2x1 GB Memory, only 1 GB showing up in Windows

[imported_Seer]

The topic basically says it all. I am running ASRock 939Dual SATAII with a 4400+ and kingston value ram, 2x 1GB. I ran memtest all night, the memory is fine. The memory is detected fine in the BIOS and memtest. CPUZ does read it as there being 2x1 GB sticks, but only shows 1 GB. When I right click on my computer and go to properties, it says 1.00 GB, and under that Physical Address Extension. I found out PAE is used for high memory systems, >4 GB, yet I only have 2. Plus, PAE lets you use more memory, not less!

What to do??

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: Seer
The topic basically says it all. I am running ASRock 939Dual SATAII with a 4400+ and kingston value ram, 2x 1GB. I ran memtest all night, the memory is fine. The memory is detected fine in the BIOS and memtest. CPUZ does read it as there being 2x1 GB sticks, but only shows 1 GB. When I right click on my computer and go to properties, it says 1.00 GB, and under that Physical Address Extension. I found out PAE is used for high memory systems, >4 GB, yet I only have 2. Plus, PAE lets you use more memory, not less!

What to do??

You have the latest BIOS, and you've done ALL Windows updates, critical and non-critical, presented to you at Windows Update?

 

[imported_Seer]

I have bios 1.5, the latest is 1.6. It should work on 1.5, but I will update to 1.6 just in case. And I've done all MS updates. From XP plain to SP2, there is this problem.

I updated to bios 1.6, and the problem still exists.

 

[Kyanzes]

Where did you put the sticks? Put both to similarly colored sockets or both to differently colored sockets?

 

[Steve]

This user used CCleaner to fix the problem, and someone else in there adjusted their AGP Aperture size.

 

[imported_Seer]

Thank you so much, sm8000, that thread is a veritable gold mine for me. I will try the suggestions ASAP.

 

[Steve]

Keep us posted.

 

[BadThad]

Originally posted by: sm8000
This user used CCleaner to fix the problem, and someone else in there adjusted their AGP Aperture size.

I really, really think ccleaner had nothing to do with that.....unless it cleared a bad log file. Try resetting the BIOS using the jumper and see if that helps.