Somewhere on line I found a place that identified the maximum memory that 
the various Dell models could have. My old memory lets me down frequently so 
I can't remember where I found it. You might try looking it up by going to 
Dell on line or calling them.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trey Holm" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] How to get new memory to work?


I am not sure.  It came with four RAM slots, all filled with 512's.
After about a year I replaced two of the sticks with 1G sticks.  Windows
picked these up without a problem. Six months later, the present day, I
replaced the second set.  However, this time the new sticks were not
picked up.  The configuration of the sticks before this last upgrade
was:  512-1G-512-1G.  Now, the BIOS shows: 1G-1G-1G-1G, but Windows says
3024 KB.

Does this help you help me?

-----Original Message-----
From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Dicomes
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 8:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] How to get new memory to work?

I had the same idea about my Dell but further investigation into the
computer came up with a maximum of 512 for my Dell model. Could that be
your
problem?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trey Holm" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:46 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] How to get new memory to work?


Is there anyway someone could tell me how to determine why Windows is
not picking up new RAM I just installed?  I have a Dell Dimension 4700
that came with  2 dual 512 sticks.  Later I put 2 1G sticks that Windows
picked up.  I have now replaced the old 512's with 2 1G sticks.  The
BIOS setup picks the new sticks up, but when in the properties menu
under My Computer, it shows the total from the old configuration.  How
do I determine whether the sticks or bad or Windows is the problem?



Thanks,

Trey Holm

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