Hi All, Any ideas why windows does not recognize the full installed physical memory???? I'm running win 2000 using a AMD-1400 with 896 Mb (512Mb, 256Mb and a 128Mb) of physical memory, my problem is windows only sees 127 Mb ??????? Extremely slow loading. I have all the current upgrades on the box. Tried cleaning, reseating and moving the sticks with no luck. Checked for infection and I have a clean machine. Running AVG and zone alarm at BOOT.

You may have bad RAM or a bad slot on the motherboard. If you are comfortable doing so, open the box (after unplugging it of course) and remove all but one RAM stick. With a single stick of RAM in slot 1, boot up. Does the PC boot properly? Does it show the correct amount of RAM for that stick? If the answer is yes, repeat the process with the other two sticks. If at any time it doesn't boot properly or show the correct amount of RAM for that stick, you may have a bad stick. If all 3 test out fine, add one stick in the next slot and boot. Does it show the right amount of RAM this time? Does the PC boot properly? If yes, remove the second stick and put the thrid stick in the second slot and repeat. If yes again, put the 3'd stick in the 3'd slot and boot again.

Curt R Thanks for the quick response. All sticks work and boot individually and in all combonations, but the System Properties only sees 130608kb OF RAM.

Check your mainboard specs and then the specs of the ram. What you report has all the signs of wrong ram for the mainboard. On the off chance check your boot.ini for any maxmem switches. This is a way of limiting the ram reported to the OS. Are you ready for where Microsoft wants you to go today?

wanderer, You nailed it - - - - It was the maxmem switch in the boot.ini. I never thought to look there. Thanks a Ton, lucky1

Cool. You get lucky sometimes [pun intended] :-) Are you ready for where Microsoft wants you to go today?