Asrock K7VT2 memory module not recognized!!! HELP

[magnum1800]

Hello members, this is my first day as a member and i got a problem.
I have a ASROCK K7VT2 motherboard with a Athlon 2000 cpu and 256 mb of 266ddr ram, but i have decided to upgrade so i have lobbed the 256 mb of ram out and replaced it with a single stick of 1gb of 266 ddr ram.
Noweverything works and it is faster BUT its only showing as 512mb of ram, the BIOS is fully updated and i have tryed the ram in the second slot to no avail. Have looked in the manual and the board says it takes 2gb of ram and it has 2 slots so 1+1 = 2 YE only this board dont wanna play i have tryed emailing asrock but go no reply so HHHEEELLLPPP can anyone help me please

dave

 

[dopefisher]

this will definitely not solve your problem, but please read the contents of this link http://forums.techguy.org/t337978.html

it says how much asrock sux. sorry man.

by the way

Hello and Welcome to Techspot

 

[fishhookz]

"its only showing as 512mb of ram" - Is it BIOS or Windows?

I never had bad exp. with ASROCK & ECS boards. If you got a faulty ASUS, you'd say ASUS suck donkey kong ****. You can't base it on one bad exp. People who have success with cheap brands will never bother to post in forums. Only people with problems.

 

[magnum1800]

Its shows 512mb in both the bios and windows mate

 

[fishhookz]

1. Look at the manual and website for any special requirements for RAM. Like one side of chips or two.

2. If you're overclocking, set CPU/RAM speeds to defaults. Boot it up.

I agree with Triple6 in the other forum that ECS is not a quality brand. You get what you pay for. ASUS has a line of low-cost boards. Like A7V?? If I were in the market for a cheap board, I'd pick ASUS.

 

[bwchato]

your Asrock sucks.I have been using ASUS boards for 5 years and have had no problems what so ever.