Memory Question

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I'm going to ask this just to be on the safe side, even though I haven't
noticed anything abnormal yet.
I just installed more memory in my PC (total of 1.280 GB) and when I started
Win XP Home, it said it found new memory and it gave me a choice of pressing
F1 to continue, or press F2 to enter setup. I pressed F1, since it found
the memory, so why bother. I checked System Properties and it shows the
added memory, plus Cacheman shows the added free memory.
My question is: should I have entered setup for some reason at startup? If
so, what should I do when I get there? If not, why does Win XP Home ask
this?

Thank you
 
Generally, there's no need to enter setup unless an adjustment needs to be
made to accommodate the memory. For example, assuming your system can
handle it, if you installed ECC (Error Correcting) memory you might need to
enter setup in order to make an adjustment so it is properly recognized.
 
The F1/F2 question was not Windows. It was the bios of the computer. It
found a different setup than it was used to seeing. If you see the message
the next time press F2 and then immediately press what ever key will Save
the new settings and then Exit (normally F10). Some bios need this to save
a change of memory or physical change to the bios. If one of the memory
chips that had been in the computer was dislodged you would also see this
message as a warning that something had changed.
 
CB said:
I'm going to ask this just to be on the safe side, even though I haven't
noticed anything abnormal yet.
I just installed more memory in my PC (total of 1.280 GB) and when I started
Win XP Home, it said it found new memory and it gave me a choice of pressing
F1 to continue, or press F2 to enter setup. I pressed F1, since it found
the memory, so why bother. I checked System Properties and it shows the
added memory, plus Cacheman shows the added free memory.
My question is: should I have entered setup for some reason at startup? If
so, what should I do when I get there? If not, why does Win XP Home ask
this?
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If Windows is recongnizing the full amount of RAM then there is no
need for concern.

One thing you could do that would help the performance, stability, and
reliability of your computer. That is to ditch Cacheman.

Cacheman is pure unadulterated crapware that is totally incapable of
performing any beneficial function for any computer running Windows XP
under any circumstances.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
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