Ok. I have this really strange problem. Although to be honest with you, I'm not entirely sure it's a problem.
I added another 2 gigs of DDR2 ram to my comp which brings me to a total of 4 gigs (upgraded from 3 gigs (two 512 sticks removed)). I fired up the comp, right clicked on My Computer and it only showed 3 gigs of Ram. I popped open the case and tested each stick of ram one stick at a time and each one showed an accurate count of 1 gig. Then I tested 3 sticks. Right clicked on my computer and it read 3 gigs. Throw in the fourth stick, and it still read 3 gigs. So now I'm thinking something is messed up with the slot. So I pull the two older 1 gig sticks and throw in the 512 sticks I had pulled out. It should read 2.5 gigs if the slot is messed up but nope...it reads 3 gigs!!!
I checked the Ram in bios and it reads 4 gigs when all 4 sticks of 1 gig are in. I also went to Dells website and did a current system configuration and it shows all 4 1 gig chips. So um...what the heck's going on? Any ideas why when I right click on my computer, it only reads 3 gigs? Oh, I guess I should mention that I have windows xp media center.
I added another 2 gigs of DDR2 ram to my comp which brings me to a total of 4 gigs (upgraded from 3 gigs (two 512 sticks removed)). I fired up the comp, right clicked on My Computer and it only showed 3 gigs of Ram. I popped open the case and tested each stick of ram one stick at a time and each one showed an accurate count of 1 gig. Then I tested 3 sticks. Right clicked on my computer and it read 3 gigs. Throw in the fourth stick, and it still read 3 gigs. So now I'm thinking something is messed up with the slot. So I pull the two older 1 gig sticks and throw in the 512 sticks I had pulled out. It should read 2.5 gigs if the slot is messed up but nope...it reads 3 gigs!!!
I checked the Ram in bios and it reads 4 gigs when all 4 sticks of 1 gig are in. I also went to Dells website and did a current system configuration and it shows all 4 1 gig chips. So um...what the heck's going on? Any ideas why when I right click on my computer, it only reads 3 gigs? Oh, I guess I should mention that I have windows xp media center.