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04-Nov-2009, 06:53 PM #1
RAM Problems
I got 2 gb of ram (1 gb each), but my pc cant find the second 1.
How and what can i do to fix it?
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04-Nov-2009, 07:08 PM #2
whats the make and model of the PC
What version of windows 7, vista, XP, 98, etc
do a scan here
http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/index.aspx
that should tell you what memory you have, what you need and how much the PC will support
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04-Nov-2009, 07:09 PM #3
Does your mobo support 2 1gb slots? Try switching the sticks
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04-Nov-2009, 07:18 PM #4
You may be using high-density modules instead of low-density modules and it's recognizing only 512 MB in each slot instead of 1024 MB.

http://www.overclock.net/faqs/113885...w-density.html

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