have. There may be issues relating to the size of memory you install at the time you got the motherboard/pc. You may need a bios upgrade to recognise the 1GB stick. As mentioned earlier, if you make a 1 gig count in memory test (after using slot 0 for the 1 GB) try adding the second.

It is hard to imagine a program telling you your memory should be larger than it is, IF the bios has already determined its value.....

31-12-06, 09:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
ravesracin Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	how can you test memory ??? hi there everyone , i brought a 1 gig stick of ddr2 memory the other week and fitted it to my pc. the problem is the computer is sayinits a 512mb or its only reading 512.ive checked but theres no jumpers to change. ive got another machine but it only has ddr1 slots in it so im stuck. please help.many thanks

02-01-07, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
nathan123 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: how can you test memory ??? Download a program called memtest86 - it goes on a floppy and boots up from the disk, then tests your RAM to make sure all is well, i found it useful when one of my sticks stopped working

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Artik2 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: how can you test memory ??? Also try cleaning with a brush the memory slot before the install. And exchange the memories. Some systems need the bigger memory in the slot 0 and the smaller in the 1...

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gji25 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: hampshire Posts: 277 Thanks: 3 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	Re: how can you test memory ??? use sisoftware.sandra.pro.home.v2.007 that will test anything you need to test on your pc

22-02-07, 10:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Danechip Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: how can you test memory ??? Personally, i would try the 1GB stick by itself, You dont mention what motherboard or bios date you have. There may be issues relating to the size of memory you install at the time you got the motherboard/pc. You may need a bios upgrade to recognise the 1GB stick. As mentioned earlier, if you make a 1 gig count in memory test (after using slot 0 for the 1 GB) try adding the second. It is hard to imagine a program telling you your memory should be larger than it is, IF the bios has already determined its value.....


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