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machinogodzilla · 10-11-2008, 04:56 AM

Hi!

I've just inserted a 512MB PC2100 chip into a free slot in my laptop that already had 512MB PC2700 installed. The laptop detected the change but informed me that there was 256MB on board, not even the original 512MB. Same figure you can see in Windows system properties, just 256MB, and you can feel that it is that much as everything loads slower. However, when I go into BIOS and look at the system information it shows 1024MB, despite it informed me earlier on that there were 256MB available after the change.

Where is the problem?

The laptop is HP Compaq nc4010.

10-11-2008, 04:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
machinogodzilla Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	RAM detected by BIOS but not by Windows after laptop upgrade Hi! I've just inserted a 512MB PC2100 chip into a free slot in my laptop that already had 512MB PC2700 installed. The laptop detected the change but informed me that there was 256MB on board, not even the original 512MB. Same figure you can see in Windows system properties, just 256MB, and you can feel that it is that much as everything loads slower. However, when I go into BIOS and look at the system information it shows 1024MB, despite it informed me earlier on that there were 256MB available after the change. Where is the problem? The laptop is HP Compaq nc4010.