computer only letting me use 512 ram

Xearovegveg · 12-06-2005, 05:34 AM

ok i have k8n-e deluxe and i had bought 1 gig of ram when i got the board, 1 stick went out on me, well randomly rebooted me, so i took that one out, went random reboot free for months, but now i want a ram upgrade, from 512 to 1.5 gigs of ram. so i bought a gig of ram.

its only showing 512 ram no matter what i do, my old stick was valueslect corsair ram, ddr-dimms 184 pin pc3200. i bought 2 of the same sticks.

i have 3 ram slots, A, B, and C, for reference. my old 512 was in the middle one, B.

i first put my new 2 512 sticks in with my old 512.

it only showed 512 ram on dxdiag and my computer properties + mem count on boot.

so i took out all 3 sticks and put 1 new stick in C. same thing, then tried A, with other new stick, same thing, so all three sockets worked with all 3 sticks.....!!?!?!?! but its only showing 512 MB ram no matter what combination of stuff i do, so this led me to believe i had to change something in bios but i couldnt find anything.

crazijoe · 12-06-2005, 06:07 AM

What happens when you place a single stick of memory in just slot B?

Xearovegveg · 12-06-2005, 06:26 AM

"my old 512 was in the middle one, B."

so.. ya. thats what i had been doing b4 i bought the new 2 sticks.

crazijoe · 12-06-2005, 06:35 AM

You might try clearing the CMOS.

Xearovegveg · 12-06-2005, 06:46 AM

how do i do that

crazijoe · 12-06-2005, 06:48 AM

There is a jumper by the battery on the motherboard that you would switch positions for approxamately 5 min. Or simpler way is to remove the CMOS battery for about 5 min.

Xearovegveg · 12-06-2005, 07:10 AM

ok that didnt work, still shows 512 ><

crazijoe · 12-06-2005, 01:30 PM

You may have a faulty MB. I would try and reflash the BIOS and see if that helps. If not you may have to find a replacement MB.

punchthemonkey9 · 12-06-2005, 01:52 PM

I'm not positive of this, but you may have fried the memory, happen to me plent. Static charges can completly cook your memory. One stick may have experianced that, but I kinda doubt that.

12-06-2005, 05:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Xearovegveg Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP PRO	computer only letting me use 512 ram ok i have k8n-e deluxe and i had bought 1 gig of ram when i got the board, 1 stick went out on me, well randomly rebooted me, so i took that one out, went random reboot free for months, but now i want a ram upgrade, from 512 to 1.5 gigs of ram. so i bought a gig of ram. its only showing 512 ram no matter what i do, my old stick was valueslect corsair ram, ddr-dimms 184 pin pc3200. i bought 2 of the same sticks. i have 3 ram slots, A, B, and C, for reference. my old 512 was in the middle one, B. i first put my new 2 512 sticks in with my old 512. it only showed 512 ram on dxdiag and my computer properties + mem count on boot. so i took out all 3 sticks and put 1 new stick in C. same thing, then tried A, with other new stick, same thing, so all three sockets worked with all 3 sticks.....!!?!?!?! but its only showing 512 MB ram no matter what combination of stuff i do, so this led me to believe i had to change something in bios but i couldnt find anything.

12-06-2005, 06:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	What happens when you place a single stick of memory in just slot B? __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

12-06-2005, 06:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	You might try clearing the CMOS. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

12-06-2005, 06:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	There is a jumper by the battery on the motherboard that you would switch positions for approxamately 5 min. Or simpler way is to remove the CMOS battery for about 5 min. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

12-06-2005, 01:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	You may have a faulty MB. I would try and reflash the BIOS and see if that helps. If not you may have to find a replacement MB. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

12-06-2005, 06:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Xearovegveg Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP PRO	"my old 512 was in the middle one, B." so.. ya. thats what i had been doing b4 i bought the new 2 sticks.

12-06-2005, 06:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Xearovegveg Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP PRO	how do i do that

12-06-2005, 07:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
Xearovegveg Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP PRO	ok that didnt work, still shows 512 ><

12-06-2005, 01:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
punchthemonkey9 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 21 OS: XP	I'm not positive of this, but you may have fried the memory, happen to me plent. Static charges can completly cook your memory. One stick may have experianced that, but I kinda doubt that.