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  • #1

    Exceeding supported memory

    I have a Compaq Presario SR2010NX. Crucial.com says it can take 2 1gb sticks in the two slots. What would happen if I put a 2gb stick in one of the slots and a 1gb in the other? I was looking to upgrade, and thought I bought a 2gb kit on ebay, but I recieved a single 2gb stick instead.

    Edit: I currently have 1gb in it with one empty slot, but I believe that 1gb is corrupted. Memtest came up clean with a quick test, but some of my games are getting a memory read error(Ex: "[Program] has referenced memory at [random address]. Memory at [same address] can not be read")
    Last edited by Smithno13; 02-17-2009, 05:21 PM.
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    Re: Exceeding supported memory

    Hmmm is there any BIOS Updates for that Model? Its possible that it will not POST at all. its also possible that it may run fine. The Rist is yours.
    Lian Li PC-7F Chassis Black
    Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 MB (Rev. 1.1 BIOS v.F8c)
    Gigabyte ODIN GT 800Watt PSU
    Intel Core2Quad Q9550 E0 @ 3.4Ghz @ 1.25vcore
    Noctua NH-U12P + AS5
    G.Skill 2X2GB F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
    2 X ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB (Crossfired)
    Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA IPS
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    Pioneer DVR216 SATA DVD MultiDrive
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    Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 (Rev. 1.0 BIOS v.F9)
    ASUS Artic Square CPU Cooling with AS5
    Thermaltake TR2 RX 550Watt PSU
    Intel Core2Duo E8500 E0 @ 3.8Ghz @ 1.25vcore
    Corsair 2 X 2Gb XMS2 PC6400C5 DDR2
    NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB
    1 X Seagate 1TB 7200.12 + Seagate 750GB 7211.11
    Sony SATA DVD MultiDrive
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 RC1 (Build 7232)
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      Re: Exceeding supported memory

      It is generally a chipset that will limit the amount of memory. When you go over it, the system will not recognize the oversized module and pretent it doesn't exist.
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      • #4
        Re: Exceeding supported memory

        I took the risk and plugged it in. It seems to run fine, and Windows System Specifications reads as 3gb.

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