Hi guys, bit of a memory problem here - I hope someone might be able to tell me what's wrong. I decided to upgrade from 1 gig to 2 gigs as Battlefield 2 runs like a dog, so I ordered one of these:
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/MPar...PN=CT12864Z40B
(My motherboard is an Abit AV8 K8T800 Pro.)
So anyway I plugged it into the third slot as the first two contain 2x 512 meg modules. I booted up, only to find Windows was reporting 1.5 gigs of RAM in the system properties! Hmm.
So I tried slotting the modules in various combinations but the same happened each time - 1.5 gigs.
All the sticks are working fine, I slotted them in seperately, one at a time, and everything worked fine so I know there's none faulty.
I was going to attach a complete report of my system's specs in html format if anyone can take a look at it but for some reason I'm not allowed attachments.... I'll post it below.
Now to be honest the last time I looked anywhere near memory upgrades was about 5 years ago, so a lot's probably changed since then. It's not a field I know an awful lot about...
I remember hearing about how some types of RAM have to be installed as a pair, but I'm not sure if that's the case here.
Only good thing is Battlefield 2 runs OK with a gig and a half, but the more memory the merrier, eh?
Here are the (hopefully) relevant details:
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Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64 FX-55, 2656 MHz (13 x 204)
BIOS Type Award (11/08/05)
Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID 11/08/2005-K8T800P-8237-6A7L1A19C-26
Motherboard Name Abit AV8/AV8-3rd Eye (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Chipset Properties:
Motherboard Chipset VIA K8T800Pro, AMD Hammer
Memory Timings 2.5-3-3-7 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
Command Rate (CR) 2T
SPD Memory Modules:
DIMM1: Samsung M3 68L6423FTN-CCC 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (3.0-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz) (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz)
DIMM2: Samsung M3 68L6423FTN-CCC 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (3.0-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz) (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz)
DIMM3: Samsung M3 68L2923DUN-CCC 1 GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (3.0-3-3-8 @ 200 MHz) (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz)
Memory Controller Properties:
Error Detection Method 64-bit ECC
Error Correction None
Supported Memory Interleave 1-Way
Current Memory Interleave 1-Way
Supported Memory Speeds 70ns, 60ns, 50ns
Supported Memory Types SPM, DIMM
Supported Memory Voltages 2.9V
Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MB
Memory Slots 4
[ Memory Modules / A0 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation A0
Type EDO
Speed 70 ns
Installed Size 512 MB
Enabled Size 512 MB
[ Memory Modules / A1 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation A1
Type EDO
Speed 70 ns
Installed Size Not Installed
Enabled Size Not Installed
[ Memory Modules / A2 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation A2
Type EDO
Speed 70 ns
Installed Size 1024 MB
Enabled Size 1024 MB
[ Memory Modules / A3 ]
Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation A3
Type EDO
Speed 70 ns
Installed Size Not Installed
Enabled Size Not Installed
[ Memory Devices / A0 ]
Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Size 512 MB
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator A0
Bank Locator Bank0/1
Manufacturer None
Serial Number None
Asset Tag None
Part Number None
[ Memory Devices / A1 ]
Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator A1
Bank Locator Bank2/3
Manufacturer None
Serial Number None
Asset Tag None
Part Number None
[ Memory Devices / A2 ]
Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Size 1024 MB
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator A2
Bank Locator Bank4/5
Manufacturer None
Serial Number None
Asset Tag None
Part Number None
[ Memory Devices / A3 ]
Memory Device Properties:
Form Factor DIMM
Total Width 64-bit
Data Width 64-bit
Device Locator A3
Bank Locator Bank6/7
Manufacturer None
Serial Number None
Asset Tag None
Part Number None
