Ram

[honestmaxx]

Okay, so I've recently installed 2 new sticks of 1 GB RAM with my 2 pre-existing sticks of 512 MB.

The problem is, it simply isn't reporting to the my Operating System. Which is Windows XP 32 bit. That should read my total of 3 GB RAM, right?

My computer says it's a Pavilion a1647c.

Whenever I do any Hardware Scans, they read all 3 GB of RAM, but say only 1 GB is reported to my OS. I've tried modifying the Boot.Ini tab, but it always switches right back to 1024 MB.

Halp?

 

[Baez]

Where are you checking how much RAM you have? Go to Run... -> type "dxdiag" in the box without the quotes. Check how much RAM it says you have there.

 

[honestmaxx]

Where are you checking how much RAM you have? Go to Run... -> type "dxdiag" in the box without the quotes. Check how much RAM it says you have there.

It will still only read 1022 MB there as well.

Is there a chance they're just faulty sticks?

 

[Baez]

That's pretty unlikely. Download PCWizard and post what that is showing.

 

[honestmaxx]

That's pretty unlikely. Download PCWizard and post what that is showing.

Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard Company
Mainboard : Asus NODUSM
Chipset : nVidia nForce 410
Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @ 2200 MHz
Physical Memory : 1536 MB
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
Hard Disk : WDC (250 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652L
DVD-Rom Drive : MK2442V FQY250C SCSI CdRom Device
Monitor Type : Hewlett Packard HP w19b/w19e - 19 inches
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c


It reads 1.5 GB which is correct, because I have one of my 512 MB and 1 GB sticks removed for reference, just in case.

So it reads all correctly.

 

[Baez]

That means the modules are fine. You do have a very odd problem on your hands though. Try switching the two 512MB modules with the 1GB modules in the same slots and see if it reads 2GB.

 

[honestmaxx]

That means the modules are fine. You do have a very odd problem on your hands though. Try switching the two 512MB modules with the 1GB modules in the same slots and see if it reads 2GB.

I have, and yet still it only reads 1 GB. Whatever I do, it doesn't want to read more than that.

 

[Baez]

Do you know how to access your Virtual Memory settings?

 

[honestmaxx]

Do you know how to access your Virtual Memory settings?

I can't say I do.

Here's the new Memory Log with the two new sticks in.

Physical Memory : 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM )

 

[hrlow2]

hello honestmax. Is your memory modules compatible with each other? Both DDR2? May be conflicting. Or 1 of your slots is dead.