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**wrench97** · 09-28-2008, 08:26 AM

It is probably only detecting 1 module with 256Meg being dedicated to to Video memory leaving 256 left for windows, Remove 1 module and try to boot if it does, turn it off and replace that module with the one you removed see if it will boot again if it boots again then try both in the other ram slot which ever won't boot is a bad ram module or slot if both won't boot in 1 slot only, if they both boot in both slots then reinstall both and try it again.

09-28-2008, 08:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,605 OS: Win7	Re: Where did my RAM go? Laptop can't detect it. It is probably only detecting 1 module with 256Meg being dedicated to to Video memory leaving 256 left for windows, Remove 1 module and try to boot if it does, turn it off and replace that module with the one you removed see if it will boot again if it boots again then try both in the other ram slot which ever won't boot is a bad ram module or slot if both won't boot in 1 slot only, if they both boot in both slots then reinstall both and try it again. __________________ Power Supply and Selection Last edited by wrench97; 09-28-2008 at 08:28 AM.