What is my RAM limit on my PC?

[InfadaStone]

I am using an AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 2.1 GHZ processor.
I have 2.4 GB DDR RAM in it right now in two slots. I bought another 1GB DDR RAM and put it in the third and last slot. It doesn't seem to come up on dxdiag. Have I reached a RAM limit?

Thanks x

[patio]

Travel to Crucial.com and run their online scanner...

[Allan]

And as for the ram limit, you should probably check the owner's manual for your system. It's possible your mobo requires both slots to have sticks of equal value.

[InfadaStone]

Thanks for the link, I just did the scan on Crucial, here's a screendump.



I have added a third 1 GB RAM to the last slot. There are only three slots in my PC. Crucial.com scan tells me there are four, that I can upgrade, and that currently I only have 2GB inserted.
I have three GB inserted and I have tried to fit them in different slots, swapped them around. DXDIAG and Crucial both still say there is only 2GB in my machine!

[Allan]

And as for the ram limit, you should probably check the owner's manual for your system. It's possible your mobo requires both slots to have sticks of equal value.

[InfadaStone]

I bought this PC second hand and unfortunately the original owner didn't give me any manuals when I bought it from them... got any links where I could find a PDF version of it?

[Computer_Commando]

Crucial scanner does not identify make & model of computer; you haven't told us what it is either.

[Geek-9pm]

He could try this. It gives more info about the system
Everest Home Edition 2.20: Free Download
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