Help With Old Computer

m0nk3ys1ms · 03-12-2006, 10:42 PM

it is now reading 48mb

m0nk3ys1ms · 03-12-2006, 10:43 PM

whoo hoo

Mike_HepC · 03-20-2007, 05:19 PM

Well you may not even be a reading member by now, but I will inform whoever reads this.

I have a Packard Bell M415 Model A940-TWR
The computer will only support 128MB of RAM.

The problem I found is it would only read 1/4 of the memory!
I called Packard Bell and they wanted an arm & a leg for 128MB RAM

Well for 1/3 the price I bought two memory chips from Circuit City or Best Buy. Two 256MB RAM = 512MB RAM.

Well the computer only read 1/4 of the memory so it was maxed at 128MB.
512/4 = 128

I used this configuration for at least 4 years!

1/3 the price!!!!

Now the best news!
Those Two PC133 256MB RAM were finally pulled and put into a
Gateway G6-350 and the gateway used the entire 512MB of RAM

If I had went with Packard Bell Memory, it would have cost 3 times as much and became worthless later!

I now have some old memory chips that came with other motherboards that I put in the old Packard Bell. It is very little memory, but I only use it for WIN 95 & DOS now! Switch Boxes are great!!!!!!!

Mike

StrangleHold · 03-20-2007, 05:39 PM

If it reads 128 max, then alot of older boards had to be set up different. If you have 2 slots sometimes each slot will only read 64mb for a total of 128 max, if it has 4 slots each slot still could only read 64mb each. If you want to fill all 4 slot you had to run 4 32mb sticks!

03-20-2007, 05:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mike_HepC New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1	Packard Bell Memory Well you may not even be a reading member by now, but I will inform whoever reads this. I have a Packard Bell M415 Model A940-TWR The computer will only support 128MB of RAM. The problem I found is it would only read 1/4 of the memory! I called Packard Bell and they wanted an arm & a leg for 128MB RAM Well for 1/3 the price I bought two memory chips from Circuit City or Best Buy. Two 256MB RAM = 512MB RAM. Well the computer only read 1/4 of the memory so it was maxed at 128MB. 512/4 = 128 I used this configuration for at least 4 years! 1/3 the price!!!! Now the best news! Those Two PC133 256MB RAM were finally pulled and put into a Gateway G6-350 and the gateway used the entire 512MB of RAM If I had went with Packard Bell Memory, it would have cost 3 times as much and became worthless later! I now have some old memory chips that came with other motherboards that I put in the old Packard Bell. It is very little memory, but I only use it for WIN 95 & DOS now! Switch Boxes are great!!!!!!! Mike

03-20-2007, 05:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: And you think your safe! Posts: 8,619	If it reads 128 max, then alot of older boards had to be set up different. If you have 2 slots sometimes each slot will only read 64mb for a total of 128 max, if it has 4 slots each slot still could only read 64mb each. If you want to fill all 4 slot you had to run 4 32mb sticks! __________________ NZXT Apollo Phenom 8750BE 3.1ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066 4gb. PNY 8800GT/VD964 W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb.

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03-12-2006, 10:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 17 Posts: 4,626	it is now reading 48mb

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m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 17 Posts: 4,626	whoo hoo