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Originally Posted by Techie19
Hey guys,
I just built a PC for a friend. I installed 4GB of RAM (4x1GB), the motherboard supports a total of 8GB  . Well, the problem is that Windows XP Home only shows 3GB in control panel  . I checked and the BIOS sees all 4GB. Why is this? Why does the BIOS see all 4GB but Windows only recognizes or shows that only 3GB are installed. |
What is the motherboard? What kind of ram?
If it's DDR2 you MUST install it in matched pairs.
Even though not all of the 4 gigs is seen by Windows XP-Home, you DO NOT want to remove one of the sticks. Your performance would suffer greatly if you do. Leave it!
You did right in the first place, by giving XP all the ram it can use.
Y'all have a great day now, Y'hear?
The Shadow
