What the hell is the matter with XP

Ok here's the problem, I just put 512 Meg in my machine, and now it's acting like I only have 64, my applications are lagging, everything is acting like it takes five minutes to think about it before it does anything.

Windows Software 5498 This topic was started by ,


data/avatar/default/avatar07.webp

6 Posts
Location -
Joined 2001-10-27
Ok here's the problem, I just put 512 Meg in my machine, and now it's acting like I only have 64, my applications are lagging, everything is acting like it takes five minutes to think about it before it does anything. Anybody had this problem, or are my not configured right?
Thanks for the help.

Participate on our website and join the conversation

You have already an account on our website? Use the link below to login.
Login
Create a new user account. Registration is free and takes only a few seconds.
Register
This topic is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.

Responses to this topic


data/avatar/default/avatar40.webp

3087 Posts
Location -
Joined 2001-01-21
Hmmm...that's odd, it shouldn't slow down like that. Take the new ram out and see if things go back to the way they were.
 
Also, list yer specs if you need more help.

data/avatar/default/avatar28.webp

5 Posts
Location -
Joined 2001-07-14
Trohbock, list your setup, mainly hardware, and perhaps we can do more.
 
In the meantime, off the top of my head:
- if an older mobo (Via MVP3 chipset?) you would need more mobo-based cache memory (L2, 2meg, I believe) to be able to work with 512meg of system memory. Otherwise, symtoms are exactly what you describe.
- Check the memory in another machine.
- If you mean 512meg in one module, even some recent mobos balk at it.
- Along the same lines, some of the best-priced memory out there may be compatible only with several Athlon mobos but not with Pentium/Celery ones.