RAM not recognized

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On my old notebook pc (Toshiba Satellite 2770XDVD PentiumIII 646Mhz, ) it
only recognizes 64.0MB of RAM. It has a 256MB card installed, but it's very
slow. What's wrong with it???
 
On my old notebook pc (Toshiba Satellite 2770XDVD PentiumIII 646Mhz, ) it
only recognizes 64.0MB of RAM. It has a 256MB card installed, but it's very
slow. What's wrong with it???



What's wrong with it is that it has too little memory to run XP
satisfactorily. This computer comes with 64MB standard, and can be
upgraded only to 192MB, according to
http://www.toshiba-asia.com/notebooks/viewByModel.jsp?modelID=23&status=classic

So almost certainly, the 64MB it's reporting to you is correct. When
you say "it has a 256MB card installed," exactly what does that mean?
What kind of card? Perhaps you are talking about a video card.
 
not very clear in your descriptions.

you might be speaking of 64 meg agp
and perhaps you are referring to
a 256 ram chip. or possibly you
have two chips - one of each above.
in which case maybe the 256 is faulty
and no longer able to process data
eventhough the chip/component
is shown by windows as connected.

there are a multitude of reasons
for your laptop being slow and
it is impossible for us to tell. but
highly likely that the toshiba website
will have more data on your machine
and issues. maybe they have a ram
testing program or other helpful
utilities.

for example, based on the limited
data you provided, you have
some thoughts that memory
might be a cause. however, if
it were possible to increase
your ram to 1 gig, then your
laptop may still be slow anyways.

perhaps you might boot into
safemode and see if there is a
noticeable improvement with
performance. this might be
illuminating towards resolving
your issue.

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The 256 sodimm isn't compatible with the notebook.

If the dimm is a true 256 megabyte sodimm that would make a total of
320mgs of installed system memory.

As outlined, the system only supports 128+64=192. Probably one dimm
slot free with 64 on board.

Got to watch out when buying ram... Bigger isn't always better if your
system doesn't support it.

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yes.

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The 256 sodimm isn't compatible with the notebook.

If the dimm is a true 256 megabyte sodimm that would make a total of
320mgs of installed system memory.

As outlined, the system only supports 128+64=192. Probably one dimm
slot free with 64 on board.

Got to watch out when buying ram... Bigger isn't always better if your
system doesn't support it.

-moderated
7rend.com
 
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