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I just installed an extra gig of ram but don't think my comp registered it

Discussion in 'Other Hardware' started by treeski, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. treeski TechSpot Guru Posts: 668   +31

    The title pretty much sums it up. By every means that I know of my computer doesnt know that I added extra ram. I'm sure that it's the right type, and I didn't have any problems when booting up. So... now what?
    Thanks
    treeski, Sep 10, 2008
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  2. DaMak420 Newcomer, in training Posts: 227

    few more details... what mobo do u have?

    did u go from 1X1gig to 1X2gig?
    did u go from 2X512 to 2X1gig?

    give us a touch more info!
    DaMak420, Sep 10, 2008
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  3. treeski TechSpot Guru Posts: 668   +31

    Alright. I am upgrading from a sigle 1gig ram stick to two 1gig ram sticks.
    (From 1x1g to 2x1g)

    My motherboard is the Dell OX9238
    Thanks again
    treeski, Sep 10, 2008
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  4. tw0rld TechSpot Maniac Posts: 599

    Try starting the comp with only the new ram installed, ie remove the old stick and leave the new stick in see if you get any errors. Also make sure that ram is seated properly.
    tw0rld, Sep 10, 2008
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  5. treeski TechSpot Guru Posts: 668   +31

    Ok I will try that. Does it matter which slot the new stick is in. Is there a primary and a secondary slot? Or does it not matter?
    treeski, Sep 10, 2008
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  6. treeski TechSpot Guru Posts: 668   +31

    Problem solved and case closed. I had flip flopped the sticks when I was trying only the new one by itself. It worked fine. Then when I put the old one into the other slot and booted up, my comp found that I had extra memory. Thanks again.
    treeski, Sep 10, 2008
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