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am I getting my full 1 gig of ram?

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> From: A Computer User
> Sent: August 05, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: am I getting my full 1 gig of ram?
>
> Leo,
> I recently upgraded my PC from 512 of RAM to 1GB of RAM. The
> 1GB of RAM stands alone as one chip but I feel that when my
> RAM level on my PC gets over 512 the computer slows down a
> bit. This lead me to thinking that the RAM may not be
> completely loading. Is there a way to find out if i'm
> getting the full 1GB of RAM

I'd start by running a memory test program. http://ask-leo.com/d-memtest
will take you to a good one.

Good luck!

Thanks for asking,

Leo

Article 10584 | Category: Hardware

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