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I have a Gateway 1300 AMD which came with 128 mb ram. I just added a 256 mb chip. When I boot up it shows 384 mb as it should. When I use Norton System Works 2001 and do the memory test, it fails. I get numbers like this 243281920 or similar numbers. Everything seems to work fine, but system resources free remain about the same as before adding the 256 mb chip. Any clues?
Thanks
Ed
what does device manager in windows show?
right click my computer-choose properties-
general tab-amount of ram installed is listed
under computer.
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I forgot to add norton isn't always reliable
for a memory test,along with several other things.
if windows reports it correctly in device manager, ignore what norton says.
sisoft sandra is another utility to check memory with ,there is a free version available for download
http://www.sisoftware.demon.co.uk/san_dem/html/dload.htm
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Free system resources really don't have any relationship to RAM. It refers to two 64k "heaps", or 128k total, of RAM memory that Windows uses for itself with two files: user.exe and gdi.exe. User.exe handles traffic from input devices and ports. GDI.exe handles open windows, fonts, and bitmaps. You can see the activity of these by opening Programs/Accessories/System tools/RESOURCE METER. This "resource meter" will show you the utilization of both heaps.
Now, if you want to monitor RAM utilization, then go to Start/Run/and enter Sysmon.exe. On the menu, select Edit/Add and item, then select the appropriate counters you want to monitor. In this case, Memory manager/Unused physical memory will do the trick.
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As a follow-up, I operate ME with system resources as low as 40% free with no appreciable performance hit. Runs fine!
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Norton Systemworks 2001 is compatible with ME. I have it and it works OK - except for the Memory Diagnostics and this is a 'Known Issue'. There is not necessarily anything wrong with your Memory. There is as yet no fix for this.http://servicenews.symantec.com/cgi-bin/browse.cgi?group=symantec.support.win9x.systemworks2001.general&tpre=uk&
Lesley
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Rather than the above link - go to Symantec's Knowledge Base and enter 'Disk Doctor Diagnostics'. You'll get a specific article about it.Start at www.symantec.com and follow the long trail to the Knowledge Base.
(it's a dreadfuld site to navigate!)
Lesley
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Here's a good link. Norton util. memory test cannot handle more than 256 mb of physical memory. I found this link AFTER I spent an hour troubleshooting my computer for a bad module or slot. Thanks Norton.
http://fae.abit.com.tw/eng/faq/qa/2001/2001072302.htm
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