When programs show the amount of installed memory is less than the actual
physical amount of memory installed, usually this means that the integrated
video capability is reserving this amount of memory not showing up for its
own use.

Crucial (as well as other memory manufacturers) maintain a database that you
can access that shows what memory should be compatible with your system.
For example, see this page:

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?Mfr%2BProductline=Compaq%2BPresario&mfr=Compaq&tabid=AM&model=Presario+7360&submit=Go

Tiny version: http://tinyurl.com/aa83k

There should be no problem adding either the 128MB or the 256MB module that
Crucial indicates will work with your system, leaving in the 64mb module
already there.  Perhaps the only thing to keep an eye on is that the system
continues to use the latency timings for the current 64mb module, since the
newer modules may default to faster timings that the old module can't keep
up with.

You can use MemTest86 after you've installed the memory to make sure all is
as it should be.

John Sproule

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lewis c Emerson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 4:16 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Installing memory


> Folks,
>
> My son bought a software tax package without realizing that his machine
> didn't have enuf' RAM.  The box says 128 MB are needed and he may have
> only 64.  We ran Belarc Advisor and it reports:
>
>                        Memory Modules
>
>        56 Megabytes Installed memory
>
>        Slot "0" has 64 MB
>        Slot "1" is empty
>
> The machine is a six-year or seven-year old Compaq Presario w. Windows 98
> and a 500 MHz AMD K6-2 processor.  The case has on the front the number
> "7360" and on a label on the rear is printed "Series CM0204".  I guess I
> don't understand the 56 MB installed - I though it came in multiples of
> 64 only, so does this mean that he may have 8 MB that's bad?
>
> Finally,  we'll need to know just what to order, and wonder if we can add
> 128 MB to the 64, or do we have to remove the 64 before putting in 128 -
> i.e. can different capacity memory boards be mixed?

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