Ram Confusion In My Pc - Please Help

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I HAVE A WIN XP - SP2 PC . THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY RAM KEEPS ON JUMPING FROM 128MB TO 256MB.I HAVE INSTALLED 256MB RAM CHANGING THE PREVIOUS RAM (128MB).DESPITE OF INSTALLING 256MB RAM, THE SYSTEM INFORMATION DISPLAYS A PHYSICAL MEMORY OF 128MB.WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY PC??????????

N.B.:
1. I HAVE PIRATED VERSION OF WINDOWS XP SERVER PACK 2,I.E,IT IS NOT A GENUINE XP VERSION.
2. I CONTACTED MY ADMIN AND HE CONFIGURED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO UPDATE BIOS.BUT I THINK UPDATING BIOS IS TOO FAR AWAY SOLUTION SINCE MY RAM IS PROPER, ONLY THING IS THAT BEING 256MB RAM IT RUNS INTO 128MB RAM.

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME TO FIGURE OUT THIS PROBLEM.

[shaunak]

Colorful post!

> Are you sure your ram is correctly installed?
> does your mobo support the frequency of ram you have installed?
> tried everest [ps: look for the old version]

Please post full specs of you pc with the problem. atleast mention your mobo config and which module you are using.

And please dont use pirated software.

@mods: this is a double thread. delete this one. the otger one is already been answered.

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AS FAR AS PC CONFIG DETAILS ARE CONCERNED, ALL I KNOW IS :-
1.6 GHZ P4 MOTHERBOARD.
I DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF MOBO CONFIG , SO I CAN'T GIVE DETAILS ABOUT THAT.
SECONDLY, WHETHER THE RAM IS CORRECTLY INSTALLED?
I THINK IT IS CORRECTLY INSTALLED BECOZ IF IT WASN'T IT WOULD NOT SHOW 256MB RAM WHEN I RUN MY PC.
SO PLEASE SUGGEST SOMETHING WHICH I CAN DO IN CMOS SET UP TO KEEP 256MB RAM AS PERMANENT.

N.B.:I KNOW ABOUT COMPUTER IN DETAIL BUT NOT ABOUT H/W,ETC. INSIDE COMPUTER SET UP, ETC, SO PLEASE EXPLAIN ME IN DETAIL.
I APPRECIATE YOUR VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.

THANKING YOU.