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XP not recognising ram
Name: Spinal Date: January 9, 2005 at 06:48:15 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 3.2Ghz/512mb
Comment:
Hi, I have just installed a second 512meg chip in my laptop (Toshiba p20) the bios can see it but windoze doesn't If I run a CD bootable linux disk like Gentoo Live cd, it can see the memory anyone ever see this before.
I ran a memtest program and I got no errors. so I am a bit baffled...
Name: Joe Christian Date: January 9, 2005 at 06:58:47 Pacific
Reply:
I have had this problem, but with a desktop pc. Sometimes limitations apply to make and model of certain pc's but since it detects with other O.S. Leads me to believe windows didnt detect it.
The solution I had that is if your not using windows 98, I use XP. I reinstalled overtop of the current installation, fixed all those buggy problems. If that doesnt work try reversing the chips, oh and make sure they are both same speed/mhz or Not mixing DDR or other types of boards. An old problem was Parity and non-parity. Let me know what type of ram you have would be helpfull..
Maybe someone else has a simpler fix but this method has worked for me in the past. PS>> You might want to start up safe mode and then restart into normal mode, windows sometimes redetects hardware that way.
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