Memory Question

He basically added two 512 Megs of Ram to a Computer that already has a gig. It should show 2 gigs of ram now, but instead it only shows a gig and a half.

SailorV: Do a few things:

1.) Make sure both pieces of Ram are securely placed into the slots. Check to see if the Ram is loose and make sure both sticks are in the slots.

2.) If both are, then take one of them out and restart. If it's still 1.5 Gigs, then you know that either A.) the Ram you just took out is fault or B.) the slot you put the Ram in is fault.

To check for A.) (bad Ram)

1.) Put it into another computer. Make sure that computer can handle that type of Ram. If a memory increase doesn't show up, then it's the Ram and you should replace it for a new one.

To check for B.) (faulty slot)

If you do A.), and the Ram is OK, you can almost be assured that there is a faulty slot for placing Ram into. However, just to be sure:

1.) Take the 512 Meg stick out of the computer you originally put it in, and place it into the OTHER slot. Check your computer. If there is no memory increase, then you know it's definitely the slot. If it's the slot um, err, you've got problems because I think that requires a new motherboard.

How ya doing, buddy?