not sure but ram is the problem

bradc · 05-13-2008, 12:13 PM

ok ive got two 512mb ram cards or that wat is says on them but shouldnt two 512 = 1gig? but i took 1 out to see if it was faulty but instead it showed 256mb of ram so i was wonderin if the shop has sold me two 256mb ram cards or if theres a setting or somethign somewere to half the amount of ram u have??

dai · 05-13-2008, 02:28 PM

are you looking at the video ram figure on the post screen
see what this says you have
http://pc-wizard-2008.en.softonic.com/

bradc · 05-14-2008, 08:37 AM

Physical Memory : 512 MB (2 x 256 DDR-SDRAM )

so i suppose they sold me 2 256mb cards?

dai · 05-14-2008, 12:38 PM

take them back

vIrUs_32 · 05-14-2008, 01:58 PM

yep thats a ripoff man. how much did u pay?

**mattlock** · 05-14-2008, 11:56 PM

What are your system specs? Motherboard, CPU, etc.

You may have bought high density ram that your motherboard cannot address properly. With high density ram incompatiblity issues, your system will either not boot at all or the ram will recognized as only been half of it's actual size. Thus a 512mb module would only be seen as a 256mb module.

05-13-2008, 12:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
bradc Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp home	not sure but ram is the problem ok ive got two 512mb ram cards or that wat is says on them but shouldnt two 512 = 1gig? but i took 1 out to see if it was faulty but instead it showed 256mb of ram so i was wonderin if the shop has sold me two 256mb ram cards or if theres a setting or somethign somewere to half the amount of ram u have??

05-13-2008, 02:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,112 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: not sure but ram is the problem are you looking at the video ram figure on the post screen see what this says you have http://pc-wizard-2008.en.softonic.com/ __________________

05-14-2008, 08:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
bradc Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp home	Re: not sure but ram is the problem Physical Memory : 512 MB (2 x 256 DDR-SDRAM ) so i suppose they sold me 2 256mb cards?

05-14-2008, 12:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,112 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: not sure but ram is the problem take them back __________________

05-14-2008, 01:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
vIrUs_32 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: washington state Posts: 128 OS: windows xp home sp3 My System	Re: not sure but ram is the problem yep thats a ripoff man. how much did u pay?

05-14-2008, 11:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
mattlock moderator hardware team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,832 OS: XP SP2, Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon My System	Re: not sure but ram is the problem What are your system specs? Motherboard, CPU, etc. You may have bought high density ram that your motherboard cannot address properly. With high density ram incompatiblity issues, your system will either not boot at all or the ram will recognized as only been half of it's actual size. Thus a 512mb module would only be seen as a 256mb module. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!