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More RAM?
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:38 pm
by thewolfe
I trying to speed up an eMachine eMonster 800 running XP.
I looked on Crucial and it said not to exceed 256mb.
I had already added another 128mb and it shows up as 384 in the properties of My Computer.
Am I getting what I see and can I try for a total of 5142mb?
What could happen besides it not working?
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:43 pm
by thewolfe
Just looked up an eMachine 600 I have and it says 512mb capacity. Since the 800 shows 384mb, can I assume the 800 should also take 512mb?
Re: More RAM?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:49 pm
by AceCombat
thewolfe wrote:Am I getting what I see and can I try for a total of 5142mb?
wish i could have that much!! too bad 32bit CPU's can only address ~3072 MB of RAM
What could happen besides it not working?
probably give you a BIOS Beep, or will not show all the RAM installed in windows and/or BIOS Screen.
Re: More RAM?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:44 pm
by TechPro
AceCombat wrote:probably give you a BIOS Beep, or will not show all the RAM installed in windows and/or BIOS Screen.
Or show the amount of RAM you installed, but fail to address it properly resulting in a HIGHLY unstable (if usable) system.
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:51 pm
by thewolfe
Thanks, I'll keep it where it is.
Re: More RAM?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:06 pm
by AceCombat
TechPro wrote:AceCombat wrote:probably give you a BIOS Beep, or will not show all the RAM installed in windows and/or BIOS Screen.
Or show the amount of RAM you installed, but fail to address it properly resulting in a HIGHLY unstable (if usable) system.
forgot about that. TY Tech
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:46 pm
by MD-2389
Are you sure Crucial didn't mean don't exceed 256MB sticks or total? What's the actual motherboard it uses?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:14 pm
by thewolfe