RAM Upgrade not Upgrading

**Morty** · 04-25-2007, 06:35 PM

Bit confused on this one. I just took the 2 512mb ram chips out of my old pc and replaced the 2 256mb chips in my fiance's PC. TUrned it on and it still says she has 512mb.

Is it only saying 512 because they are in parallel and not actually adding together?

Both chips are identical except for the mbs.

**WillRiker** · 04-25-2007, 06:39 PM

I think I'll let Max answer that one.

**Morty** · 04-25-2007, 06:45 PM

I just wish I looked at what it said before I swaped chips.

MD Willington · 04-25-2007, 11:09 PM

Some chip sets will not support certain ram densities.

What motherboard does she have in her computer?

**smilin heinz** · 04-26-2007, 11:45 AM

**Irondog** · 04-26-2007, 02:56 PM

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**smilin heinz** · 04-26-2007, 05:23 PM

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**Morty** · 04-27-2007, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MD Willington

Some chip sets will not support certain ram densities.

What motherboard does she have in her computer?

Errrrr........ I'll have to open it up tonight. But I believe it was the exact same one that I had, which used the 512 chips.

**Maximal** · 04-27-2007, 12:17 PM

go into the bios and see if it has a llimit set to the Ram.

Also make sure you put them in the right slots, they should be in slots 1 and 2 if you put them in 2 and 3 they might not register.

**Morty** · 04-27-2007, 01:17 PM

I put them in the exact spots the previous were in. The white clips. The other 2 are black clips.

I do remember that it was required to have the ram in parallel. Had to have 2 chips of the same.

04-25-2007, 06:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Morty Your Twisted Leader Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,616	RAM Upgrade not Upgrading Bit confused on this one. I just took the 2 512mb ram chips out of my old pc and replaced the 2 256mb chips in my fiance's PC. TUrned it on and it still says she has 512mb. Is it only saying 512 because they are in parallel and not actually adding together? Both chips are identical except for the mbs. __________________ My bologna has a first name its...... um.... shit. I forget its name. God damnit

04-25-2007, 06:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
WillRiker Lusting Over Leelee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,785	Re: RAM Upgrade not Upgrading I think I'll let Max answer that one. __________________ MTW Merchandise - Get Your MTW Stuff From Morty NOW!!

04-25-2007, 06:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Morty Your Twisted Leader Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,616	Re: RAM Upgrade not Upgrading I just wish I looked at what it said before I swaped chips. __________________ My bologna has a first name its...... um.... shit. I forget its name. God damnit

04-25-2007, 11:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
MD Willington Elder Monkey Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,963	Re: RAM Upgrade not Upgrading Some chip sets will not support certain ram densities. What motherboard does she have in her computer? __________________ America is not at war. The US Military is at war. America is at the mall. Magnesium Citrate - The Navy Seal Hell-Week of laxatives.

04-26-2007, 11:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
smilin heinz A dogs nightmare Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,958	Re: RAM Upgrade not Upgrading __________________ Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Just leave me the hell alone.

04-27-2007, 12:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
Maximal I'm Surrounded by Retards Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 11,978	Re: RAM Upgrade not Upgrading go into the bios and see if it has a llimit set to the Ram. Also make sure you put them in the right slots, they should be in slots 1 and 2 if you put them in 2 and 3 they might not register. __________________ Mortys Twisted Treasure Hunt

04-27-2007, 01:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Morty Your Twisted Leader Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7,616	Re: RAM Upgrade not Upgrading I put them in the exact spots the previous were in. The white clips. The other 2 are black clips. I do remember that it was required to have the ram in parallel. Had to have 2 chips of the same. __________________ My bologna has a first name its...... um.... shit. I forget its name. God damnit

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