My New 1GB Ram Stick has just Came in. Got mad happy, slaped it into Dell Demension 3000

Have,
Intel® Pentium®
CPU 2.80GHz 79GHz

with 256MB of RAM

now.. It's saying that my computer is set or something to the fact of my computer is set to 256MB of RAM push F1 to continue F2 To system something or other. (at start up)


The GB Stick i have just got is a G.Skill LINK TO IT HERE


My computer Is only allowing it to run at 256MB when it is sopose to be at 1024MB (1GB)

OK what do you do? Did you take out the 256 and put in the 1 gig? OR just add the new RAM it?

You MUST have two of the same RAM types inside you PC, Or it will not work. This is because (If you haven't noticed) it all doubles up on each other, you never see 300 mb of RAM do you?

(1,2,4,6,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024 and so on)

you can get 300 it soem thing like 380 but cos thats what i have

OK first off joshy that didn't help what so ever, Almost every one understands that part...


OK
I take out the 256 install 1g

Start up computer ALERT comes up and says something that the computer is allowing or capable of 256MB which i don't understand what so ever... i mean thats pointless...

Anyway.. push F1 to continue with normal boot up and the computer only uses 256 of the 1g

OR

you push F2 and you go to your systems setup well one of them...

theres an option MEMORY setup (someting MEMORY)

And there you can change your MAX memory the highest it will set to is 256 and i am confused.. Who makes a motherboard that only goes to 256 RAM ?

What are the specks on your PC? Can you give me a link to it?

Link to the stick ^first post^


Ok PC specs

37.24GB HD (i know i know don't laugh)
PROC ^up top
RAM 256MB
GFX CARD=Stock (Intel® 82865G Graphic Controller (I know i know)


Runing windows XP Home Edition Version 2002, Service pack 2


I was just looking up Overclocking so far i see that it can help in some ways but will kill my PC in the long run...

OK.. My computer is like WOW!

lol

I tryed some tips i found online and one worked..

I Turned off PC unpluged the Towers power cord. Then took out the CMOS battery for 2mins

And i turned back on have i put he battery back in.

and it ran a auto system something or other

...It reset all the configs and crap and now it works :crazy: :crazy: :D :lol: :P


EDIT:
I know have 1.25GB of RAM

Didn't know it worked like that XD

Glad you got it all working, probably only works in double DDR cards...