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    RAM not getting detected

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jaydeeishere55, Nov 20, 2008.

  1. Jaydeeishere55

    Jaydeeishere55 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I feel stupid having to ask this but im still pondering why this ram wont work no matter how many times ive re-seated it. I had originally 2 512 mb ram sticks and i replaced them with 2 1g sticks, yet my computer is yet to read more than 1 gig of ram. Ive checked to make sure that both ram sticks are good and both slots are good. Anything you guys can suggest?

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    Jaydeeishere55, Nov 20, 2008
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    Try them one at a time to make sure both sticks are good.
     
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    Jaydeeishere55 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I did that, They both are good, i tried both slots one at a time as well to make sure that it wasnt a slot that was bad....any suggestions?
     
    Jaydeeishere55, Nov 20, 2008
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    Have do you have any boot booster that came installed. A common issue with the EEE is that the RAM would not be recognized until the Bios was loaded then restarted with regular settings. Try that.
     
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    Jaydeeishere55 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ummm, Im not that much of a computer expert, can you dumb it down for me lol. Thanks =)
     
    Jaydeeishere55, Nov 20, 2008
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    When you first start the computer get into the BIOS & see if you can load the defaults then restart & see if it detects all of it... you could search on the Gateway Support site for your laptop. Though it says 2 1GB sticks should work fine. You might want to call Gateway.
     
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    Alright i'll do that, Thanks alot =) Will report back soon to see if it worked
     
    Jaydeeishere55, Nov 20, 2008
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    I did load the defaults, it did nothing at all, Im going to attempt tomorrow to upgrade my BIOS from 83.04 to 83.05. I tried tonight but was having alot of trouble with getting it to work, i'll see what i can do tomorrow after work
     
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    What did you BIOS say in regards to the RAM?
     
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    938 MB i believe it was, something close to that...
     
    Jaydeeishere55, Nov 20, 2008
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