Just upgraded an old HP laptop (dv9650us) to 4Gb DDR2 from what Windows reported as 2Gb. I don't recall what the BIOS reported.
Now I am looking at the sticks I removed and see that I had upgraded the RAM in this laptop before (mismatched sticks) totalling 3Gb.
Before I formatted to x64 Vista, x86 Vista reported all 4Gb (even though it wasn't using all of it), so I figured that Windows should have reported all 3GB if both DIMMs worked correctly.
Could one of the older DIMMs be bad? I don't have another laptop that supports DDR2 to test...
Now I am looking at the sticks I removed and see that I had upgraded the RAM in this laptop before (mismatched sticks) totalling 3Gb.
Before I formatted to x64 Vista, x86 Vista reported all 4Gb (even though it wasn't using all of it), so I figured that Windows should have reported all 3GB if both DIMMs worked correctly.
Could one of the older DIMMs be bad? I don't have another laptop that supports DDR2 to test...
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom mATX
- CPU
- AMD Athlon X2 5600+ Brisbane 2.9Ghz (dual core)
- Motherboard
- Asus M3N78-VM Green
- Memory
- Kingston 8 GB DDR2 PC-6400
- Graphics Card(s)
- PNY NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT 512MB PCIe
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 22", Samsung 24"
- Hard Drives
- WD RE3 320GB (WD3202ABYS), Samsung SPINPOINT F1 640GB (HD642JJ)
External Drives: WD MyBook Essentials 500GB, WD 120GB, an old Maxtor 80GB. Portables: Simpletech 160GB, WD Passport 250GB.
- PSU
- Corsair 620W modular
- Case
- CoolerMaster Elite 341 mATX
- Cooling
- Thermaltake TR2-R1
- Keyboard
- HP Elite Keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft Laser & Logitech Marble
- Internet Speed
- Cable
- Other Info
- Printers: HP Photosmart C7280, Oki-Data 3400n, HP Officejet 4300
