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Help,

I have just purchased some RAM memory but when I look at my bios it says I only have 1 gb, 2 slots each with 512mb. I then run a test on crucial.com and it says the same thing, both slots are filled with 512mb Non-parity DDR PC3200!!!

However, the chap who sold me them (Ebay!!!) described them as 'I am selling 2 sticks of 184-pin 1GB PC3200 non-ECC unbranded high density (128Mx64) DDR400 memory. These have been in my system for a couple of months at 3-3-3-8 latency (not overclocked) and work perfectly.'

The label stuck on the RAM says '1gb DDR-PC3200 400Mhz module DIMM, Warranty void if removed'

I have a Dell computer and the motherboard has two slots that needs to be either 333 or 400 Mhz DDR SDRAM, in memory capacities of either 128, 256, 512 or 1Gb per slot.

THAT'S WHAT I SUPPOSEDLY BOUGHT!!!!

I have looked in the Bios to see if anything needs adjusting but the memory is fixed, I can't alter any of the settings. It says 1024mb, 512 mb per slot.

Have I been done or am I missing a setting I need to change.

I fear the worst.

PS I have done a test a PCpitstop and that reckons I have 1022Mb of RAM!

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Sorry, forgot to say that my PC is a dell dimension 3000 if that makes any difference.

Thanks