perry 82 #1 Posted March 2, 2009 im trying to ad 512 memory on my PC. it has 2 long slots for adding memory. i tryed adding two 256 sticks and it wont pick it up. it only picks up one. the highest i can go is 384{ 128 & 256 }. think i can change the processor ? or can anybody suggest a solution for my old dinasour gateway . ..... karl ?.....duke ? . my current operating system - gateway 2000 computer pentium II with windows XP , intel celeron processor 531mhz, 384 MB of ram. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #2 Posted March 2, 2009 Perhaps your memory slot went bad. It has happened to me in the past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
perry 82 #3 Posted March 2, 2009 it will pick up a 256 in either slot i put it. just wont pickup both 256 together. right now i have a 256 in one slot and a 128 in the other . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dual Wheels 2 #4 Posted March 2, 2009 It appears you have reached the limit that your mother board will recognize...trying to add more will do no good. If you want faster and better , I'd say it's time to replace the pc :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorseFixer 2,013 #5 Posted March 2, 2009 You may need to go into your BIOS and ck and see if there is a setting for memory slots that you will have to enable. What year is the motherboard? Well dummy me went back and reread this thread... Have you swapped your memory sticks around? In other words do both 256m sticks work? are the edgec clean, use the eraser and clean um. There still may be a bios setting? Gotta get out in stable will ck back later! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon-(Admin) 7,880 #6 Posted March 2, 2009 Go to http://www.crucial.com and try to lookup your system. It will tell you how much memory you can have in the machine. It is likely that a machine that old can only have 384mb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
perry 82 #7 Posted March 3, 2009 apperantly im maxed out at 384mb. here is the scanner results . memory upgrades According to our scan, your system already has the maximum amount of memory installed. *Not to exceed manufacturer supported memory. Maximum Memory Capacity: Currently Installed Memory: 0MB Available Memory Slots: NaN Number of Banks: Dual Channel Support: No CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel CPU Family: Intel Celeron processor Model 6, Stepping 5 CPU Speed: 531 MHz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon-(Admin) 7,880 #8 Posted March 3, 2009 Humm.... something is wrong there. First, you have to have either a PII or a celeron, not both. Do you have a model number like E-6500 or Essential 550 or something like that? Sounds like the system scanner didn't scan correctly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
perry 82 #9 Posted March 3, 2009 its a gateway g6-300. i only have 2 slots ?. here is the results after typeing in the model # No memory upgrades are available for your Gateway G6-300 Desktop/PC. We're sorry. Crucial currently does not have any compatible upgrades available for your particular system. If you have questions or would like further support, please contact our support department. Manufacturer Specifications - Gateway G6-300 Number of Slots: Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 *Not to exceed manufacturer supported memory. Maximum Memory: 384MB Slots: 3 (3 banks of 1) Standard Memory: 64MB removable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorseFixer 2,013 #10 Posted March 3, 2009 Glad ya gotter figured out perry! Sucks to have no memory sounds like me! :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
