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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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 Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 5:56 pm Post subject: where's my RAM? |
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Okay, got a new custom built system around a month ago. I paid for 256MB RAM, and I'm pretty sure that that was what was installed.
The new system was fine for a bit and then it started o get sluggish. I ran all the virus scans, and spyware software and fixed a few minor problems, but still no major improvement. After a ton of diagnostic tests, I found out that the computer thinks it only has 128MB of RAM.
Ideas on how this happened, and suggestions on how to fix it more than welcome. ( I know I should just pop the case, and check inside myself, but I hate doing that , especially in a place where dust seems to multiply.) |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: where's my RAM? |
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| peppermint wrote: |
Okay, got a new custom built system around a month ago. I paid for 256MB RAM, and I'm pretty sure that that was what was installed.
The new system was fine for a bit and then it started o get sluggish. I ran all the virus scans, and spyware software and fixed a few minor problems, but still no major improvement. After a ton of diagnostic tests, I found out that the computer thinks it only has 128MB of RAM.
Ideas on how this happened, and suggestions on how to fix it more than welcome. ( I know I should just pop the case, and check inside myself, but I hate doing that , especially in a place where dust seems to multiply.) |
Open the case (make sure the power's off, of course) and make sure that both (as there are probably only 2) of the ram cards are tightly seated. |
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the saint
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Location: not there yet...
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:33 am Post subject: |
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Ah I think I heard something about this back in the very distant past - something to do with the BIOS settings not picking up exactly how much RAM is really present or something and that a simple change of settings here or somewhere anyway would sort things out.
... am I barking up the wrong tree? My memory of this is really hazy. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:27 am Post subject: |
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I reseated the RAM, and things got a little hairy. It booted up, and then I got a physical memory dump. I tried to reboot and kept getting 3 short beeps.
I switched the two RAM sticks from one port to the other, and presto- fine.
Should I worry? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:31 am Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
| I switched the two RAM sticks from one port to the other, and presto- fine. |
If it's fine don't worry. |
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