Maximum RAM size

vltskater · Rated PG Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1

I recently bought a 512 mb stick of ram to add to the 256 that i already had, but after i put it in the computer would not start saying that it had too much ram. The max size on this computer is 512 and i was wondering if there is a way to change that to make it higher so that i could use both sticks of ram

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

Check for a bios update....otherwise, I doubt any other way to change that. At least none that I know of.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:20:10 Post Subject:

What system or motherboard is it?

Blue|Fusion · Posted: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:22:15 Post Subject:

Generally, the RAM limit is based on the northbridge physically, so BIOS updates will probably not render any results.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:32:21 Post Subject:

And most likely if the max is 512MB, then you have to use 2 x 256MB.

edvallie · Posted: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 23:06:36 Post Subject:

New motherboard time Smile

mrweasel · Posted: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:33:26 Post Subject:

dude, he gots a Dell!

Dell used to do that with their Dimensions...if you wanted more RAM you had to buy an Optiplex, and spend more $$$

**JimBowy** · Moderator Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Posts: 1627

I'd just remove the 256 and keep the 1X 512MB