My computer isn't showing the newly installed ram.?
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You might want to go here Protonic (see link below)\n\nThey would help you, is free also.
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Open up the laptop.\nFigure out which type of RAM it uses.\nGo to a computer store to buy the RAM.\nDetach your old RAM and replace it with a new one.
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If you need to know the type of ram you have on your computer you could go to the manufacturers website of your computer and then type in the model number into the site's search box and look for something like "Product specifications" or "Product Information" and it will give you the specs on what hardware came installed on your computer.
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just open your laptop and bring it to frys or best buy and ask for the ram you want and show them your system...just plug it in where the long boards on the main board are plugged in...it's that easy really...
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start>control panel>system>in the end of the window you can see the ram speed
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It could be a number of problems. \n\nFor starters, download the program called memtest86:\n\nhttp://www.memtest86.com/#download0\n\nYou'll need a bootable CD or floppy disk. Boot the computer using the program and it will stress test your RAM and tell you if it is bad or not. Be prepared to let this program run for 10-12 hours though.\n\nIf that still doesn't work, feel free to e-mail me about this.\n\nAlso, do you know how many watts your power supply is? It should say so on the power supply label (on the inside of your case). A bad power supply (or not enough power) can cause this as well.
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You won't be able to tell anything until it is turned on. Check all the drives and make sure they are working, the amount of memory, hard drive (check this in the BIOS). Listen for strange noises with the power supply fan, CPU fan and hard drive.
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Try taking out your ram sticks and making sure everything is set correctly on the drives. (jumpers ect.) Test it with one ram stick at a time to see if you have a bad stick.
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actually.. you need not..\nfirst check whether you have inserted your ram correctly in the right position..\nif the problem is not solved replace your ram
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After you place the RAM in his place you can close all and plug everything. If all was good, then your PC will tell you (in My-Computer icon do secondary click then select Properties) that it has more RAM to use.\n\nYou could just plug all before closing everything just to see. That's not bad for your PC. Just check that everything is right placed before turning it on.\n\nI usually turn on my PC without closing it just after plugging in new hardware just to see if they work properly and to see if all other thing (like fans and lights) are working too.\n\nTIP: ground yourself before touching the inside area of your PC because of "Static electricity" that could discharge into important components.\nTIP: Once your PC is off while still open, clean it from inside with a compressed air can. It helps for a better temperature control and better air flow.
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what is it?   When all the RAM is being used (for example if there are many programs open at the same time) the computer will swap data to the hard drive and back to give the impression that there is slightly more memory.\n\nThe best thing to do is to buy more memory, not the most cost effective, but the best.\n\nIf you are running XP, you can also goto start->run-> "msconfig".  Click on the startup tab and there should be a bunch of junk such as OEM software, just look and play around.  make sure you don't turn off spyware, virus, or firewalls.
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could be a bad ram stick
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Check to be sure that you did not accidently bend out of the little wires in the monitor plug.  You are sure it is plugged in (gotta ask...)\n\nAlso, are you sure the PC itself is actually booting?  Are you seeing the lights flash on he keyboard and the CD drive.  Can you hear the hard drive loading Windows?  If not, you may have knocking one of the cards (video, memory, etc) lose inside the box.  You are getting no picture because the PC is not booting.
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Simple i found out your problem.\n\n1. just find the jumpers for activate or deactivate ram slots on your mother board or on users manual.\nby changing these  jumper settings you can activate your ram slots
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To test the ram, start by only using one RAM module at a time and test it that way.\nAlso try a program called "MEMTEST"\nhttp://www.memtest86.com/
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Make sure your mainboard supports the proper ram, there are different types of Ram SDRAM, DDR,DDR2 and come with different pins 189 or 249 Pin (PC3200,PC4200,PC5000...).\n\nInstalling Ram isn't quite that difficult, but you may damage the enitire Ram Module or Other components if you are not careful. I recommend a static wrist band during installation. Make sure you release the RAM Slot locks on the board, insert the ram module using both your hands, then by applying little pressure with both hands close the locks, visually check if the Ram is seated properly.
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If you have an empty slot them you can add another stick of RAM.  Make sure it's the same kind.  You can easily trade out your old CDROM for a CDROM/RW.  Just pull the old one out and replace it with the new one.  You can pick up PC parts really cheap from eBay.