lost ram

fore54k3n · 11-27-2008, 04:31 PM

i recently installed wotlk, for ppl that dont know thats wrath of the lich king, a new xpac of world of wacraft. and i had 1 gig ram wen i put it in. and i continued to have 1 gig ram for the next few days. well now all of a sudden my computer is reading that i had 256mb ram. i checked the ram sticks and they are completely inside the computer. not lose, the things that hold them in arent broken. and there is no computer viruses, i do nothing but play wow, and counterstike and listen to music which i havent downloaded any new songs in like 6months. so having a trojan is jus as much out of the question. i got a dell pc, is there some setting that could have been changed unknowingly that would have not been able to read the 3/4ths of ram thats there? plz email me or reply here. i should be able to find out how to check for replies on here. haha

the alien · 11-27-2008, 05:29 PM

If CPU-Z can't read all of it, I would ignore what Windows says.

If you want a truly accurate reading, go by what your BIOS tells you.

Go into your BIOS menu and read how much physical RAM is installed, or watch for the memory amount detected during POST.

**wrench97** · 11-28-2008, 06:25 AM

Down load and run CPUz Post screen shots of the first tab and The Memory Tab and all the slots on the SPD tab
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

How TO post screen shots> http://www.techsupportforum.com/cont...icles/151.html

fore54k3n · 11-28-2008, 11:03 AM

ya i checked that and there is something in the bios that says 1024mb of ram then there is something else that says 256mb of ram. is it possible for ram to go bad...but like if thats true if ram eventually fries...then like hows come only half of a ram stick fried and not the other half thats obviously getting read by the computer.

fore54k3n · 11-28-2008, 11:05 AM

haha sry i kno less than basic maintence things for computers. i kno of screen shots and such but that site im lost

**wrench97** · 11-28-2008, 12:53 PM

The 256 is probably your dedicated video ram.
What brand and model PC do you have?

fore54k3n · 11-29-2008, 05:09 PM

its a dell. bout 4years ago. the date on stuff says 04 but didnt get till 05 it was ordered from the company

**wrench97** · 11-29-2008, 05:34 PM

What number is on the front?

fore54k3n · 12-01-2008, 01:43 AM

dimension 3000 series

**wrench97** · 12-01-2008, 11:49 AM

Where are you seeing that you have 256Meg of ram in task manager or in the Bios?

Your system looks like it does allocate a certain amount of ram to video so that may not be shown in windows.

fore54k3n · 12-01-2008, 06:00 PM

but its acting like its on 256. my cs laggs horribly wen jus a lil while ago it was fine. and wow crashes each time. opening a mozilla/explorer takes a few ticks of the clock, and it says it in the start, right click computer and hit properties, in the bios is says 1024mb of ram. seems like a virus/trojan starts wen the machines OS starts up. but idk

**wrench97** · 12-01-2008, 06:09 PM

Right click on the task bar and select Task Manager look on the performance tab you will get a window that looks like this what numbers do you see on your pc in the area I have circled?

fore54k3n · 12-02-2008, 09:30 PM

it says
total: 260080
available: 33500
system cache: 80000

**wrench97** · 12-03-2008, 01:39 AM

Let me see a screen shot of the performance tab.

How to post screen shots> http://www.techsupportforum.com/cont...icles/151.html

fore54k3n · 12-03-2008, 12:16 PM

i followed the steps i hope it shows up

fore54k3n · 12-03-2008, 12:18 PM

rofl i fail look how tiny it is. never said i could take screen shots the right way. haha can still click and then zoom in on it

**wrench97** · 12-03-2008, 12:57 PM

Screen shot came out good just click it here on the page to get the full size view.

Now I need you to D/Load and run CPUz give me screen shots of the CPU tab,
Mainboard Tab, Memory Tab, And lastly the SPD Tab on the spd tab you will see a drop down box that says Slot#1 take a shot of that one and each occupied slot on your board.
> http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

fore54k3n · 12-03-2008, 06:16 PM

wow besides the fact that this whole thing looks greek to me there is no download here or anything like that and besides that it says to run this..how on earth do i run that i have no idea how to run that long list of stuff thats on the page

**wrench97** · 12-04-2008, 01:43 AM

On the left side at the top of the page under where it says "Home" is the down load link.

fore54k3n · 12-05-2008, 04:31 PM

i did all 5 of em i believe hope it works

11-27-2008, 04:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
fore54k3n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25 OS: windows XP	lost ram i recently installed wotlk, for ppl that dont know thats wrath of the lich king, a new xpac of world of wacraft. and i had 1 gig ram wen i put it in. and i continued to have 1 gig ram for the next few days. well now all of a sudden my computer is reading that i had 256mb ram. i checked the ram sticks and they are completely inside the computer. not lose, the things that hold them in arent broken. and there is no computer viruses, i do nothing but play wow, and counterstike and listen to music which i havent downloaded any new songs in like 6months. so having a trojan is jus as much out of the question. i got a dell pc, is there some setting that could have been changed unknowingly that would have not been able to read the 3/4ths of ram thats there? plz email me or reply here. i should be able to find out how to check for replies on here. haha Last edited by justpassingby; 11-27-2008 at 08:46 PM. Reason: removed email to prevent spam

11-27-2008, 05:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
the alien Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 73 OS: Windows XP home	Re: wat the crap mate? If CPU-Z can't read all of it, I would ignore what Windows says. If you want a truly accurate reading, go by what your BIOS tells you. Go into your BIOS menu and read how much physical RAM is installed, or watch for the memory amount detected during POST.

11-28-2008, 06:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,571 OS: Win7	Re: lost ram Down load and run CPUz Post screen shots of the first tab and The Memory Tab and all the slots on the SPD tab http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php How TO post screen shots> http://www.techsupportforum.com/cont...icles/151.html __________________ Power Supply and Selection

11-28-2008, 11:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
fore54k3n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25 OS: windows XP	Re: wat the crap mate? ya i checked that and there is something in the bios that says 1024mb of ram then there is something else that says 256mb of ram. is it possible for ram to go bad...but like if thats true if ram eventually fries...then like hows come only half of a ram stick fried and not the other half thats obviously getting read by the computer.

11-28-2008, 11:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
fore54k3n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25 OS: windows XP	Re: lost ram haha sry i kno less than basic maintence things for computers. i kno of screen shots and such but that site im lost

11-28-2008, 12:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,571 OS: Win7	Re: lost ram The 256 is probably your dedicated video ram. What brand and model PC do you have? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

11-29-2008, 05:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
fore54k3n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25 OS: windows XP	Re: lost ram its a dell. bout 4years ago. the date on stuff says 04 but didnt get till 05 it was ordered from the company

11-29-2008, 05:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,571 OS: Win7	Re: lost ram What number is on the front? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

12-01-2008, 01:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
fore54k3n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25 OS: windows XP	Re: lost ram dimension 3000 series

12-01-2008, 11:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,571 OS: Win7	Re: lost ram Where are you seeing that you have 256Meg of ram in task manager or in the Bios? Your system looks like it does allocate a certain amount of ram to video so that may not be shown in windows. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

12-01-2008, 06:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
fore54k3n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25 OS: windows XP	Re: lost ram but its acting like its on 256. my cs laggs horribly wen jus a lil while ago it was fine. and wow crashes each time. opening a mozilla/explorer takes a few ticks of the clock, and it says it in the start, right click computer and hit properties, in the bios is says 1024mb of ram. seems like a virus/trojan starts wen the machines OS starts up. but idk

12-02-2008, 09:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
fore54k3n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25 OS: windows XP	Re: lost ram it says total: 260080 available: 33500 system cache: 80000

12-03-2008, 01:39 AM	#14 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,571 OS: Win7	Re: lost ram Let me see a screen shot of the performance tab. How to post screen shots> http://www.techsupportforum.com/cont...icles/151.html __________________ Power Supply and Selection

12-03-2008, 12:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
fore54k3n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25 OS: windows XP	Re: lost ram rofl i fail look how tiny it is. never said i could take screen shots the right way. haha can still click and then zoom in on it

12-03-2008, 12:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,571 OS: Win7	Re: lost ram Screen shot came out good just click it here on the page to get the full size view. Now I need you to D/Load and run CPUz give me screen shots of the CPU tab, Mainboard Tab, Memory Tab, And lastly the SPD Tab on the spd tab you will see a drop down box that says Slot#1 take a shot of that one and each occupied slot on your board. > http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php __________________ Power Supply and Selection

12-03-2008, 06:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
fore54k3n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25 OS: windows XP	Re: lost ram wow besides the fact that this whole thing looks greek to me there is no download here or anything like that and besides that it says to run this..how on earth do i run that i have no idea how to run that long list of stuff thats on the page

12-04-2008, 01:43 AM	#19 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,571 OS: Win7	Re: lost ram On the left side at the top of the page under where it says "Home" is the down load link. __________________ Power Supply and Selection