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Lupine · 23-11-2004, 02:16 AM

Hello all,

I was wondering if someone could help me out. I'm running Windows XP home SP2 and have a Jetway 830CF/CH motherboard. I'm trying to get my computer up to 1GB of RAM, but when I put 2 sticks of 512MB PC133 SDRAM into the motherboard, my machine won't boot. Alternately, when I put in one 256 and one 512 it will. I was under the impression Windows XP will recognize up to 3GB of RAM, so I'm guessing it's something to do with my cheap motherboard. If anyone knows how I can get 1gig working in my computer or if I've hit my system limits, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

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Lupine Geek Trainee Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 36 Male Posts: 6 Status: Offline My Computer	Does the motherboard or OS determine max RAM? Hello all, I was wondering if someone could help me out. I'm running Windows XP home SP2 and have a Jetway 830CF/CH motherboard. I'm trying to get my computer up to 1GB of RAM, but when I put 2 sticks of 512MB PC133 SDRAM into the motherboard, my machine won't boot. Alternately, when I put in one 256 and one 512 it will. I was under the impression Windows XP will recognize up to 3GB of RAM, so I'm guessing it's something to do with my cheap motherboard. If anyone knows how I can get 1gig working in my computer or if I've hit my system limits, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.