just been given a 512mb sdram card but when put in pc only shows up as 119mb, is there anything i need to change in the settings or any advice?? cheers

 

what motherboard do u have ?
check bios settings
also reset bios from motherboard

 

got a amd k6 500 how do u reset bios,not pc literate but can follow instructions and aint stupid

 

on the main motherboard
there is a bettery like a watch battery, pull out for 30 secs and put it back in

with mains off

 

If that doesn't work....your MB may only be able to address that much (but that seems pretty unlikely with a fairly recent board)

 

k done that showed error and loaded system defaults and now showing 120mb any more ideas?

 

how many memory sticks have u actually got in total

 

1 now being the 512mb one

 

seems faster though now reset defaults but not right

 

Where are you reading the figure from , when the pc starts up and does a moemory test ? Or in Windows ? Have you got the manual for the motherboard, it should specify the max amount of ram you can have in each memory slot, was the ram tested and working fine before you put it in your pc ? Does it read the same amount in each memory slot ? What is the manufacturer of the ram ? Or is it un-branded ?

 

reading from system file in windows,no manual for board,all know is amd k6 500mhz processor.the stick is 512 unbranded not tried in different slots but bear with me,keep any other ideas coming guys

 

ram checked previous im told and fine.... brb

 

What version of windows are you running ?? i.E. Windows 98, Windows ME ??

 

98 second

 

showing 120 in all slots

 

Right, when your computer starts up, you should see this



If it's too quick for you, you should be able to press the Pause / Break ke on the keyboard (usually above the Page Up key) and it should stop it and give you the memory count. If that say's 128 in each slot, I would guess 128 is the max each slot can handle. With the side of the case off, you should be able to see on the motherboard the model number / manufacturer.

 

where on board will i find manufacturer?? fookin thing try above now, Sorry t be a pain in arse

 

it should be printed in bold letters on the mnain board

 

On bootup showing 122880 +8194 memory thats bout it

 

Sounds like you have a seriously old system.What is the chipset?

 

pardon ?

 

all can see labelled in side case is eprom chip with award pci/pnp 586 thats it.made by time computers if remember correctly and has AMD-K6(tm)3D Processor,

Thanks for help all but losin patience now so mite give up unless anyone else thinks of out fast

Ranj,Dan,Eil,escortwrc

 

Older (K6) motherboards are limited to 128mb parts,128x3=384

 

ill sleep on it cheers for all ya help
Tomorrows another day lol

 

As above, sounds like the motherboard chipset can only recognise max 128Mb sticks....is it single or double sided RAM?

120Mb free suggests you have onboard graphics as well (set to 8Mb shared)

Might be a BIOS update for the board, failing that, new board time

 

K6? shit the bed thats old!

take the memory back and buy 3x 128mb DIMMS instead

or alternatively throw the PC in the bin n get one made this millenium (literally)

 

Agreed, your motherboard can only hand a max of a 128 stick in each slot, that 512 is about as much use to you as a chocolate cpu fan