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Windows XP/2000 - [Resolved] Windows XP reporting wrong ram size posted in the Operating Systems forums; I am running XPPro sp2. Windows reports 512mb ram but I have 1gig ram . What is the problem? drcdc...

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I am running XPPro sp2. Windows reports 512mb ram but I have 1gig ram. What is the problem?

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Hi drcdc, can you tell me if the BIOS is reporting the correct amount of RAM?

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Yes, the BIOS is reporting the correct amount.

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Can you please tell me what brand/model motherboard you have and what kind of RAM you have?


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I have egg on my face. Sorry, I do have only 512mb. The test on PC Pitstop had reported 1024mb (512+512+0) with Windows reporting 512mb, and the BIOS reporting 512. So, I opened the case to find I have 256mb DIMMs in two slots. Each is a Crucial 256mb, DDR2100, 266mhz, on a SOYO Dragon Plus SY-K7V. Why do you suppose PC Pitstop shows 512 in each slot instead of 256? Sorry for the misinformation.

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Heh, no problems drcdc, glad the problem has sorted itself out


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