This sounds like a BIOS or Motherboard issue.
Check you Laptop manual. It will tell you what the maximum amount of
installed RAM can be .
  Laptops are very proprietary and it may not accept more then another 8
megs or you might have your modules installed in incorrect amounts.

Rode
The NOSPIN Group

I just received a 16 Mg Ram Module for a Digital HiNote laptop.
>It only registers as 8 Mg.  Is there any way to check what size
>it is from the numbers on the module?  The numbers are
>0000147443   it also has these numbers   950128B
>I didn't see any ware at Vikings site for this, did I miss it?
>
>TIA
>Mark Wojtanowicz

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