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Old February 17th 14, 01:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
BillW50
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Default Fixing inconsistent RAM detection

On 2/17/2014 4:31 AM, jphilippa wrote:

I have two identical 1Gb RAM chips installed, and they are not always
detected. I have even had both BIOS and WIN say that RAM is 1.5Gb [as
well as 1Gb and 2Gb]. Swapping the chips around seems to fix it for THAT
session, and then what is detected at next reboot is an
adventure/uncertain.


Try cleaning the RAM contacts with a clean pencil eraser. Hopefully that
would take care of it. Don't use other cleaners until you try the eraser
trick first. As this one seems to last the longest.

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Bill
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