Total Physical Memory Wrong

[mike]

Hi folks.

 

I have an 1100 mhz with windows xp home.

 

I noticed that no matter if I install a 512, a 128, (2) 128 chips, or all three that system info reports double the amount of ram I installed.

 

I have 2 of the same pc's, both xp home, and my other reports them accuratelyj.

Does anyone have an explanation for this wacko behavior?

 

Do I have a bad motherboard or something?

 

thanks,

 

Mike

[Deverill]

Is it possible you have ram on the motherboard? Some of the older ones I've seen do but I've not seen it recently. Take out the ramsticks and see what it says.

[mike]

I tried it, Jim.

I get the series of 3 beeps, no boot up.

Possibly motherboard problem, but if so, I dont really know\

if it's causing any problems. Seems to work ok. Guess I better just

keep an eye on it.

 

thanks. Rock Sign