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April 14th 08, 05:24 PM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
My BIOS battery went dead. When I replaced the battery and started my
computer, it only registered 16 MB of RAM. I have 64 MB RAM on 2 - 32 banks and 2 empty slots. It is an older HP Platinum 40 with W95 whicjh I had upgraded to W98SE2. I can't find anyway to get it to register the 64 MB RAM. I tried MS Cong and F1 setup to no avail. 
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April 14th 08, 09:44 PM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
Is there another reference somewhere in BIOS setup to a 16Mb memory limit or
boundary, or some mention of an option to enable or disable a memory hole or gap at 16Mb? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "NCVET61" wrote in message ... My BIOS battery went dead. When I replaced the battery and started my computer, it only registered 16 MB of RAM. I have 64 MB RAM on 2 - 32 banks and 2 empty slots. It is an older HP Platinum 40 with W95 whicjh I had upgraded to W98SE2. I can't find anyway to get it to register the 64 MB RAM. I tried MS Cong and F1 setup to no avail.
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April 14th 08, 10:00 PM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
No where that I can find. f1 setup shows the memory at 16, but it's "blue"
and I can not access it to change it there. in MS Config, advance, - "limit memory to" is checked and has 16. I tried unchecking it, and I tried increasing the memory to 64 but to no avail "Jeff Richards" wrote: Is there another reference somewhere in BIOS setup to a 16Mb memory limit or boundary, or some mention of an option to enable or disable a memory hole or gap at 16Mb? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "NCVET61" wrote in message ... My BIOS battery went dead. When I replaced the battery and started my computer, it only registered 16 MB of RAM. I have 64 MB RAM on 2 - 32 banks and 2 empty slots. It is an older HP Platinum 40 with W95 whicjh I had upgraded to W98SE2. I can't find anyway to get it to register the 64 MB RAM. I tried MS Cong and F1 setup to no avail.
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April 14th 08, 10:27 PM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
"NCVET61" wrote in message ... No where that I can find. f1 setup shows the memory at 16, but it's "blue" and I can not access it to change it there. in MS Config, advance, - "limit memory to" is checked and has 16. I tried unchecking it, and I tried increasing the memory to 64 but to no avail "Jeff Richards" wrote: Is there another reference somewhere in BIOS setup to a 16Mb memory limit or boundary, or some mention of an option to enable or disable a memory hole or gap at 16Mb? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "NCVET61" wrote in message ... My BIOS battery went dead. When I replaced the battery and started my computer, it only registered 16 MB of RAM. I have 64 MB RAM on 2 - 32 banks and 2 empty slots. It is an older HP Platinum 40 with W95 whicjh I had upgraded to W98SE2. I can't find anyway to get it to register the 64 MB RAM. I tried MS Cong and F1 setup to no avail. Unless your bios sees the full 64 megs, there is no point in trying to get windows to detect it. My guess is that you simply loosened the RAM when you went in there and changed the cmos battery. With the power cord disconnected, open the case, remove, then reseat the RAM. then make sure the bios detects the full amount
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April 14th 08, 10:35 PM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
I did that. I pulled both and reinstalled them to no avail. I thought about
switching them into slots 3 & 4 but I wasn't sure if that would do any harm. "philo" wrote: "NCVET61" wrote in message ... No where that I can find. f1 setup shows the memory at 16, but it's "blue" and I can not access it to change it there. in MS Config, advance, - "limit memory to" is checked and has 16. I tried unchecking it, and I tried increasing the memory to 64 but to no avail "Jeff Richards" wrote: Is there another reference somewhere in BIOS setup to a 16Mb memory limit or boundary, or some mention of an option to enable or disable a memory hole or gap at 16Mb? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "NCVET61" wrote in message ... My BIOS battery went dead. When I replaced the battery and started my computer, it only registered 16 MB of RAM. I have 64 MB RAM on 2 - 32 banks and 2 empty slots. It is an older HP Platinum 40 with W95 whicjh I had upgraded to W98SE2. I can't find anyway to get it to register the 64 MB RAM. I tried MS Cong and F1 setup to no avail. Unless your bios sees the full 64 megs, there is no point in trying to get windows to detect it. My guess is that you simply loosened the RAM when you went in there and changed the cmos battery. With the power cord disconnected, open the case, remove, then reseat the RAM. then make sure the bios detects the full amount
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April 14th 08, 11:00 PM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
Another thing that baffles me... Why does it show 16 when I only have two 32
MB sticks? Why not 32? "philo" wrote: "NCVET61" wrote in message ... No where that I can find. f1 setup shows the memory at 16, but it's "blue" and I can not access it to change it there. in MS Config, advance, - "limit memory to" is checked and has 16. I tried unchecking it, and I tried increasing the memory to 64 but to no avail "Jeff Richards" wrote: Is there another reference somewhere in BIOS setup to a 16Mb memory limit or boundary, or some mention of an option to enable or disable a memory hole or gap at 16Mb? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "NCVET61" wrote in message ... My BIOS battery went dead. When I replaced the battery and started my computer, it only registered 16 MB of RAM. I have 64 MB RAM on 2 - 32 banks and 2 empty slots. It is an older HP Platinum 40 with W95 whicjh I had upgraded to W98SE2. I can't find anyway to get it to register the 64 MB RAM. I tried MS Cong and F1 setup to no avail. Unless your bios sees the full 64 megs, there is no point in trying to get windows to detect it. My guess is that you simply loosened the RAM when you went in there and changed the cmos battery. With the power cord disconnected, open the case, remove, then reseat the RAM. then make sure the bios detects the full amount
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April 14th 08, 11:15 PM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
"NCVET61" wrote in message ... Another thing that baffles me... Why does it show 16 when I only have two 32 MB sticks? Why not 32? Well...the RAM may have gotten "zapped" by static when you opened the case and possibly made contact with the RAM. If even one stick of RAM has been damaged, you may see some small odd amount .. If you have any spare ram sticks give them a try... be sure to use caution "NCVET61" wrote in message ... No where that I can find. f1 setup shows the memory at 16, but it's "blue" and I can not access it to change it there. in MS Config, advance, - "limit memory to" is checked and has 16. I tried unchecking it, and I tried increasing the memory to 64 but to no avail "Jeff Richards" wrote: Is there another reference somewhere in BIOS setup to a 16Mb memory limit or boundary, or some mention of an option to enable or disable a memory hole or gap at 16Mb? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "NCVET61" wrote in message ... My BIOS battery went dead. When I replaced the battery and started my computer, it only registered 16 MB of RAM. I have 64 MB RAM on 2 - 32 banks and 2 empty slots. It is an older HP Platinum 40 with W95 whicjh I had upgraded to W98SE2. I can't find anyway to get it to register the 64 MB RAM. I tried MS Cong and F1 setup to no avail. Unless your bios sees the full 64 megs, there is no point in trying to get windows to detect it. My guess is that you simply loosened the RAM when you went in there and changed the cmos battery. With the power cord disconnected, open the case, remove, then reseat the RAM. then make sure the bios detects the full amount
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April 14th 08, 11:21 PM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
Who makes the bios in your machine? Is there a version number?
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#9
April 14th 08, 11:55 PM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
American Magatrends, Inc V. 1.00.04.DNOR
"Fan924" wrote: Who makes the bios in your machine? Is there a version number?
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April 15th 08, 12:03 AM
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Computer only registers 16 RAM - have 64
Did you try to reset the bios to default values?
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