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    Toshiba L25-1192 RAM Upgrade Problem

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by SeanzieR, May 16, 2009.

  1. SeanzieR

    SeanzieR Newbie

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    Okay, so I have a Toshiba Satellite L25-1192, and I wanted to buy another RAM upgrade, as they've been dropping in price lately, and my computer had started lagging a bit. Stock, the L25 has 256 MB of RAM. A couple years ago, I put a 512 MB RAM chip in (bringing the total to 768 MB). This time around, I bought a 1 GB, and took out the 256. So now, I SHOULD have 1.5 GB of RAM. But, my computer only shows me having 896 MB.

    On CPU-Z, it shows I have 1.5 GB, the correct amount, a 1 GB, and a 512 MB.

    Tech support told me to download the latest BIOS updates. I've run BIOS updates twice, and the problem still hasn't been fixed.

    Can anyone help?
     
    SeanzieR, May 16, 2009
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    When you load the BIOS on your laptop does it show 896MB or 1.5gb of memory?

    If the BIOS shows 1.5gb of memory, you have 1.5gb of memory.
    On certain versions of Windows, it will not update the memory capacity unless you reinstall windows.
    At least that occured to me on one of my Dell's

    If the BIOS reads 896mb, than your BIOS has a memory limitation, restricting the amount of memory you use.


    One other suggestion,
    have you tried booting with just the 1GB card installed?
    What memory capacity does your system read?
    In the BIOS and in Windows

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, May 17, 2009
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