laptop ram help

[ibby]

laptop originally had 1 gb ram..

added one more so = 2Gb ram

task manager only use old 1 gb ram

windows vista

compaq presario v6000

please help

ibby Reviewed by ibby on 4th May 2011. laptop ram help laptop originally had 1 gb ram.. added one more so = 2Gb ram task manager only use old 1 gb ram windows vista compaq presario v6000 Rating: 5

[ShareShiz]

could be anything...

is ram to same specs as the other?

is the ram seated properly?

check those first and give me some more info if you can.

[ibby]

everything is right... it comes up in bios.. system properties... but not task manager

[cotufa-ssdd]

whats your OS bro?

[ibby]

Im On windows Vista

[whitebullet]

How many total slots you have on the motherboard? Because you might need to insert CREAM in the empty slot. BTW, if you didn't know the CREAM is a FAKE RAM stick.

[cotufa-ssdd]

ok first of all, get rid of vista, replace it with 7, or go back to xp.

Now, you could try the following: Start->Run-> type in msconfig -> boot tab -> advanced options -> check the maximum memory box and set it to 2000
reboot

hope it helps

[cotufa-ssdd]

...if you want you can max it out to 2048, your choice...

[ibby]

im using laptop both ram slots used.. i'll use cotufa advice

[ibby]

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