Ram question

[CMF175]

I have a intel E6550 2.4 1333 fsb with 2gigs of ram can i add another 2 on the xp operating system ots for a work at home job ?

 

[BikerEcho]

is it a 32 bit oberation system?

 

[CMF175]

yes it is

 

[BikerEcho]

XP has a problem recognize 4 gigabyte of ram. i had 4 gigabyte in my dell 3 years ago. it will only use 3,5 (or 3,7... dont remember) gigabyte. i have seen examples where it will only use 3,2 gigabyte.
if you dont have a graphic card in your system then it will recognize all 4 gigabyte. that problem is corrected in vista 32bit where you can have max of 4 gigabyte and a graphic card.

but you CAN add 4 gigabyte. just keep in mind that most likely it will not use it all. you need a 64bit OS to go higher then 4GB (or in XP's case 3,2 - 3,7).

 

[CMF175]

Thanks for the help

 

[PcTestCard.couk]

XP 32 bit see all 4 GB but only 3.5 max RAM actually used by the system.

XP64 bit can take all 4 GB RAM in action.

Cheers!
Bill