Mobo can only see 2 gb ram

[foreverzero89]

can i flash the bios to make it see more? and actually work and boot? specs are in the drop down.

 

[Route44]

According to Intel's own specs 2 gigs is the maximum your board is designed for.

 

[foreverzero89]

yea i saw that. but when i was looking at this other thread i got the idea that maybe if i flashed the bios i could get more. thanks for the response.

 

[Route44]

Did you check to see if 1) they have an updated BIOS for your motherboard and 2) if they do will it allow you to increase the amount of RAM?

 

[foreverzero89]

intels site is kind of confusing. im having trouble finding the description of what the BIOS update does.

 

[foreverzero89]

this is where the bios updates are. can someone tell me if tany of those updates are worthit? thanks.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sea...sktop+Board+D102GGC2&OSVersion=OS+Independent

 

[foreverzero89]

these are the updates:

PRODUCT: D102GGC2 (Standard BIOS)
BIOS Version 1087
About This BIOS:
 January 30, 2007
 GC11020M.86A.1087.2007.0130.1451
 OPROM Revision:
VBIOS :008.050i.057.000
RAID :4.2.79
PXE :2.16
New Fixes/Features:
 Fixed slow performance issue with 256MB memory in DIMM2.
 Fixed multilanguage display of CPU temperature in setup.
 Fixed issue where certain DVD drive was not detected.
 Add SLP 2.0 support
 Fixed parallel port option missing in ITK.
 Restored IGD register after S3 resume.
 Restored Verb Table after S3 resume.
 Disabled USB OHCI/EHCI MSI capability.
BIOS Version 1084
About This BIOS:
 November 10, 2006
 GC11020M.86A.1084.2006.1110.1012
 OPROM Revision:
VBIOS: 008.050i.057.000
PXE: 2.16
New Fixes/Features:
 Fixed issue where system can’t enter S4.
 Fixed issue if User access level is set to limited, user can
still change front panel audio setting.
 Fixed issue where wrong CPU badge is displayed.
 Fixed issue where wrong L2 cache is displayed.
 Updated VBIOS to version 008.050i.057.000
 Removed early power button check.
 Added IGD UMA Size item in setup.
 Fixed IDE Controller disable no function issue.
 Fixed issue where certain hard drives can't boot.
 Fixed problem when no PS/2 device is connected.
 Fixed issue if suspend mode is set to S1 then USB keyboard and
mouse can't wake the system.
 Fixed issue where certain drive imaging software CD can't boot.
 Fixed issue where certain drive imaging software can't execute
from a LAN boot environment.
*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
 Fixed issue where the installation of Virtual PC* 2004 SP1 will
cause system to restart.
 Changed SATA device string in setup.
BIOS Version 1074
About This BIOS:
 August 10, 2006
 GC11020M.86A.1074.2006.0810.1357
New Fixes/Features:
 Fixed issue where PS/2 keyboard is lost when resuming from
S1/S3.
 Fixed issue where certain hard drives are not detected.
 Fixed issue where Boot to Optical Devices did not function.
 Add Serial Port Enable/Disable option.
 Fixed onboard VGA abnormal display at the first boot.
BIOS Version 1073
About This BIOS:
 July 10, 2006
 GC11020M.86A.1073.2006.0710.1955
New Fixes/Features:
 Added SurroundView Feature with Onboard VGA setup option.
 Added Wake on Ring functionality.
 Added support for SST49LF040B flash part.
 Fixed issue where CMOS battery low message displays
intermittently and resulting CMOS checksum error issue.
 Fixed detection issue of certain SATA drive during system
reboot.
 Fixed PS2 keyboard and mouse wake up issue from S1.
 Fixed ZIP Emulation issue when changing ZIP emulation type.
 Fixed issue with power button after S4 Resume.
 Fixed SATA CDROM detection issue for certain CDROMs.
 Fixed issue in BIOS Setup where the display would not refresh
when pressing F9 to load defaults.
 Added PMIO Register 0x7C bit5 setting for aging test.
BIOS Version 1065
About This BIOS:
 May 4, 2006
 GC11020M.86A.1065.2006.0502.1638
New Fixes/Features:
 Initial release

 

[raybay]

Where would you put the extra memory. How many slots do you have.
I doubt if you will ever be able to use more than 2 GB, even if detected, unless you switch to VISTA or Windows 7

 

[foreverzero89]

i have 2 mem slots running only one 2 gig stick, i have another 2 gig stick id like to use. running windows 7 32 bit. considering going to win7 64(my P4 can handle it).

 

[raybay]

Your problem may be with Windows XP. It will definitely not run in 4 GB of memory. On some machines (but I have never seen one) it will supposedly run on 3.5 GB...

You might try 2 GB in one slot, and 1 GB in the other slot. I think that will work and give you 3 GB all together... but performance may suffer.

BIOS or NO, the computer with WXP will not run 4 GB.

 

[foreverzero89]

i don't have XP. i am running windows se7en 32 bit and can run 64 if want cause my P4 supports it.