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I just upgraded my XP machine from 256mb of RAM to 1GB. The BIOS recognizes that I have installed 1GB of RAM but when I look into computer settings it still reads 256mb of RAM. Any Suggestions? |
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Is the RAM all of the way in, because sometimes when I do it, the RAM isn't all of the way in. |
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Reseat and move the ram sticks around if there are multiple ones |
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You may want to check bios and see if some memory is designated to video. Do you have a video card? You may need to change some settings in nbios to or install a video card. |
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The RAM needs to be all the way inserted. Also make sure it is compatible with your computer (should be). |
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Take out the RAM, clean the contacts and the input, press it in until you hear two clicks. |
Start > Run > msinfo32 click [OK] ... What does System Info show?
Pull up Task Manager > Performance Tab ... Does this match?
check video memory, it may be set in bios to use ram.