1gb RAM has 512mb written on Chips on side?

Yebraw · 12 Apr 2006 at 18:38

I bought a 1gb RAM chip off a well known auction site but it only shows up as 512mb ... :confused:

it has 512mb written on every chip on both sides but seller insists its 1 gb

can anyone shed any light ? how can I tell for sure ?

Thanks

megatron · 12 Apr 2006 at 18:43

Turn off pc, and install only 1 stick.

Either use control panel> system properties>general tab

or download CPU-z, and check under memory tab.

Alternatively if your bios is set to display the post screen (and not some graphics instead), then it will tell you there too. I wouldnt go by what it says on the chips, it could be double sided ram.

Jokester · 12 Apr 2006 at 20:14

Does it have a total of 16 of these chips per stick?

Jokester

Hodders · 13 Apr 2006 at 00:45

megatron said:
Alternatively if your bios is set to display the post screen (and not some graphics instead), then it will tell you there too. I wouldnt go by what it says on the chips, it could be double sided ram.

That is the best way of telling - if your Bios says 512MB then that is all the PC will be able to use for whatever reason....

Yebraw said:
but it only shows up as 512mb ...