Hi there, I´ve got this weird problem:
My system has a total of 512MB of RAM, divided in two 256 MB SDRAM PC 133 modules, that have been installed for a year now, with no probs, BUT:
I noticed it yesterday for first time. I switched on the computer, and when I switched on the monitor, I saw that it had hanged during the boot process. I restarted it and during the memory check it read only 256 MB, as I could check later in both the task manager and system information.
I rebooted and it showed the same. Then I rebooted once again to access the board BIOS, but this time it read 512 MB. Very strange.
Today I forgot about the subject, until I swapped between two applications, and it took too long, so I checked, and again 256!. Restarted and back to normal 512.
I haven´t been doing any hardware changes for months, not even moved the computer from its place.
I have searched Tom´s Hardware forums, and haven´t seen that topic. Neither in the Aopen site.
Has anyone had ever a similar problem?. Where do you think the problem can be, in the memory modules or in the motherboard it self?
System specs:
Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 GHz
Motherboard: Aopen AK73 Pro
Leadtek Winfast GeForce 2 Pro
Soundblaster Live! 5.1
20 GB Seagate hard drive
I will appreciate any ideas.
Thanks
My system has a total of 512MB of RAM, divided in two 256 MB SDRAM PC 133 modules, that have been installed for a year now, with no probs, BUT:
I noticed it yesterday for first time. I switched on the computer, and when I switched on the monitor, I saw that it had hanged during the boot process. I restarted it and during the memory check it read only 256 MB, as I could check later in both the task manager and system information.
I rebooted and it showed the same. Then I rebooted once again to access the board BIOS, but this time it read 512 MB. Very strange.
Today I forgot about the subject, until I swapped between two applications, and it took too long, so I checked, and again 256!. Restarted and back to normal 512.
I haven´t been doing any hardware changes for months, not even moved the computer from its place.
I have searched Tom´s Hardware forums, and haven´t seen that topic. Neither in the Aopen site.
Has anyone had ever a similar problem?. Where do you think the problem can be, in the memory modules or in the motherboard it self?
System specs:
Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 GHz
Motherboard: Aopen AK73 Pro
Leadtek Winfast GeForce 2 Pro
Soundblaster Live! 5.1
20 GB Seagate hard drive
I will appreciate any ideas.
Thanks