Windows not recognizing all my ram

[diehard2k0]

I have 2 chips of PC3200 512x2 (1g) ram in my computer. When i boot it up it shows that i have only 1gig in there. How can i make windows recognize the other gig? I don't know if it's only reading 1 chip, or both at 512.

 

[mitsubishiuk]

So have you got 4 sticks of RAM or have you in fact only got 2 512MB sticks?

 

[stoner133]

512 x 2 = 1024 and to windows 1024 is 1Gb so its reading correctly if those are the only two in the sytem. Whats the problem?

 

[serpent1202]

I'm guessing this is a premade CPU you bought from Best buy, or HP, or dell of something and it has a sticket on the front listing its specs.

512X2 means it has 2 memory sticks inside. Each of them have 512 MB of ram on them. So the 2 sticks total 1 gig.

512X2 doesn't mean that each memory stick has 1 gig of ram.

 

[sharken]

LOL

 

[diehard2k0]

I have 2 sticks. On the stick it says PC3200 512x2

 

[diehard2k0]

here is what it shows exactly :

PSD1G400k
1GB PC3200 CL2.5
(2X512MB) kit

 

[mitsubishiuk]

2x512MB sticks is a 1GB kit.

DDR2 is nearly always sold in pairs (or a "kit") as that is how it runs best.

You only have 1GB.

 

[stoner133]

So whats the problem? its listed correctly

 

[diehard2k0]

Ok. I think i understand now.

 

[jerreece]

2x512MB sticks is a 1GB kit.

DDR2 is nearly always sold in pairs (or a "kit") as that is how it runs best.

You only have 1GB.

Yup.

 

[knotknut]

You dont have DDR2 Memory

You have:
1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit