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Small issue w/ added RAM.

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Posted on November 13, 2004 at 14:11:31
DAVID
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 I recently added some RAM to my computer. It took, the computer recognizes it but each time I start my computer it shows a screen informing me that I have changed the amount of memory then I have a choice of hitting F1 or F2. While this is not a big deal, is there any way I can make the thing quit doing this? I have Windows XP Pro. Thanx.

 

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Re: Small issue w/ added RAM., posted on November 13, 2004 at 20:32:02
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 Probably all you need to do is hit F1 (or F2 - I'm not sure of the difference), go into the system's BIOS setup and then do a 'Save Settings' or 'Save Configuration' or something similar. No need to actually do anything in the BIOS setup - the BIOS just needs to have the new memory settings saved in its nonvolatile memory.

I don't think many newer BIOS's require this but it was common in the old days.

Test by restarting the system and seeing if the message goes away.

 

I tried that and it didn't work. nt, posted on November 14, 2004 at 10:59:10
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 ugh.

 

Are you sure?, posted on November 14, 2004 at 11:21:14
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 Make certain that you actually save the configuration. Some of the BIOS dialogs can be confusing - you choose to Save (often by hitting F10, but it should be shown pretty clearly on screen) and then a dialog box appears with a default answer of 'No' - to _not_ save. Newer BIOS tend to be more logical; you choose 'Save' and the dialog box asking if you're sure has a default answer of 'Yes'.

What is the make/model of the computer or the motherboard?

Does all of the memory show as installed in Windows XP?

 

Re: Are you sure?, posted on November 15, 2004 at 14:13:11
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 When I exit out of the "Setup" screen it asks me if I want to save the changes and I click "Yes". My computer is a recent Dell: 2.8GHz, 2002 version of XP Pro. w/ Service Pack 2 installed. I don't know what the motherboard is. Yes, my computer recognizes and says it has the extra memory I installed. Thanks for your continuing help.

David

 

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