How do I get my puter to recognize the total amt of memory?

Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4 dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey

Can we safely assume your CPU has hyperthreading and you must match memory
in #1 and #3 and then #2 and #4?

If this is true and you have memory as you stated in your message then the
first thing to do is swap 1 and 3 with 2 and 4 to see what happens to memory
count.

Also, be aware that there can be problems if the memory sticks are not
matchd as far as manufacturer and spec's are concerned.

"mikeyluke" wrote in message
...

Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which
supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but
my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4
dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it
is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats
what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of
memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey


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mikeyluke

I run a asus p4s800 se and according to the manual if I put in 4 gig of
memory
it will report less than the 4 gig do to the Southbridge resource
allocation.
so it could be due to your chipset so check your manual.


"mikeyluke" wrote in message
...

Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which
supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but
my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4
dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it
is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats
what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of
memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey


--
mikeyluke

Originally Posted by BigJim

I run a asus p4s800 se and according to the manual if I put in 4 gig of
memory
it will report less than the 4 gig do to the Southbridge resource
allocation.
so it could be due to your chipset so check your manual.


"mikeyluke" wrote in message
...

Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which
supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but
my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4
dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it
is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats
what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of
memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey


--
mikeyluke

Whoa, I kinda follow what you are saying,but I don't have a manual and I just want to install 3 gigs. Is ASUS p4s800 a program that I should use?

mikey

Originally Posted by Jerry

Can we safely assume your CPU has hyperthreading and you must match memory
in #1 and #3 and then #2 and #4?

If this is true and you have memory as you stated in your message then the
first thing to do is swap 1 and 3 with 2 and 4 to see what happens to memory
count.

Also, be aware that there can be problems if the memory sticks are not
matchd as far as manufacturer and spec's are concerned.

"mikeyluke" wrote in message
...

Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which
supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but
my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4
dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it
is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats
what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of
memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey


--
mikeyluke

Yes Sir, It is hyperthreading. I will check card position. All memory is matched . The recognization problem occured when I installed the last card. In position 4. Do you think I have a bad card?
Is there an area in XP that I can tell my computer to recognize the amount of RAM,like 98se?

Thanks Guys,

mikey

Originally Posted by mikeyluke

Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4 dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey

OK, I cheched my BIOS and it recognizes the fact that I have 3 gigs of RAM. I guess my problem is , how do I get XP to recognize that I have 3 gigs RAM.

If someone could help I would appreciate.

Thanks,
mikey

Originally Posted by mikeyluke

Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4 dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey

Ok, my BIOS recognizes that I have 3 gigs RAM. (cool) The windows Task Manager says I have # gigs RAM under the performance tab marked Physical Memory (K).(I think this is RAM memory.)So far so good. BUT, under the system properties tab marked general, it says as follows,

Pentium 4 CPU 3.0 GHz
3.ooGHz,2.87 GB of RAM
physical address extension

Wierd. I don't believe any of my RAM memory is being used for my video card because I have no integrated video memory on my motherboard. The video memory is totally seperate. My video card is a 256 mb ATI x700.

mikey

Originally Posted by mikeyluke

Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4 dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey

Ok, my BIOS recognizes that I have 3 gigs RAM. (cool) The windows Task Manager says I have 3 gigs RAM under the performance tab marked Physical Memory (K).(I think this is RAM memory.)So far so good. BUT, under the system properties tab marked general, it says as follows,

Pentium 4 CPU 3.0 GHz
3.ooGHz,2.87 GB of RAM
physical address extension

Wierd. I don't believe any of my RAM memory is being used for my video card because I have no integrated video memory on my motherboard. The video memory is totally seperate. My video card is a 256 mb ATI x700.

mikey

Go to www.belarc.com and download then install The Belarc Advisor. How much
memory does it say you have?

"mikeyluke" wrote in message
...

mikeyluke Wrote:
Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which
supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but
my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4
dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it
is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats
what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of
memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey

Ok, my BIOS recognizes that I have 3 gigs RAM. (cool) The windows Task
Manager says I have 3 gigs RAM under the performance tab marked Physical
Memory (K).(I think this is RAM memory.)So far so good. BUT, under the
system properties tab marked general, it says as follows,

Pentium 4 CPU 3.0 GHz
3.ooGHz,2.87 GB of RAM
physical address extension

Wierd. I don't believe any of my RAM memory is being used for my video
card because I have no integrated video memory on my motherboard. The
video memory is totally seperate. My video card is a 256 mb ATI x700.

mikey


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mikeyluke

Originally Posted by Jerry

Go to www.belarc.com and download then install The Belarc Advisor. How much
memory does it say you have?

"mikeyluke" wrote in message
...

mikeyluke Wrote:
Hello folks, I have an HP with a motherboard (ASUS PTGD1-LA) which
supports up to 4 gigs RAM. Yesterday I installed a new 1 gig stick but
my sys only recognizes 2.87gb instead of the 3 gb it should. I have 4
dimm slots. Top to bottom is as follows,
(1) ddr sdram pc3200/400mhz 512mb oem.
(2)1gig ddr(all the same spec)The brand is CompUsa.They claim that it
is manuf. byPNY(got a great deal!)
(3)This card matches #1 and is oem,
(4)1gig ddr(identical to #2.)
So, any ideas? Everything works fine but if I paid for a gig, thats
what I should get.Why won't my system recognize the total amount of
memory?


thanks in advance,
mikey

Ok, my BIOS recognizes that I have 3 gigs RAM. (cool) The windows Task
Manager says I have 3 gigs RAM under the performance tab marked Physical
Memory (K).(I think this is RAM memory.)So far so good. BUT, under the
system properties tab marked general, it says as follows,

Pentium 4 CPU 3.0 GHz
3.ooGHz,2.87 GB of RAM
physical address extension

Wierd. I don't believe any of my RAM memory is being used for my video
card because I have no integrated video memory on my motherboard. The
video memory is totally seperate. My video card is a 256 mb ATI x700.

mikey


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mikeyluke

Jerry, first of all, thanks for the Belarc tool!!! It said I have 2.9744 mb of RAM.

I don't know Sir, maybe I should just stop bitchin' and just live with it. What do you think?

mikey

Originally Posted by mikeyluke

Jerry, first of all, thanks for the Belarc tool!!! It said I have 2.9744 mb of RAM.

I don't know Sir, maybe I should just stop bitchin' and just live with it. What do you think?

mikey

Sorry to be a bother. Any Ideas anyone???


mikey

Originally Posted by mikeyluke

Sorry to be a bother. Any Ideas anyone???


mikey

Hello, anyone have any ideas?

mikey

Could you describe the problem, and symptoms?

mikeyluke wrote:

mikeyluke Wrote:

Sorry to be a bother. Any Ideas anyone???


mikey



Hello, anyone have any ideas?

mikey

Originally Posted by Bob I

Could you describe the problem, and symptoms?

mikeyluke wrote:

mikeyluke Wrote:

Sorry to be a bother. Any Ideas anyone???


mikey



Hello, anyone have any ideas?

mikey

Bob I,

I don't have any problems per se. It's just that XP doesn't recognize the total amount of memory.

mikey

Originally Posted by mikeyluke

Bob I,

I don't have any problems per se. It's just that XP doesn't recognize the total amount of memory.

mikey

I could be wrong, but the missing 0.03 G out of your total 3.0 G (you stated it only shows 2.87G) is really there. I think the missing amount is being reserved for the operating system to utilize. I asked somebody that question about a year ago and I seem to remember it being explained that way. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong. If I happen to be right, I hope that helps. LOL!