P Paolo Beta member Messages 3 Oct 8, 2008 #1 im wanting to make my PC run a bit faster, the Memory cards for my PC are DDR2 240 DIMM, I have added 2GB Memory onto existing Memory, its only showing up as 1GB added, what can i do to rectify this problem?
im wanting to make my PC run a bit faster, the Memory cards for my PC are DDR2 240 DIMM, I have added 2GB Memory onto existing Memory, its only showing up as 1GB added, what can i do to rectify this problem?
M mahiv87 In Runtime Messages 202 Location "Live Music Capitol of the World" Oct 8, 2008 #2 how much memory did you have in there before? Are you running a 32bit OS?
OP OP P Paolo Beta member Messages 3 Oct 8, 2008 #3 mahiv87 said: how much memory did you have in there before? Are you running a 32bit OS? Click to expand... Yes , its a 32 bit OS, its Windows Vista home Premium Version, i had 3GB before, i put in an 2GB Card , its only showing 4GB when it should be 5, My Motherboard can take up to 8GB, i dont know why this is happening.
mahiv87 said: how much memory did you have in there before? Are you running a 32bit OS? Click to expand... Yes , its a 32 bit OS, its Windows Vista home Premium Version, i had 3GB before, i put in an 2GB Card , its only showing 4GB when it should be 5, My Motherboard can take up to 8GB, i dont know why this is happening.
SapperX Putting the X in Sapper Messages 720 Location Boulder Oct 9, 2008 #4 32 bit OS's can only utilize up to (roughly) 3.5GB's of RAM (memory). Either be content with what you have or upgrade* your OS to 64 bit. *The fact that this is an upgrade beyond utilizing more RAM is debatable.
32 bit OS's can only utilize up to (roughly) 3.5GB's of RAM (memory). Either be content with what you have or upgrade* your OS to 64 bit. *The fact that this is an upgrade beyond utilizing more RAM is debatable.