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xTweakx

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This is my first time on here and I wasn't sure where to post about this. I have posted on gamespot.com but nobody really gave me an answer. So here goes-

I bought 2GB for my computer 1GB stick each. And I put the RAM in the last available slots I had. So now all 4 are taken up and I should have 3GB. When I go to my system properties it says I have 3.00GB, which is correct. But Windows Task Manager, Can You Run It (for games), and some other diagnostic programs only recognize me as having 1022MB, so basically 1GB. What is the problem here or is it just a glitch? Thanks...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire T180
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.20GHz
    Memory
    3.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    e-GeForce 8500 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1024 x 768
    Hard Drives
    160GB Stock
    250GB External
    Keyboard
    Wireless
    Mouse
    Wireless
    Other Info
    Upgrading video card, fan. Maybe sound card, dual monitors, and speaker system.
Windows Task Manager? Don't you mean its using 1GB?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Pentium 4 OC'd to 3.0GHZ and a Pentium Dual Core E2180 @2GHZ
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-***** and a ASUS model
    Memory
    768MB DDR1 / 2GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    RADEON 9800 PRO / NVIDIA Geforce FX5200
    Sound Card
    Intel built-in AC'97 Audio / Realtek High Def Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 913V/213BW / Acer X193
    Screen Resolution
    12**x10** / 10**x7** / 16**x10**
    Hard Drives
    1: 320GB SATA
    2: 20GB SATA
    3: 40 GB SATA
    4: 150 GB SATA
    PSU
    Not sure
    Case
    ASUS ASPIRE / HP Pavilion 754n / Custom
    Cooling
    Not sure
    Keyboard
    NeXXTech Office KeyBoard / Acer Keyboard / UNITECH
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder / Logitech Wireless / Acer Wheel mouse
    Internet Speed
    100MBits per second
    Other Info
    Happy right now ^^
Hello xTweakx, and welcome to Vista Forums.

In Task Manager, you would want to look at the Total boxed in red below instead.

Task_Manager.jpg

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Yeah. In that red box it says it's only 1022MB when it should be 3GB so like 3022MB. Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire T180
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.20GHz
    Memory
    3.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    e-GeForce 8500 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1024 x 768
    Hard Drives
    160GB Stock
    250GB External
    Keyboard
    Wireless
    Mouse
    Wireless
    Other Info
    Upgrading video card, fan. Maybe sound card, dual monitors, and speaker system.
Strange that is would show up in Properties but not Task Manager.

I know that they are not the same size, but are the RAM sticks the same speed (ex: 800 MHz or PC5200) and type (ex: DDR2, Single or Dual channel) ? Sometimes when you mix RAM types you will get problems with them not working properly together.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Well I know for sure at least 3 of them are the same. PC2-5300, 667MHz, DDR2. I don't know about the one that came with my computer. But the ones I bought and put in match the one the guy at the store put in in the beginning.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire T180
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.20GHz
    Memory
    3.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    e-GeForce 8500 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1024 x 768
    Hard Drives
    160GB Stock
    250GB External
    Keyboard
    Wireless
    Mouse
    Wireless
    Other Info
    Upgrading video card, fan. Maybe sound card, dual monitors, and speaker system.
Looking at what you said above, do you have two 512 MB and two 1 GB sticks now for the total of 3 GB?

If so, then make sure that each same size pair are in the same colored RAM slot on the motherboard. The color should be the same for every other slot. (Ex: slots 1 & 3 (512 MB), and slots 2 & 4 (1GB). Dual Channel memory must have the exact same RAM stick paired together on the motherboard.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Hi xTweakx, I would try to remove the original 2x.5gb and install the two new sticks you bought to see what happen. When you install them, make sure put them in the same color banks. If they show up fine then consider reinstall the original sticks. Hope this would help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
Brink & Bruce2= Thanks alot guys, problem solved. Before both the pairs were in one of each of the colors. Idk why the guy at the store put them like that? I put the 2GB in the orange ones and the 512MB's in the purple ones. Now everything recognizes it as 3070MB. Thanks....

Oh, and the colors were actually side by side, not every other slot.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire T180
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.20GHz
    Memory
    3.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    e-GeForce 8500 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1024 x 768
    Hard Drives
    160GB Stock
    250GB External
    Keyboard
    Wireless
    Mouse
    Wireless
    Other Info
    Upgrading video card, fan. Maybe sound card, dual monitors, and speaker system.
You're welcome xTweakx. I'm happy to hear it is showing the correct amount of RAM now. LOL, I suppose each motherboard is different on how they place the colored slots. ;)

Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Hey Guys,

Ive got a similar problem, and the above solution does not apply to me because i have a laptop that has its only 2 dimms populated with 2x2gb memory modules. I just put them new ones in today and it is only showing up at 1022mb in the task manager, but in the system properties it shows up as 4gb. I had 2x512mb sticks of the same spec ram in their before. Also, when vista is loading and its finished loading the drivers, it comes up with the message saying that its got 2 processors and 1024mb ram.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

James.
 
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My Computer

System One

Hi James, welcome to the board.
It would be helpful if you post your computer model and specs. Have you check on the specs to see if there is a limit on ram? Some laptops only can handle certain amount of rams.

Bruce
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
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