Ok so my system is about 6years old now altho still going strong.
Anyway i want to upgrade the RAM as the system was a 512mb when bought and haven't changed it to date.
Did have a look and im sure each stick was a Samsung 258mb each.
So i have run the System Scanner on Crucial website but its come up with an unexpected result.
"Maximum Memory Capacity: 4096MB
Currently Installed Memory: 4.125GB
Available Memory Slots: 2
Number of Banks: 4
Dual Channel Support: No
CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
CPU Family: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz Model 2, Stepping 7
CPU Speed: 3058 MHz
Installed in pairs of modules. "
So According to this i have 4gb of memory installed , yet on the diagram on the left it shows "
Currently installed memory:
128MB
DDR PC3200
4GB
EMPTY
EMPTY
Each memory slot can hold DDR PC3200,DDR PC2700 with a maximum of 1GB per slot.*"
So by that it has 1 stick of 3200 , 128mb and a 4gb stick of something .
What are the likely causes?
Messed up sticks of Ram?
Bad system scan?
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If you get cpuz it will show you how many sticks you have and how big each one is.
And wow! 6 years!! thats long. |
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I highly reccomend cpu-z. I tried the crucial website and it was accurate for me. Maybe your system confused their software. cpu-z should do the trick, if it doesn't let us know! Hope that helps.
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The scanner requires
JavaScript enabled --it uses ActiveX Anti-Virus/Popup blockers can interfere. Panda IS 8... blocked part of the default settings for my PC. The scantool is downloadable.
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Looks like it may actually be 5 years not 6 lol . been to long probably but does everything i need it to.
Anyway used the CPu-Z and seems to read correctly. Apparently its Siemens DDR 3200 , 256mb in slots 1 & 2 . So next Q, whats my best options to upgrade ? Have read that no more then 3gb is required at max , but is it worth going that high? Mainly used for surfing/photoshop/some movie editing etc . [based in UK aswell if that makes a difference] Last edited by mike_bristol83; 06-22-2008 at 01:10 AM. |
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We don't know if you can support 3gb or not, do you know your motherboard model (or if this is a brand name PC, the computer model)?
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Originally Posted by Zachary
Oh dur , It can support upto 4gb.
Believe when i have done a scan before that it stated 4sticks of 1gb , so i presume i can only use sticks of 1gb . Its a Medion system, but the motherboard , according to CPUz , is : Micro-star international co ltd Model : MS-6764 |
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1) my opinion : 4 gigs is overkill = wasted money
2) 32 -bit versions of Windows only recognizes slightly over 3 gigs... this is coded in and can't be changed. If you install 4 gigs... the rest can be used by hardware -- but it won't be seen by Windows. 3) You can go with a 64-bit OS... but then drivers become an issue. M$ claims they should be "backward compatible"... but this does not always work. 64-bits will be the standard eventually but it will take some time for every maker to get onboard. |
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Originally Posted by ih8bills
So really if i get a 2gb kit that should be more then enough for wat i would want without going overkill
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Yeh 2gb sounds fine. If you need to run a lot of large applications, you could always consider 3gb.
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