"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>ok.. well.. i had 256mb PC2700 RAM and decided to go right up and buy another
>3 sticks of it to make a GB. All 4 sticks say PC2700 and fit into the memory
>slots.
>
>Now for some reason, my computer is not using these extra sticks of RAM no
>matter which order or how many i put in, it always says i have 256mb. The
>only time i have seen it say 1024mb is when i did a BIOS scan, and it also
>said there was room for double that amount.
>
>Well i dont have a clue about computers but its just like theres something
>holding the computer back from using anything bigger than the 256mb which
>makes my computer very slow
>
>My CPU speed is 2793mhz and my graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce 6200
>512mb. So i think its just my RAM that is slowing my computer down especially
>when playing any graphically challenging games.
>
>Any help will be appreciated =) thanks

Use Start - Run - MSCONFIG
Go to the BOOT.INI tab and click on the "Advanced Options" button.
Make certain that the checkbox for the /MAXMEM= line is clear (click
on it to clear it if necessary) and that there is no value in the data
box for this line.
Click on Apply and OK as needed to exit.
Reboot the computer to put the changes (if you made any) into effect.

Good luck


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