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Old 28-07-2010, 11:39   #1
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How do i test my RAM to ensure that its working as expected. Windows is reporting 1.99 Gig and I do have 2 gigs of RAM.
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Re: Testing RAM
Memtest (Search on google)
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Re: Testing RAM
Have you recently added any new hardware?
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Re: Testing RAM
Memtest does just what it says on the tin.
It tests memory.
But it won't tell you why Windows reports only 1.99 Gig.
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Old 28-07-2010, 12:48   #5
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Re: Testing RAM
memtest 86 v4.something for at least 4 hours or prime95 on blend in window

However its most likely a maths issue and nothing to worry about
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Re: Testing RAM
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memtest 86 v4.something for at least 4 hours or prime95 on blend in window

However its most likely a maths issue and nothing to worry about
I agree with Zing, it's most probably to with how the memory is counted my your PC v Windows, one will treat a kilobyte as 1024 bytes, the other as 1000 bytes. Can't remember which way round this works though.
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Re: Testing RAM
in xp with a 2gig ram what shoudl my page file size be?
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Old 28-07-2010, 15:54   #8
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3.5 gig set it static @ 4 gig though better
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